I feel like I’m living a life of luxury while also spending very little money

I feel like I’ve somehow cheated the system? I don’t consume much, but when I do I feel like I’ve found the best system to get the absolute most for my money.

I had a complete shop-stop for around three years. Now I use Vinted to buy used clothes online, which allows me to buy good quality, expensive brands for very little. For my kids, we go to second hand markets twice a year where people sell kids clothes for basically nothing (I’ve paid 0.10€ for a pair of kids socks, and 3€ for a pair of adidas shoes).

We love to travel, and use HomeExchange to trade apartments with others while away, so we spend nothing on hotels and stay in the most beautiful places that would otherwise cost a fortune. Yes, others are staying in our (rental) apartment, but we’re away.

I use TooGoodToGo to save food from bakeries, restaurants and hotels that they would otherwise throw away. I’m getting high end baked goods and full dishes for a fraction of the original price. If I’m lucky feeding my family a dinner for 4€ without doing any cooking at all.

I just wanted to share in case it’s helpful for anyone else. I feel a bit strange about it because I feel like I have everything I could possibly need at this point.