How I beat the system: Living cheaply

I dont cut my hair or shave
I am a gourmet cook, I dont eat out
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I dont drink SCOTCH, I used to drink FENI, home made booze
I dont wear perfumes
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I dont buy branded shirts and trousers
I dont drink COKE, I drink nimbu pani
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soaring gas prices dont affect me
I walk or catch a train
and I dont travel first class
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I dont need to walk on a tread mill in a GYM
I walk on Gods earth
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My girl friend is mature and beautiful, she dont need creams and perfumes. She knows I like her smell
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I surf the net on my clients PC
I dont pay for netting
when I have to
I net on CYBER CAFE
its much cheaper at Rs 25 per hour
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I used to drink much
Now I dont drink at all
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I smoke a lott more than 2 packs a day
I had been suckered by the Malboro Man
I hope to kick the habit soon

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I just smoked my last smoke
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I dont need INSURANCE and CREDIT CARDS, coz I dont need much money. In case of emergency, my friends loan me money with out charging interest

I have been inspired by MKG
His simplicity began by renouncing the western lifestyle he was leading in South Africa. He called it "reducing himself to zero," which entailed giving up unnecessary expenditure, embracing a simple lifestyle and washing his own clothes.[34] On one occasion he returned the gifts bestowed to him from the natals for his diligent service to the community.[35]
Gandhi spent one day of each week in silence. He believed that abstaining from speaking brought him inner peace. This influence was drawn from the Hindu principles of mauna (Sanskrit:???? — silence) and shanti (Sanskrit:????? — peace). On such days he communicated with others by writing on paper. For three and a half years, from the age of 37, Gandhi refused to read newspapers, claiming that the tumultuous state of world affairs caused him more confusion than his own inner unrest.

After reading John Ruskin's Unto This Last, he decided to change his lifestyle and create a commune called Phoenix Settlement.
Upon returning to India from South Africa, where he had enjoyed a successful legal practice, he gave up wearing Western-style clothing, which he associated with wealth and success. He dressed to be accepted by the poorest person in India, advocating the use of homespun cloth (khadi). Gandhi and his followers adopted the practice of weaving their own clothes from thread they themselves spun, and encouraged others to do so. While Indian workers were often idle due to unemployment, they had often bought their clothing from industrial manufacturers owned by British interests. It was Gandhi's view that if Indians made their own clothes, it would deal an economic blow to the British establishment in India. Consequently, the spinning wheel was later incorporated into the flag of the Indian National Congress. He subsequently wore a dhoti for the rest of his life to express the simplicity of his life.