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This weeks edition of the Festival of Frugality, hosted at Stupid Cents. The Festival of Frugality includes posts on how to cut costs and save money.

Lifestyle inflation happens when you add more expenses to your life. For most of us, lifestyle inflation follows an increase in income. If you are concerned about lifestyle inflation, and you want to limit its effects, here are 5 things you can do

If you are looking for a less expensive lifestyle, you can downsize, living more simply and frugally.

In frugal living circles, downsizing is often thought of as a good thing. You want to downsize your lifestyle and your costs. However, when it comes to what you are buying at the store, downsizing is the antithesis of frugality.

One of the most effective ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle is to downsize. Downsizing your lifestyle involves cutting out the things that are less important, and finding contentment with a little bit less.