Comments on: What is frugal living?

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:02:16 +0000

Love this article!! Just wanted to let you know that I’ve linked it to the “This ‘n That Thursday” post on my blog.
http://myreasonstoblog.blogspot.com/
Hope you have a great day!!!
~ Joy

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By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:56:31 +0000

I thank my lucky stars that I was raised by a depression era Mother that was from a family of 9 children. I never even realized that our family was probably on the lower level of income until I was about 30 years old. My parents both worked and we always had enough to eat and a nice house. I also never saw a “real” band-aid until I was in public school or “store bought” cupcakes. I could go on and on, but the point is that we were raised in a very frugal lifestyle and I know so many ways to stretch that dollar even though I really don’t have to anymore, thanks to Mom. I am so thankful to have this lifetime of knowledge and be appreciative of it and not a person that always spends more than they have because of “wants” and not “needs”. Frugal means making the most of the money you have to me, please do not confuse this attitude and way of life with cheapness because that is not what it is about.

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By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:57:41 +0000

I’ve learned so much about the philosophy of frugal this past year. I took a big pay cut a year ago — it was either take a pay cut or get laid off. I chose the cut, and my family made some changes to our lifestyle that weren’t as difficult to make as we thought. It’s all about being resourceful and making small changes that add up over time. As I’ve learned in the world of business, making very small changes in lots of areas can have large payoffs when they’re added together. Now that my company is rebounding some, and I have some of my pay restored, my family is committed to maintaining some of our frugal changes all in the name of using our dollars for things that have really big value to us.

Prior to us shifting to the frugal mode, we threw way too much money around on things that didn’t have much payoff. Now we’re re-prioritizing and realizing how we can save more for a rainy day and make our dollars work harder for us– instead of having us work harder for our dollars!

By: Monroe on a Budget

Monroe on a Budget — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:37:13 +0000

While the details may vary from family to family, a good overall description of frugal living is resourceful living.

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More Opinions on "What is Frugal Living?" | Frugal Upstate — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:02:51 +0000

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By: Hippo Flambe

Hippo Flambe — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:33:11 +0000

I believe living frugally means getting the most value for your money. For example I have a friend who is a farmer who thinks it is funny and a waste of money to buy seedlings when planting a garden rather then growing your own from seed. However I know that when i buy a healthy and vigorous tomato seedling i will have a much larger tomato harvest. I then can all the excess tomatoes from the plants and we have enough to last us through the winter. For my situation it would not be frugal to start my own plants form seed.

Another example that comes to mind is my CSA share. Several friends have tried having a CSA but they say it does not save them any money as they still spend the same amount on produce when shopping. To be frugal with a CSA share you must use the produce from your share before you buy other items.

-Robin

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:27:19 +0000

Wow! I never really thought about it before, but you are totally right. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait for more installments.