Comments on: Are You Willing to Jump Out of the Boat?

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:09:28 +0000

I actually agree with Rebecca. Do your best and commit the rest. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Anything can happen no matter how well you plan.

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By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:09:24 +0000

Depends how deep the water is! :)

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:09:30 +0000

Rebecca, I respectfully disagree. Your money and well-being is your responsibility and yours alone. To try to shirk this responsibility off on another entity is irresponsible and unproductive. Hard work and ingenuity will bring you the money to take care of yourself and your family, and give you the freedom to help others in the process.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:49:55 +0000

I had to respond to this because it made me think of my mom. She was the most frugal person that I have ever known and she couldn’t have cared less what people think of her. She had a set rotation of clothing that she wore and most of them were from the thrift shop.

I remember lots of times growing up when we were driving around in a junky (well, not completely, it wasn’t like it was all dented up or anything, just older) pickup and people would look at us like we were “trash”. I remember how completely rude a checker was to my mom at the grocery store because she had coupons (this girl had a ton of gold bracelets and makeup on. no nothing against either). I used to be embarassed when I was a kid. Now I want to be just like her.

By: Rebecca Rivera

Rebecca Rivera — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:34:37 +0000

all I know is that the day I learned all the money comes from God and belongs to Him anyway, I was free (from money stuff, I still have many other issues.)
I am a single mom of two boys, and I homeschool and work part time yet I am about to buy my first house with 15% down. God allowed this to happen.

Trust Him with your money (and everything else.) He knows what He is doing!!!

By: Tabatha

Tabatha — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:22:58 +0000

i totally agree with this, my car is a 2001 and i tell every one i am going to drive it forever and i am never buying another car b/c it’s mine and the day i paid it off (with a whole paycheck that had me broke for two weeks) was the best day of my life. i don’t ever want another car payment again, ever. i wrecked it a couple years ago and several people suggested i would be better off buying another car, but there was no way. my boyfriend replaced a head light for me, and i saved the money to get the hood replaced, along with the minimal damage under the hood. before that i had to save to get the AC fixed as well b/c of the accident. i would do it all over if it meant not having a car payment again for the next five years.

By: Lorie

Lorie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:25:03 +0000

I’m in a good position where most of my friends are quite as frugal, or try to be, as I am. We actually brag about our frugal finds & share them with one another. At the moment, we don’t feel we can live any other way since we have chosen for me to be a SAHM. Being a SAHM is definitely a challenge & a sacrifice but I wouldn’t have it any other way. If I chose to work I would have other challenges & sacrifices to make. However, I know there are friends & family members who just don’t understand why we’re choosing to struggle financially & I really don’t care what they think. I have a cousin who lives in a nice house, they chose to move to a bigger house when they had their second child so each child could have their own bedroom AND a guest room. That’s nice. They also have 2 nice vehicles &, I’m sure, a nice payment to go along with them. So, she feels she HAS to work. Granted, she likes her job, but she also feels she doesn’t have a choice. We all have choices. It’s such a relief to me to know that we have NO credit card debt & NO car payments. I would be SO much more stressed if we did. All we have is my husband’s student loan & the house. My husband works two jobs just to make ends meet. We buy very few extras because we just don’t have the funds. We do struggle with discontentment from time-to-time but that’s a spiritual issue, a sin we’re working on correcting, because we believe with our whole hearts that Mom belongs at home. So, to answer your question, no, for the most part, I don’t worry about what others think of my frugality but, rather, I relish in it. What I do struggle with is how people view my appearance or attitude. That can really bring me down. Sorry for rambling so, I guess I had a lot to say.

By: Nicki at Domestic Cents

Nicki at Domestic Cents — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:51:08 +0000

This is a fantastic post Lynnae. Your thoughts are spot on. You’ve got my mind mulling things over … :)

By: kenyantykoon

kenyantykoon — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:37:57 +0000

to be brutally honest, i think that my frugality is a means to an end. i am frugal so that i can get a lot of spare cash that i will invest and then become one of the richest men in the world. i think this is in accordance to the bible verse- he who has more will be given to him and he who has little it will be taken away from him and be given to the one that has more. also i dont want to be a fool with money