Comments on: Well Stocked Fridge: Day 1

By: JMK

JMK — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:06:12 +0000

Canuck here too!
I personally hate cold weather and winter in general. Not ideal when living in this part of the world. My son is giddy with all the snowboarding he’s doing during the school bread, I’m decidedly less thrilled. We gave him a ski pass for Christmas, and he bought his own gear last year during end of season sales. We live close to the hill and if he won’t make it home for a meal he packs one. Other than the gas to drive there, his entire winter of boarding is free from this point onward.

Every year I tell myself to get out and enjoy winter somehow, and not just hide indoors and pray for spring. I should go for a walk in the snow at the very least. Tourists pay to come here just to see what I’m so happy avoiding. The winter is still young and I may actually go for a walk in the snowy woods near our home at some point, but for now I’m jamming logs on the fire and curling up with the pile of books I’ve been meaning to read. Maybe if I tell myself I’m not avoiding winter, but doing a severe spending reduction I’ll feel less guilty?

By: JD

JD — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:58:31 +0000

You were very close to the city where we live. Glad you had a chance to visit the “castle” and enjoyed it.

By: Jane Savers @ The Money Puzzle

Jane Savers @ The Money Puzzle — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:05:02 +0000

I am attempting a No Spend month during January that I actually started just after Christmas because the fridge was full of leftovers and I was avoiding the Boxing Day sales (Boxing Day is what we call December 26th in Canada).

I thought that my no spend month was going to be all about not shopping and, my big vice, fast food takeout. I can see in your blog that I have not planned any fun in my month and I will be missing a lot if I am at home, with the lights turned low and wearing a toque so I can keep the furnace turned down.

By: DC @ Young Adult Money

DC @ Young Adult Money — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:05:37 +0000

Wow, could you ask for a better start to your 2013 challenge??

By: Jacob @ iheartbudgets

Jacob @ iheartbudgets — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:53:07 +0000

I wonder if those people read this blog and realize their fridge is on the internet, LoL! Sounds like week one is a breeze financially. Any plans for week 2 yet?

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:34:25 +0000

Yes, very true. Definitely quite an accomplishment that was well worth taking the time to see.

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:32:28 +0000

Good question. I feel that with the generosity of letting me use the car, the proper thing is to always leave the tank full.

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:30:40 +0000

Good point…I will be addressing this in a post this week

By: Marie at FamilyMoneyValues

Marie at FamilyMoneyValues — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:26:30 +0000

Good for you for getting out – there is a lot to see in that area! Do it.

By: Gailete

Gailete — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:49:10 +0000

While your challenge results are great, I’m even more impressed with the castle up in the air. To think these guys did this with no electric tools, no trucks or cranes, etc. is simply amazing! They didn’t have any fast food places to go for lunch or a cool drink in the middle of their working day. They didn’t go home in the evening and plop down in front of cable TV to relax after a hard day. They lived such a different life than we do and we could learn much from the people that did these things.