Frugality and criticism

People who choose to save for rainy days usually get criticized. And that's not a problem. They only see the point of an iceberg. I have a first hand experience about it. They say things to convince themselves that what I am doing will cost me my happiness and time that I will never get back so whatever I'm going to achieve will be useless. I don't mind them anyway. I am the kind of person who think about the future so much. I cannot be happy with the present knowing that my future will suffer. I don't get myself into debt just to get the latest iphone6 plus. I no longer do that. I learned my lesson the hard way. No point on getting myself into lots of headaches paying hundreds of euros on monthly bill for what? A depreciating liability. I do not buy foods i can't afford and keep convincing myself i should not feel guilty about it because it is FOOD(ridiculousness at its finest). I do not eat out every week-end and feel good about it. Spending unnecessarily makes me sick. So I find it really easy to be frugal. It's a plus I am a homebuddy by nature. I don't really enjoy going to parties. I've never been to a disco by choice. I've been to a pub once and i got bored. It was the first and last. As far as I know, if I were to leave this world today, I won't have any regrets. Here I find the essence of enjoying life to the fullest, feeling good about what you do with your life. What other people think is not my problem.

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