Comments on: The Power of Cash http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/ Where Martha Meets Real Life Mon, 21 May 2012 22:59:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Grainne http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3212 Grainne Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:38:21 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3212 It costs £1 here in the UK for your trolley, so that's about a dollar fifty! Running around an Aussie airport collecting abandoned trolleys with my cousin when I was about eleven we made about twenty Australian dollars, if you do see an abandoned trolley - get the kids to collect it - whatever they collect they keep - good motivation. It costs £1 here in the UK for your trolley, so that’s about a dollar fifty!

Running around an Aussie airport collecting abandoned trolleys with my cousin when I was about eleven we made about twenty Australian dollars, if you do see an abandoned trolley – get the kids to collect it – whatever they collect they keep – good motivation.

]]> By: angie b http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3211 angie b Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:18:50 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3211 A lot of the grocery stores in Canada are the same way. When my dh was still in the AF, we were stationed there and we always had a loonie (dollar coin) and a quarter in the change holder so that I would be able to get a cart. The one store (the one you had to have the loonie for) also required you to buy the bags or bring your own so I was well prepared when Aldi opened within 2 miles of my house now. We shop there a lot especially for milk since it's usually 50-60 cents cheaper than the grocery store and a couple of miles closer. A lot of the grocery stores in Canada are the same way. When my dh was still in the AF, we were stationed there and we always had a loonie (dollar coin) and a quarter in the change holder so that I would be able to get a cart. The one store (the one you had to have the loonie for) also required you to buy the bags or bring your own so I was well prepared when Aldi opened within 2 miles of my house now. We shop there a lot especially for milk since it’s usually 50-60 cents cheaper than the grocery store and a couple of miles closer.

]]> By: Katena Dyser http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3210 Katena Dyser Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:28:36 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3210 WE dont have one or I have not been here long enough to notice ft lewis wa. But i carry my own bags and turned my walmart inside out just so u can see the blue. peopel looked at me like I was crazy because I had my own bags. WE dont have one or I have not been here long enough to notice ft lewis wa. But i carry my own bags and turned my walmart inside out just so u can see the blue. peopel looked at me like I was crazy because I had my own bags.

]]> By: Interesting Links: February Edition http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 Interesting Links: February Edition Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:07:51 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3209 [...] The Power of Cash @ The Happy Housewife is completely and utterly true. After reading Total Money Makeover, I tried it and I really function better on a cash system! [...] [...] The Power of Cash @ The Happy Housewife is completely and utterly true. After reading Total Money Makeover, I tried it and I really function better on a cash system! [...]

]]> By: Angela http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3208 Angela Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:44:37 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3208 I love this post! Such a great testimony of the power of cash :-) Thank you! I love this post! Such a great testimony of the power of cash :-) Thank you!

]]> By: Esther http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3207 Esther Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:34:50 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3207 Aldi is everywhere in the UK so I am so glad that it is now just down the road from me. Also every store in the UK has the cash to get a cart but in the UK it is a pound which is like a buck fifty here so you really want to take the cart back for that!! Aldi is everywhere in the UK so I am so glad that it is now just down the road from me. Also every store in the UK has the cash to get a cart but in the UK it is a pound which is like a buck fifty here so you really want to take the cart back for that!!

]]> By: Evy http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 Evy Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:20:54 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3206 All the grocery stores in Belgium (that I've ever been too) have this cart/bag system. The bring your own bag thing is a more recent thing in their effort to be green, just like paying for the number of trash bags you put out. (you pay per bag you purchase and use) You'd be amazed what you can fit inside a trash bag if you have to pay per piece. :) But the grocery cart system really works! When my mom came to visit, she religiously returned the carts to the entrance. :) All the grocery stores in Belgium (that I’ve ever been too) have this cart/bag system. The bring your own bag thing is a more recent thing in their effort to be green, just like paying for the number of trash bags you put out. (you pay per bag you purchase and use) You’d be amazed what you can fit inside a trash bag if you have to pay per piece. :) But the grocery cart system really works! When my mom came to visit, she religiously returned the carts to the entrance. :)

]]> By: Barbie http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Barbie Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:07:18 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3205 Our first experience with Aldi was in Germany. My husband was getting a cart while I got our daughter out of the car. He walked up and pulled the cart. It wouldn't budge. He tried several times and still it wouldn't budge. We were both shocked that the carts were locked up... finally a sweet German person insturcted us on how to retrieve the cart. That was definately a memory that we will keep with us forever. I do not live near an Aldi now, but do love to shop there when I travel. Our first experience with Aldi was in Germany. My husband was getting a cart while I got our daughter out of the car. He walked up and pulled the cart. It wouldn’t budge. He tried several times and still it wouldn’t budge. We were both shocked that the carts were locked up… finally a sweet German person insturcted us on how to retrieve the cart. That was definately a memory that we will keep with us forever. I do not live near an Aldi now, but do love to shop there when I travel.

]]> By: Sonya http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 Sonya Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:17:39 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3204 I'm an american living in the netherlands and thats all we have here. All the stores make you plunk a coin in and you have to bring your own bags or buy one for around 10 cents. You also have to bag all your groceries yourself here. Aldi is everywhere here but thats because it's based in Germany. I love going there because once and awhile they will sell american products like items from Trader Joes and thats always nice to see:) I’m an american living in the netherlands and thats all we have here. All the stores make you plunk a coin in and you have to bring your own bags or buy one for around 10 cents. You also have to bag all your groceries yourself here.

Aldi is everywhere here but thats because it’s based in Germany. I love going there because once and awhile they will sell american products like items from Trader Joes and thats always nice to see:)

]]> By: Paige Tyler http://thehappyhousewife.com/frugal-living/the-power-of-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-3203 Paige Tyler Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:44:07 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=10076#comment-3203 Just moved to Germany 2 months ago and the local Aldi is my favorite grocery store. It has been a challenge to make sure I always have bags in my car, Euro's to pay for my groceries and coins to put in the cart. And bagging your own groceries...whew! You have to be fast!! But I love the coin system when getting a cart and have thought more than once that all stores in the States should be using this system also. It would certainly save businesses a ton of money by saving man hours gathering stray carts in the parking lot! Just moved to Germany 2 months ago and the local Aldi is my favorite grocery store. It has been a challenge to make sure I always have bags in my car, Euro’s to pay for my groceries and coins to put in the cart. And bagging your own groceries…whew! You have to be fast!! But I love the coin system when getting a cart and have thought more than once that all stores in the States should be using this system also. It would certainly save businesses a ton of money by saving man hours gathering stray carts in the parking lot!

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