I have never felt so happy as when I purged all of my "unnecessaries". I try to live pretty light these days but occasionally still feel the urge to splurge. I live in a studio with a daybed that also functions as my couch, my dresser is also my tv stand. I just got rid of my internet (why pay when I can use my building's wifi for free?), and only watch antenna tv. Any shows I can't see on antenna I can catch on hulu or the network's site on my computer.

My big weakness is kitchen gadgets (don't think about touching my food processor!) but I love to cook and so I rationalize that I spend far less on cooking my own meals than eating out.

I currently don't have a car and commute everywhere by bicycle/bus/walking, and that helps a lot too. I thought I would "miss" all of my nonessentials, but it's actually quite freeing. And by not having a car, it really limits my necessary purchases.