Comments on: You Tell Me: What’s Your Weakness? http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Save Money @ BeingFrugal.Net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:59 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 7 Books Weaknesses Sites | Hold Your Future http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-30006 7 Books Weaknesses Sites | Hold Your Future Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:30:24 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-30006 [...] You Tell Me: What's Your Weakness?Feb 15, 2008 I can relate to the books weakness. Before I got married I used to buy books all the time, read them [...]

[...] You Tell Me: What's Your Weakness?Feb 15, 2008 I can relate to the books weakness. Before I got married I used to buy books all the time, read them [...]

]]> By: Francesca http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-23754 Francesca Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:47:51 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-23754 I hear you ! That's just the same here ! I hear you ! That’s just the same here !

]]> By: Francesca http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-23753 Francesca Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:45:21 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-23753 My weakness is op shops ( known in the US as thrift stores or Goodwill )- I don't need clothes but can't stop myself going in- so I say " it's ok, i can always sell it on Ebay or give it away ". However of late I am trying really hard to clear my closet full of unworn " bargains ". Ebay really is my friend right now....as for my book collecting...well don't get me started on that... My weakness is op shops ( known in the US as thrift stores or Goodwill )- I don’t need clothes but can’t stop myself going in- so I say ” it’s ok, i can always sell it on Ebay or give it away “. However of late I am trying really hard to clear my closet full of unworn ” bargains “. Ebay really is my friend right now….as for my book collecting…well don’t get me started on that…

]]> By: carol howell http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-7422 carol howell Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:03:28 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-7422 I sat here reading these comments, thinking about what MY weaknesses were. I was dismayed to find I could list quite a few! However, I am a bargain shopper, so it is not as bad as it would seem. Books, of course. Hardly ever buy a new one, but have a huge stash of books I want to read, also magazines. Then I go to the library, bring home a pile, and rarely get any read. When I return them I can't resist taking a peek in the NEW BOOKS section, and on it goes. It's magnetic! To break the cycle I have to finally return the books in the drop box after hours, then I am 'free' for awhile. I love thrift store shopping, always carting home things I think will be useful. It's difficult to make room for my new purchases. I especially like 'rescuing' vintage linens, saving them from the rag dealer, but just how much of this stuff can you use! My hobby is making Altered Books, although to be honest, I should say my hobby is COLLECTING anything that can be used to make an altered book, because I think that is the part I like best! I have all the tools, all the supplies, but can't seem to actually make any books! I have a lifetime supply of candles (they were all such bargains!) which I hardly ever light. OK, this one is a little strange... I am addicted to the color Teal,or what I would call any 'ocean' color. I can walk into any knd of store and the things that are this color will immediately jump out at me, I am like a moth drawn to light. It is as if there is a magnetic force field drawing me to it. Usually I HAVE to buy it, even if not needed. I sat here reading these comments, thinking about what MY weaknesses were. I was dismayed to find I could list quite a few! However, I am a bargain shopper, so it is not as bad as it would seem.

Books, of course. Hardly ever buy a new one, but have a huge stash of books I want to read, also magazines. Then I go to the library, bring home a pile, and rarely get any read. When I return them I can’t resist taking a peek in the NEW BOOKS section, and on it goes. It’s magnetic! To break the cycle I have to finally return the books in the drop box after hours, then I am ‘free’ for awhile.

I love thrift store shopping, always carting home things I think will be useful. It’s difficult to make room for my new purchases. I especially like ‘rescuing’ vintage linens, saving them from the rag dealer, but just how much of this stuff can you use!

My hobby is making Altered Books, although to be honest, I should say my hobby is COLLECTING anything that can be used to make an altered book, because I think that is the part I like best! I have all the tools, all the supplies, but can’t seem to actually make any books!

I have a lifetime supply of candles (they were all such bargains!) which I hardly ever light.

OK, this one is a little strange… I am addicted to the color Teal,or what I would call any ‘ocean’ color. I can walk into any knd of store and the things that are this color will immediately jump out at me, I am like a moth drawn to light. It is as if there is a magnetic force field drawing me to it. Usually I HAVE to buy it, even if not needed.

