There Is Nothing Wrong With This! Living with less—not having fancy clothes, leaning off of jewelry, etc.—is actually practical and wise. Some may think that a person is too frugal or simple, but when people think about it, it is better to have this type of attitude in the long run. In reality, not everyone can live this way even if they know to themselves that they do not have enough money to look rich. Of course, life is more to it than that anyway.   You are not materialistic.   Because of the way the world is designed and how the trends emerge, it is often easy to fall into that mindset of going for what’s trendy. The silly thing here is that there are still people who would go for it even if what they are doing does not make sense anymore. If a person is living on less, then there is a strong indication that the person is not materialistic, which is of course, great!       You do not judge people based on what they have.   In addition to what has been mentioned earlier, being able to live with less will bring a different mindset to a person as compared to the usual . If you are living simply, then there is a less tendency that you judge based on what another person looks like. For example, if someone is wearing a simple shirt and a worn-out jacket in a business building, you would most likely think that he is part of the people there while others who base their judgment on looks may think that such person does not even belong in the building living on a budget.   You can be happy with simple things.   Sadly, not everyone can have