7 Things I Spend Money On While Living Frugally

Cheuk-kwan Lau
Nov 8 · 5 min read

I’ve found myself saving very agressively since I started my first job post-graduation 10 months ago. I wrote about how I saved over 40% of my income per month, and today I want to share with you the things I don’t mind spending money on while living frugally.

Living frugally can be difficult, but there are things I refuse to give in because it might cost a long lasting effect which will cost me more money later on.

The goal here is to maximize the value I get while spending the least amount of money in the long run.

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Cheuk-kwan Lau

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