Well, in my experience most young ladies ideas about frugality tend to differ a little from my own..

There's definitely a social pressure that once you get a real job you should have grown out of eating ramen and taking public transport.

While I agree with the spirit of what you are saying, it isn't as easy as mentioned. I think I mentioned this in previous comments, but finding someone that likes to liv frugally, and is a potential mate (all other things combined) isn't that easy.

And if you put a kid on the mix, it is event worse.

But the author has children....Children are like totally dependent on the parents..It is a totally different story if he just has a partner/wife.