<prompt> Human: I only make 53k a year. Drive an old car I bought new stupid but cash for clunkers deal fam discount, cheap midwest rent, and have saved a little pile of cash to invest in my future. But everyone tells me Im too frugal and cheap, that I should live a little. Am I turning into a Scrooge? No idea how to invest cash I have so I have just been saving up to buy property or go back to school for a better career. EDIT: A word. PS: This sub has given me the ability to pull myself out of check to check prison and debt to be modestly independent. Im not retiring anytime soon but I dont have to worry about making rent or be stressed at my poor choices anymore. This adulting stuff is rewarding so thank you everyone for your input.  <response>: What matters above all is YOUR happiness, not theirs. If saving money and being frugal allows you to be truly happy, then ignore the haters as temptation. 