Comments on: Passive Frugality

By: Lawanda

Lawanda — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:30:23 +0000

I love that your son posted and you posted back to him. hahahaha

I guess being anti-shopping is really being frugal! WOOHOO!

(I hate to shop…unless it is a yard sale!)

We also go to the drive in for a movie treat. It is $14 for the whole family, and you get to watch two movies!

By: momstheword

momstheword — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:35:43 +0000

I discovered that book during the year that my hubby was out of work (for 364 days!). It was such a help.

I totally agree that we’re always looking for what we can “do” to save money, but we should be looking at what not to do!

You gotta wanna. You know? You have to want it bad enough to make the change. Great post as usual!

By: TheHappyHousewife

TheHappyHousewife — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:46:21 +0000

you are on your own this week son…

By: mrtrister430

mrtrister430 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:23:10 +0000

mom post the menu please =-)

By: Amy Lynne

Amy Lynne — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:26:32 +0000

We practice passive frugality in our house, but we still could do better! I am going to be on the look out for the Tightwad Gazette. Thanks for all the great posts!

By: Serenity

Serenity — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:53:31 +0000

Last week my husband and I paid off one of our two remaining credit cards. It felt AWESOME! I called to make the last payment so that I didn’t have to wait even two days for it to post. After I was through the customer service rep. told us congratulations! If being down to one credit card (and NO car payments) feels this good I can’t wait to pay off the last one
Thanks for the encouragemnt to keep at it. I am going to find more ways to cut so I can have that great feeling again

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:16:23 +0000

Thanks for this great reminder…. right before i was going to wonder around the grocery store for dinner.

By: Amanda from Faith Food and family

Amanda from Faith Food and family — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:06:14 +0000

Great pointers! I’ve got that book. I need to go through it again. Thanks!
God bless,
Amanda

By: Can Can (Mom Most Traveled)

Can Can (Mom Most Traveled) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:43:01 +0000

I loved that book too. I read it, all bagillion pages of it, and I still use the quiche and muffin “guides” regularly

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:27:28 +0000

My TWG is pretty worn. It’s a great book. In another book, I believe Miserly Moms but I’m not sure, she described ‘contentment robbers’. It was something I have thought about often, and your mention of going to the mall again reminds me of it. What things cause you to feel less content with your situation? she had mentioned catalogs in the mail, and that she tried to avoid receiving them at all, but if she did she immediately tossed them because looking at them made her want the things in them. Prior to looking at the catalogs, she had been content, so looking at them robbed her of contentment. It was an excellent observation and is something I try to be aware of in my life.