The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Done With Christmas Shopping Edition

Finally. Done. Let’s read some posts!

Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Reality vs. WTF? The consumerist mentality is to spend what you earn, no matter what. If you’re making minimum wage or you’re making $150,000 a year, it doesn’t matter; society encourages you to spend it all. And that’s sad. (@ it’s just money)

An Unanticipated Cost of Living in the Country See, here’s the problem. This individual didn’t toss the deer in the back of his truck, take it home, skin it, butcher it, and save the venison meat. Not only would the writer have had a lot of free meat, but it would have reduced the financial impact of smashing his truck. (@ my personal finance blog)