tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293184251305912416.post4262938696364278365..comments2024-03-27T06:28:39.669+00:00Comments on Tales from PipneyJane's Kitchen: Frugal Friday - what's the point?PipneyJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18361733342528469517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293184251305912416.post-9237293101682755622010-02-24T01:44:04.232+00:002010-02-24T01:44:04.232+00:00I suspect there's a big difference between cho...I suspect there's a big difference between choosing frugality because it sings to you, and being forced into it because of (ahem) Economic Conditions.<br /><br />I hold out hopes for my newly-frugal friends, that they'll have their "ah-ha!" moment and realize what they CAN have, if they just prioritize their spending more in line with their core values. (Ha. I sound like a self-help book.)<br /><br />But it gets a little frustrating. My frugal ways were legend before any of this started, so of course there's a lot of "how, HOW?!", followed immediately by "wah-whine-cry-snivel!"<br /><br />And, of course, every time I buy <i>anything</i>, "Ohmygah, I thought you were supposed to be Super Frugal, how could you {gasp!} SPEND MONEY?!"<br /><br />ARGH. Look, it's not about being cheap for cheap's sake. It's about control and getting what I really want.<br /><br />...which may well be six skeins of hand-dyed sportweight, or a set of handmade stitch markers...Mother of Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293184251305912416.post-14031348345073539142010-02-20T03:19:42.199+00:002010-02-20T03:19:42.199+00:00I'm not as frugal as I could be, but I get to ...I'm not as frugal as I could be, but I get to live as well as I do because of all the areas in which I *am* frugal. It's not about never buying myself books so I can save money, it's about having 10 times as many because I buy them used or get them free.<br /><br />I probably will never again save all the "just in case" things, the way Amy does. I'm trying to declutter and I don't have a huge house like hers to store it all. But there are so many other ways to save while living quite well.Monday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300167121271267150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293184251305912416.post-3715751513360121452010-02-20T03:18:54.397+00:002010-02-20T03:18:54.397+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Monday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300167121271267150noreply@blogger.com