America's Cheapest Family. Hmmmm.
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Meet the Economides own family from Scottsdale, AZ. The Econimdeses are a family of 7 who live easily on an profits of around $44,000 a 12 months. Well, that became their earnings earlier than their e-book became a bestseller at any fee.
The Economides own family has published a book and a website called America's Cheapest Family, and in each they espouse a philosophy of frugal dwelling this is a long way from joyless and cold. They appear to technique the entirety as a sport and they sincerely look to be a pretty satisfied bunch inside the video above.
Look, it's the day after a day that's become the apogee of American consumerism. This is also a time of tremendous economic uncertainty if you haven't noticed. This message of joyful frugality is exquisitely timed, and the Economides family has a thing or two to show anybody who's willing to look at American life in a different way. For the sake of my own economic security, I hope like crazy that the people who call on me don't become adherents of what this family embodies. Yet as I'm fond of saying, times is hard; and I get it. On a personal level though, I'm intrigued. I didn't go bonkers at Christmas this year the way I usually do, but that's a function of my own concerns about the coming year. Maybe 2009 will be the year I discover the humble coupon. I live within my means though I still think I spend too much money on day-to-day stuff. I plan to spend some time with the Economides gang and see if I can't pick up some pointers.