Comments on: Feeling Better Without Spending a Lot of Money

By: Carnival of Debt Reduction, Thanksgiving Week Edition | Mighty Bargain Hunter

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:44:09 +0000

[...] Saving Advice rattles off a number of ways to feel better without spending a lot of money. [...]

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:49:19 +0000

Very timely article and good points. We are going through a lot right now (hubby works for one of the Big (shrinking) 3 and the news is really tough to listen to. So one of my big stress relievers is I minimize how much news/internet we take in. Otherwise, I find my perspectives on everything gets warped.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:50:56 +0000

Nice list. I love to sit at the table and paint or read a book.

By: Annie Brunson, Composer of Relaxing Music

Annie Brunson, Composer of Relaxing Music — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:46:43 +0000

It’s impossible to feel great all the time. But sometimes you get so low that you need help getting back up. I love the suggestions by the author and have used many of them. But it seems that the only surefire way for me to change my mood is to spend an hour or so in meditation/contemplation when things are tough. It’s there that I can get clarity – step back from my emotions and learn to “bless” not “curse” the situation I’m in. I also find that writing music – especially relaxation music – helps me transcend what I’m going through. And the by-product of that is that the completed music helps other people relax and have wonderful meditations too! Win win situation! One lady said that, “I had the most amazing energy meditation – like one of the best Reiki sessions I’ve ever had!” Anyway, good luck to everyone out there finding ways to de-stress and bless everything in their lives!

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:21:59 +0000

Great Article.
I personally have always liked baking bread – in fact I think it is the only thing I can bake. Possibly the process of kneading it, or that it takes at least 4 hours to produce, and lets not forget the heavenly aroma!
But good point on doing something that makes YOU happy, not neccesarly what is considered relaxing by the norm.

By: ~Dawn

~Dawn — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:20:20 +0000

Jennifer~
A wonderful list of ideas, thanks.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:01:25 +0000

Very awesome article …

By: Sam Tresler

Sam Tresler — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:23:19 +0000

I have my own sure-fire recipe for dealing with such times.

1) Open the curtains and get light in the house. Sunlight just changes your mood and brightens your environment. It’s too easy to leave the curtains closed when you don’t think you want to see the ouside or don’t care.

2) Clean. Like you say, cleaning gets you active, but to take it a step further, uncluttering affects you mentally too. I’m a sloppy person, a clean desk tells me that I am ready for business.

3) Make something. This to me is one of the biggest substitutes for buying something new, because I still get a new novelty at the end of it. Pot a new houseplant in a recycled container, hang the pictures that have been waiting to be done, make something that you can keep or use. I’m an eco-nut, so I recently made my own laundry detergent, toothpaste, and spray cleaner.

Anyway, good points. We’ve adopted consumerism as a placebo for creation as a culture, and that is something we’d do well to move back away from. Thanks.