Comments on: Tightwad Tuesday: Looking Forward

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:21:27 +0000

I have great link with home canning instructions on my blog post from December…
http://ocdeals.freedomblogging.....ade-gifts/
Hope that helps!

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Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:40:39 +0000

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By: mom2fur

mom2fur — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:08:46 +0000

I hope I remember to join in the fun next week. It always amazes me the ideas people have…you can never finish learning, can you?
My husband hung a clothesline for me last spring, and boy, do I miss it! Hanging clothes is so therapeutic. I’m sometimes tempted to hang a light wash (something that would dry quickly) when it’s sunny, but I don’t want my clothes to freeze, either, LOL!
I couldn’t do that today if I wanted to…it’s snowing!
Hey, Happy New Year!

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:10:03 +0000

One thing I learned, which is not cheap, but healthier in the long run, is to avoid the nasty headaches by eating a bit more … getting enough protein for my body size (if I’m large, I can’t eat as little as the small person who needs less to operate well – so it varies per person) and by eating whole grains. I also need to pay attention to timing between meals … more than 5 hours and I’m getting into the danger zone, past 6 hours means trouble … cranky, headachy … and it grows as the day wears on. When I skip or skimp, I end up visiting the chiropractor more often because I’m not giving my body the materials it needs for repair. In the end, eating properly (not trying to save money by skimping on the expensive part of the meal … the protein) saves me in costs for headache reliever and chiropractic visits. It also saves on my health (since my headaches are never due to a shortage of headache reliever) and my sanity. Being sidelined due to migraines just isn’t worth the appearance of savings on my groceries. I can skip the chips and soda for a little bit of savings instead.

On the non-food side, we are attempting to sell our home and move to a less expensive area. This will reduce our debt. From there, we will be following Dave Ramsey’s plan for getting out of debt.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:59:48 +0000

As I mentioned in my addition, one of my frugal goals for 2009 is to restart the vegetable garden in the back yard. I’m not a huge gardener by any imagination, but I do enjoy pottering around in the garden when I start it. It’s keeping going that’s the real trick ;-)

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My New Year’s Project - The Veggie Patch | Live To Budget — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:55:02 +0000

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By: Hestial

Hestial — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:33:11 +0000

Eating out is definitely a big one for us. Our current “rule” is to eat out only two times a week or less, so I guess the actual goal is to keep to the rule more often.

I also want to get some major decluttering done. We have lots of “stuff” just sitting around and collecting dust that we could be turning into cash or free space instead. At the moment we’re selling off stacks of CDs, so that’s a start :-)

I do a little preserving/canning, so I want to keep that going, and figure out ways to stock up on fruits for less money.

By: tricia

tricia — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:09:57 +0000

I think this web page is golden…..I also am frugal…raising 3 kids 60 goats, a llama, 2 calves, 12 chickens, a rabbit, 1 duck, 10 gerbils, a guinea pig, 8 cats, and 2 dogs..on $ 400 a week has taken being frugal to the next level…. we save by making most of our gifts … we also buy thrift store and clearance… we think animals come first….Walmart is our friend….we make our own soap ( from goats milk from our farm.) we also make our own dish soap and laundry soap…so being frugal is a way of life and a state of mind…my kids are 16, 13 and 9 all girls I might add..and they watch the other kids at school and pity them for all the new stuff and the bad outlook on life and they relish is knowing what they have is better ..a sense of self and a commitment to all old fashioned….may it be canning our veggies to milking our goats to making our soap to making our cheese…so here is to all the frugal people out there such as our selves ……may you not be rich in belongings but rich at self awareness……Tricia

By: RetailSavingsOnline

RetailSavingsOnline — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:06:17 +0000

We are feeding 11 so our grocery bill is one of our biggest expenses. So we have decided to shop smarter and more frugal. We also looked at our shopping habits and found we made a lot of impulse purchases. So we are going to try a few things like not shopping on a empty stomach and making a menu and shopping list and sticking to it.

We also are using coupons religiously as they are starting to really add up to big savings! So much that we created our site to help others find these great deals and save money.

http://www.retailsavingsonline.com

Great post Lynnae and great idea with the Tightwad Tuesday!

By: Liane

Liane — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:29:43 +0000

One thing I’ve done this past year that I absolutely LOVE is on-line bill payments. This is a free service through my bank. I access my checking account online as soon as the bill comes in the mail and schedule it for payment. I avoid MANY late fees by not shoving them in a pile on my ‘to be paid’ desk and forgetting about them and therefore missing the due date. I also save on postage. The average consumer saves $70 to $80 a year on postage alone by using on-line bill payment. It makes budgeting much easier as well.