"Cut your spending to the bone. There's more to life than money." seems contradictory to me. Every time you cut spending deliberately, you add monetary constraints that make more of your life revolve around money.
Some changes require more of your attention than others. For example, eliminate cable TV. It's a one-shot effort, and then you never think about it again. A lot of saving are just not buying things: a second car, a motorcycle, a vacation, etc.
