Comments on: Do It Yourself Frugality http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/?&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: Welcome to the Carnival of Money Stories | Credit Guy http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/#comment-21696 Welcome to the Carnival of Money Stories | Credit Guy Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:03:42 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2683#comment-21696 [...] presents Do It Yourself Frugality posted at beingfrugal.net, saying, “By stretching myself and having the courage to try [...]

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]]> By: Surayah http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/#comment-21316 Surayah Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:42:59 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2683#comment-21316 Congrats on 'learning the ropes'! I have also found myself stumbling around when it comes things like this, but, thank God for Google! Happy Holidays! Congrats on ‘learning the ropes’! I have also found myself stumbling around when it comes things like this, but, thank God for Google! Happy Holidays!

]]> By: marci http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/#comment-21311 marci Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:08:57 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2683#comment-21311 Good for you - you never know what you can do until you try :) Thru research on the internet and my library, I learned a LOT of things during my home remodeling addition.... like how to set Tile, do drywall, spackle, and edible landscaping. Plus learning to can this summer with the help of a friend. And I painted my entire house, inside and out, all by myself... at over 50 years old.... New skills can be learned even by an older dog like me :) Now, don't you have such a sense of accomplishment for having done what you did? And didn't you set a GREAT example for your kids by letting them see how you tackled a hard problem!!! Good for you – you never know what you can do until you try :)

Thru research on the internet and my library, I learned a LOT of things during my home remodeling addition…. like how to set Tile, do drywall, spackle, and edible landscaping. Plus learning to can this summer with the help of a friend. And I painted my entire house, inside and out, all by myself… at over 50 years old….

New skills can be learned even by an older dog like me :)

Now, don’t you have such a sense of accomplishment for having done what you did? And didn’t you set a GREAT example for your kids by letting them see how you tackled a hard problem!!!

]]> By: Gypsie http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/#comment-21310 Gypsie Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:17:06 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2683#comment-21310 My DH and I are in our first home. We decided to see what was under the carpet and found Hardwood. So we have decided to refinish the floors ourselves. Neither of us have ever lived in a house with hardwood before. Then we decided to see if the hardwood continued into the dining room. The dining room had peel and stick tile on particle board. Once we got all of that up we found more hardwood. So then we decided to see if it continued into the kitchen. Well, 85 layers of peel and stick tile and linoleum later, we found...rotted plywood. So that became the number one priority. We installed a new subfloor and then put in a new floating floor. We are now on a first name basis with the tool rental guys at home depot. But you should see our new floor! It rocks and we learned a lot for our next house. My DH and I are in our first home. We decided to see what was under the carpet and found Hardwood. So we have decided to refinish the floors ourselves. Neither of us have ever lived in a house with hardwood before. Then we decided to see if the hardwood continued into the dining room. The dining room had peel and stick tile on particle board. Once we got all of that up we found more hardwood. So then we decided to see if it continued into the kitchen. Well, 85 layers of peel and stick tile and linoleum later, we found…rotted plywood. So that became the number one priority. We installed a new subfloor and then put in a new floating floor. We are now on a first name basis with the tool rental guys at home depot. But you should see our new floor! It rocks and we learned a lot for our next house.

]]> By: Patrick http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/#comment-21309 Patrick Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:06:00 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2683#comment-21309 I paid someone to move my sites. :) But your way is the better way in the long run. I was up against a time crunch and ad several other things going on at the time. This is definitely a skill I need to learn though! I paid someone to move my sites. :)

But your way is the better way in the long run. I was up against a time crunch and ad several other things going on at the time. This is definitely a skill I need to learn though!

]]> By: Mike http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/#comment-21305 Mike Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:51:13 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2683#comment-21305 Congrats on doing it yourself. I felt the same way when I last changed hosts. It was a painful process but I eventually got through it and like you, I learned a ton in the process. Welcome to MT. Congrats on doing it yourself. I felt the same way when I last changed hosts. It was a painful process but I eventually got through it and like you, I learned a ton in the process.

Welcome to MT.

]]> By: Angelsong http://beingfrugal.net/2009/12/23/do-it-yourself-frugality/#comment-21303 Angelsong Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:44:15 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2683#comment-21303 Yes, I also had this experience when I first started blogging. I learned to edit my blog template first, then used that knowledge to build myself some personal webpages that were stored on my hard drive..then I moved my blog to a different host, then to my own domain. Scary? Yes. But, like you, I learned a lot. There's nothing like hands on experience to teach yourself. Yes, I also had this experience when I first started blogging. I learned to edit my blog template first, then used that knowledge to build myself some personal webpages that were stored on my hard drive..then I moved my blog to a different host, then to my own domain. Scary? Yes. But, like you, I learned a lot. There’s nothing like hands on experience to teach yourself.

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