]]> By: » Giveaways Galore! Finance Guide http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-5687 » Giveaways Galore! Finance Guide Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:12:17 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-5687 [...] a lot of you recently revealed that you’re book addicts like me, I have a few book giveaways to tell you about. What’s better than free books, [...]

[...] a lot of you recently revealed that you’re book addicts like me, I have a few book giveaways to tell you about. What’s better than free books, [...]

]]> By: sporadicscrap http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4683 sporadicscrap Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:52:09 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4683 I always scoffed at "collectors" with their knick knacks they have to dust and their china cabinets full....until I realized I was a collector too. My shame? 2 sets of blocks, multiple Mr. Potato Head sets, 95 puzzles etc. all for my son...one set of blocks didn't fill up the storage cubes so I bought a second set! It's a sickness.... I always scoffed at “collectors” with their knick knacks they have to dust and their china cabinets full….until I realized I was a collector too. My shame? 2 sets of blocks, multiple Mr. Potato Head sets, 95 puzzles etc. all for my son…one set of blocks didn’t fill up the storage cubes so I bought a second set! It’s a sickness….

]]> By: Shanti http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4544 Shanti Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:09:40 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4544 I'm right with LJ above :D I buy books and clothes. I haven't bought much of either in the last year and I'm looking forward to being debt free(!!!) and being able to buy some here and there finally :) My closet is pretty big already and I don't need to be buying any more clothes... but I want to! Ugh, I can be such a whiny kid inside sometimes. I wrote about my recent challenge to purge my clothing in my blog. I figured I'd mention it since we're on the topic ;) http://www.antishay.com/?p=39 I’m right with LJ above :D I buy books and clothes. I haven’t bought much of either in the last year and I’m looking forward to being debt free(!!!) and being able to buy some here and there finally :)

My closet is pretty big already and I don’t need to be buying any more clothes… but I want to! Ugh, I can be such a whiny kid inside sometimes. I wrote about my recent challenge to purge my clothing in my blog. I figured I’d mention it since we’re on the topic ;)

http://www.antishay.com/?p=39

]]> By: Simplicity Challenge Progress - 3 Days In | Antishay Ventenne http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4543 Simplicity Challenge Progress - 3 Days In | Antishay Ventenne Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:55:57 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4543 [...] found six books in the last three days that I really would like to buy. BeingFrugal’s Lynnae shared that her shopping weakness is books. Mine is books too, right up there with clothing and SHOES. Which reminds me… I have a post [...]

[...] found six books in the last three days that I really would like to buy. BeingFrugal’s Lynnae shared that her shopping weakness is books. Mine is books too, right up there with clothing and SHOES. Which reminds me… I have a post [...]

]]> By: Lynnae http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4509 Lynnae Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:45:38 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4509 @A - I never thought of that, but you're probably right. We all obviously love to read, since we're all reading blogs. And it is kind of funny to think of all of us on our computers with piles of books lying around! LOL @A – I never thought of that, but you’re probably right. We all obviously love to read, since we’re all reading blogs. And it is kind of funny to think of all of us on our computers with piles of books lying around! LOL

]]> By: A http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4505 A Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:11:36 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2008/02/15/you-tell-me-whats-your-weakness/#comment-4505 Do you think we have so many book hoarders here because we are all READING blogs? I really do laugh thinking about all of us reading everyones blogs online with hundreds of books around us! Ok, so for my non-book weakness it has to be fabric, or anything sewing related! I am a design student on a "tight budget" so in the years past I though that meant I HAD to buy all on-sale fabric I could get my hands on. Now I have a pretty strict no-buy rule when it comes to fabric, but I have to expand my thread collection to use all that fabric! Ahh! One day I will be free! Do you think we have so many book hoarders here because we are all READING blogs? I really do laugh thinking about all of us reading everyones blogs online with hundreds of books around us!

Ok, so for my non-book weakness it has to be fabric, or anything sewing related!

I am a design student on a “tight budget” so in the years past I though that meant I HAD to buy all on-sale fabric I could get my hands on. Now I have a pretty strict no-buy rule when it comes to fabric, but I have to expand my thread collection to use all that fabric! Ahh! One day I will be free!

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