Today we have a guest post from Marie of Just Plain Living. Marie blogs about homesteading and sustainable living. These subjects are often a natural progression for personal finance enthusiasts, as frugal living allows you to spend less money, save more aggressively, and find personal joy and satisfaction outside of consumerism. Here's Marie with some insights on how living near the Mennonites (a self-reliant Christian sect) taught her to think differently about frugal living and how she spends her money. Six years living near and worshipping with Old Order Mennonites taught me a lot. How to put my hair in a