Comments on: Frugality and Keeping What’s Important

By: Daria

Daria — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:04:02 +0000

Living frugally doesn’t mean you have to do without. I thought this too when I started to save more money but I was mistaken. There is no need to get frustrated. Just sign up at barterquest.com and start bartering stuff online. You’d be surprised how much money you’ll save and you won’t even notice it.

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:08:03 +0000

When myson saw the prices of two quilting magazines I bought the other day, he about had a heart attack. BUT, what he forgets is my life is composed of staying home most of the time due to health problems. Doctors, drugstore, grocery store, and the occassional library visit is pretty much my world. I havent been to the movies in over 10 years. I just got my hair cut for the first time in over 6 months, I haven’t bought any new clothes in years, I don’t wear makeup, and I could go on. I have found though that losing myself in a quilting or sewing magazine or book helps me ignore my chronic pain and is what for others would be my ‘outing’. I don’t make apologies for the treats I do spend on as they are insignificant in our budget. When money is super tight and I don’t have a spare penny for a magazine, I will pull out a stack of old issues and enjoy them all over again. So yes for me books and magazines are important as well and I don’t spend on the stuff that isn’t.

By: Minny

Minny — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:13:25 +0000

Just what Amy Tightwad Gazette advocates. When one starts to examine where money goes it is usually the spending on things one isn’t bothered about that means we can’t have those things we really want!