I love this post by Felicia Sullivan featuring 25 ways to save money. In our house we do most of these already (except for #2, go through people’s dumpsters, which I’m not sure I could ever do) and that made me feel good. I especially like Felicia’s emphasis on cutting down on the crap in our lives (like cable and magazine subscriptions), stretching the life of clothing and household goods, and reusing everything from plastic bags to water bottles.In an earlier post in this series, Felicia talks about Alex Beauchamp’s method for allocating her money so that she can live the good life. Put those two posts together and you have us. We spend our money on quality goods that we feel strongly about (such as organic produce or Oakley sunglasses with UV protection that I have worn every day since 2002) and save for things that really matter to us and enrich our quality of life, such as our organic mattress (above) or David’s mountain bike. To some people, those items may seem extravagant, but to us they are essential to our lives and our health and our wellbeing. And if that means we don’t buy the latest gadgets and wear the same clothes and continue using our older computers, etc., that’s just fine with us. It makes sense to us both fiscally and environmentally.