In most aspects, I'm a cheap old bastard. However, maintaining a sports-car has been one of my happiest lifelong indulgences. #mazda #miata #mazdamiata #calkins #calkinsauto #sportscar #sportscars #triumph #fiero #leatherseats #heatedseats #countrydrive #countryride #breezy #convertible #convertibles #frugal #cheap #parsimonous #carefulwithmoney #oldfart #oldcoot #oldgeezer #driving #motoring #iminlovewithmycar #queen #pennsylvania #countryside #countrydriving #buds #spring #trees #fecund

I never could have retired at fifty, had I not always driven compact cars and purchased all my "teacher clothes" at Goodwill. Cheapness pays. 1995. #cheap #beingcheap #thrifty #beingthrifty #thriftiness #thrift #parsimonous #parsimony #moneymanagement #frugal #frugality #beingfrugal #teacher #teacherclothes #suits #menssuits #suit #threepiecesuit #threepiecesuits #paintings #oilpaintings #budget #savingmoney #savings #moneymanaging

I could never have retired at age fifty, had I not discovered Goodwill as the source for all my teacher clothing in early middle age. PARSIMONY PAYS. 1995. #goodwill #goodwillstore #secondhand #usedclothing #secondhandclothing #secondhandclothes #cheap #parsimonous #thrifty #savingmoney #finances #goodfinances #saving #savings #comfortable #worn #wearing #threepiecesuit #threepiecesuits #stylish #fashionista #fashionisto #fashionistas #coiture #1990s #pennsylvania #publicschools