Comments on: Being Sensible About Frugality

By: nofrills

nofrills — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:46:41 +0000

you really make sense….some I have learnt by experience…what do you think of solar heating ??

By: Boondock Ma

Boondock Ma — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:49:51 +0000

Very well written, sensible advice! I’ve been living frugally for so long I’ve just about forgotten how to live any other way, but it’s taken many years to discover some of the things you’ve included here. Diet was a big one for me to get a handle on. I discovered early on there’s a reason so many folks who are forced to make do with less are not slender, but over time, I’ve discovered there are ways to be both frugal and healthy.

The last couple years we’ve found it necessary to purchase some higher ticket items as our older appliances died off, the range, the fridge, the washer, and the water heater. If not for our frugal living habits, we would’ve had to make do without, or at the very least we would’ve had to purchase cheaper, much less efficient, and ultimately more expensive to use replacements.

Thanks to Alexandra for the link to your blog, one I’ll look forward to visiting again and again!

By: kitchendoor

kitchendoor — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:03:53 +0000

This is really articulate. I’m bumping up against a lot of these same issues as I try to slim down our budget without going overboard all at once. Thanks so much for your insight!

By: Slawebb

Slawebb — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:52:58 +0000

This is a great post. Thanks for writing it. I am trying to live more frugally, and am finding it very difficult. I k now that I can do it. It’s just going to take time to figure out where to cut the costs. When our rent goes up (due to rising fuel costs) I have to find the money elsewhere to cover it. But where? I guess what it comes down to is also downsizing. Do I have something bigger than I need that I could sell and buy it smaller (like a tv), do I have extra of something of something I don’t use that I could sell? What are the extras on the food bill that we can do without? But really like you said about the dieting, that is how frugality is, if you do too much you break and don’t do anything. thanks again for the great post!

By: Suze-oz

Suze-oz — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:04:37 +0000

I appreciate what you have written. I do worry about the quality of people’s diets and agree that sometimes the penny pinched adds pounds to our later problems. I am busy trying to get maximum value out of what we have. I want what we have to last as long as possible and to be as useful as possible/

By: Carey

Carey — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:10:54 +0000

I have been enjoying your blog for a few weeks now, it really is excellent and I certainly appreciate it. I’ll search through some past posts, but a big post on “living frugally” choosing voluntary simplicity style would be awesome!