I find it fun to try to live better but on less money than we used to spend. I play beat my own budget as a game...
Just goes to show you there are all kinds of differing personalities that find a common community in this forum. I think it makes the discussion stronger.
One of my unstated goals (err..desires?) is to absolutely NOT do what you describe as fun. Don't get me wrong, I just thoroughly enjoyed spending $300 on about $2000 worth of equipment at Sports Authority as they were going out of business. An easy 70%-90% off is super fun. I also enjoyed the 30 seconds I spent finding a 20% off coupon for an activity I just booked. No reason to waste money.
But - to hunt, dig, scrounge, and haggle for every extra dollar on everything. No way.