12 Simple Frugal Challenges to Try This Week + Feeling Rich and Feeling Poor: The Simple Dollar's Weekly Roundup

[AWeber Communications]( [woman unpacking groceries]( 12 Simple Frugal Challenges You Can Try This Week By Trent Hamm -- Here are a dozen one-off money challenges you can try yourself, this week, just to see what the results are like. Give them a shot, and if they don’t work for you… well, you didn’t lose much. But if they do? You just unlocked a new way to save money week after week going forward. [Read More]( [old laptops]( Feeling Rich and Feeling Poor By Trent Hamm -- Does being frugal make you feel poor at times - like you don't have as many options? One way to fight that feeling is to tweak your schedule so you have blocks of time to do things that you personally care deeply about. Give yourself a chunk of time each weekend to read or hike or work in the garden - or whatever it is that makes you feel joyous and happy and alive. [Read more]( [tipped over piggy bank]( From Financial Dependence to Financial Independence in Seven Stages By Trent Hamm -- From a reliance on parents, debt, or a paycheck to make ends meet, to partial financial freedom, there are a number of stages on the path to financial independence. [Read more]( [socks with holes]( Breaking Out of the 'Cheap' Cycle By Trent Hamm -- A high-quality item will often cost you much less to own over the long term -- but it also costs a lot more upfront, leaving it just out of reach when you're on a tight budget. Here's how to shift from buying cheap stuff - and buying it again, and again - to buying something that will last. [Read more]( More from The Simple Dollar Reader Mailbag: - [Questions About Checking Luggage, Funeral Expenses, Altruism, Roth IRAs, and More!]( More from Trent: - [An Iterative Approach to Improving Your Finances (and Your Life)]( - [Financial Success Is a Lifestyle Outcome, Not a Skill or Fad]( Other popular TSD articles: - [Why I Trust Vanguard With My Investments]( - [Walmart vs. Whole Foods: Which Is Cheaper for Organic Food?]( - [Cancer Patients Can Now Defer Student Loans Interest-Free]( What we're reading around the web: - [Five Ways Smart People Sabotage Their Own Success]( (Harvard Business Review) - [These Are the 20 Best Things to Buy on Black Friday]( (CNBC) - [Amazon's HQ2 Spectacle Isn't Just Shameful, It Should Be Illegal]( (The Atlantic) - [Tips for Traveling Over Thanksgiving]( (Boston Globe) - [Your Children's Yellowstone Will Be Radically Different]( (New York Times) As a reminder, you're receiving this email because you subscribed to our weekly mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, you can [unsubscribe here]( at any time. Thanks for reading! ​​​​​​​ --The Simple Dollar team 1525 4th Ave. #500 Seattle WA 98101 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](