Archives For Frugality

We do not have cell phone text messaging plan. We try to limit sending text messages. This is not looked down upon greatly by our friends. Over the weekend we were travelling along with another couple in our car. We switched off the cell phone GPS system while on highway. When we told them the reason being we were very close to our monthly data plan limit, they made faces. I could see through rare-view mirror.

This might be happening on this blog too. I know there have been readers who came, read a few posts and then left. I may have been too frugal in their eyes. Even at the time of recession, frugality is considered to be poor man’s choice. If some one makes points like below.

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This is one topic, I guarantee the media hasn’t covered so far. Let’s gain some insight into the high skill visa workers’ life and see how well they live on less than $10,000 a year while saving a fortune.

Every year, thousands of high-skilled and executive class temporary visa holders (H and L classes) travel to this country. Some of them stay back, apply for residency and eventually citizenship but, the majority go back to the home country with the money saved during their stay here in US.

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