u/ImOnTheBus

For any younger people trying to be frugal: it works. Although it's harder for younger people as everything is stupidly expensive, which sucks, but everything always gets more expensive.

I have a reputation for being "cheap". It's somewhat undeserved, I'm pretty generous, like if I invite anybody somewhere: will cover the drinks and food.

But drinks and food don't amount to all that much. Read something about "lifestyle creep" decades ago, and if you avoid it: you should be good. Get to where you're comfortable and happy and stop there.

Buy a house if you can, and spending money on it just your assets. Like if you buy a new driveway or garage or something for your house, that's not really spending money, it's just making your own thing more valuable. This is pretty obvious, but hey.

The best thing I ever learned about money was to avoid lifestyle creep. You get to where you're OK and stay like that for as long as possible without upgrading as your salary and wealth increases but your expenses do not.

Spotify is pretty great for JGB music. The newest release on it is 09/25/1971. I had never heard it before and the song selection is abnormal, in my experience.

Was listening to it today and they play White Port Lemon Juice. I thought that was a Zappa tune, as it's opens one of his albums (Burnt Weeny Sandwich, which is fantastic) and the lyrics just stupid, as Zappa's often are.

Looked into it a little today and it's by some 1950s doo wop band. Personally enjoy both Zappa's and JGB's version of the tune, but a little confused as to why both Zappa and more so JGB were like: "yeah, let's cover this tune that's like a commercial." Can anybody explain that? Is there some inside meaning or joke?