Frugal, Not Cheap: How to Spend Intentionally Without Feeling Deprived | Becca Loveless (EP416)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Simple Living for Overwhelmed Moms
Diane Boden
4.8 • 952 Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Today’s guest, Becca Loveless, says the real crisis isn’t scarcity—it’s forgetting how to live with less on purpose. As the season shifts into fall and the holidays approach, Becca - a voice of honesty in sustainability, minimalism, and intentional living - shares how slowing down and choosing less helped her escape debt, consumer pressure, and the urge to keep up.
We talk about the difference between being frugal and being cheap, why under-consuming can be an act of freedom, and how to spend well—on what aligns with your values, not trends. We also unpack seasonal consumerism, the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, and how thoughtful spending can lead to more joy, not less.
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- Instagram post - Fall Can't Be Bought
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- Youtube
- Monthly Budget Template
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| 0:00.0 | So I love thrifting, but it's definitely a conversation because you can over buy and you can |
| 0:05.7 | actually waste so much money thrifting. Like people do get addicted to it. Yeah. There is something very |
| 0:11.1 | powerful. It almost feels like winning the lottery sometimes and I really do feel like it is that same, |
| 0:16.3 | like endorphin release, dopamine hit, whatever, when there's something that you've been looking for |
| 0:20.7 | or you find a really good find and people really get addicted to it. |
| 0:24.3 | When we first moved, I was thrifting a lot because we moved with a few suitcases. |
| 0:29.2 | And so I genuinely needed more clothes, more things for my home. |
| 0:32.8 | And so I was going quite often. |
| 0:34.5 | But then I also realized once my home was at a comfortable level, my closet was full, I didn't go thrifting anymore. Like it was maybe a couple times a year that I would go to the thrift store. But that's what a lot of people don't realize and they get in trouble because they keep bringing all of these things into their home and they keep buying all this stuff because it's great that it's only a few dollars, but that really does add up. |
| 0:55.0 | And if you're going and spending $50 at the thrift store every week, it's going to become a problem. |
| 1:00.0 | This is Diane Bowden, and you're listening to the Minimalist Moms podcast. |
| 1:03.8 | Today's guest, Becca Lovelace, says the real crisis isn't scarcity. |
| 1:07.9 | It's forgetting how to live with less on purpose. |
| 1:10.6 | Known for her honest approach |
| 1:11.8 | to frugality, minimalism, and sustainability, Becca shares how choosing intentional living |
| 1:16.6 | helped her break free from debt stress, consumer pressure, and the constant chase for more. |
| 1:21.6 | We talk about the difference between being frugal and being cheap, why underconsuming can be an |
| 1:26.0 | act of freedom, and how to spend well on what aligns |
| 1:29.1 | with your values, not trends. |
| 1:30.9 | We also impact seasonal consumerism, the paycheck to paycheck cycle, and how thoughtful spending |
| 1:36.0 | can lead to more joy, not less. |
| 1:38.8 | But before we get there, I quickly want to share a minimalist resource with all of you. |
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