Frugal NationFrugal Nation  Earn more or spend less?  Extra
income isn't always possible. Controlling your spending usually
is. And why not try for both?  By Donna_Freedman Oct 16, 2012
2:49PM  Logo: Pay check stub showing taxes withheld (Comstock,
Comstock, Getty Images)A blogger named Edward Antrobus recently
took out after a popular PF belief: that it's always better to
earn more than to spend less.  Maybe so. But is it always
possible? And are the two mutually exclusive?  "Why not try to
earn more and spend less? . . . Besides, if you don't take
action to control your spending, then lifestyle inflation can
easily eat up all your income gains, if not outpace them,"
Antrobus wrote in a post on his eponymous blog.  But that's not
the only reason the self-described "personal finance contrarian"
was feeling so cranky.    Earning more income sounds great but
isn't necessarily simple, he notes:    • Not everyone can get a
raise.   • Depending on your circumstances, a second job isn't
always possible.   • The Int