tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post5250116608535104103..comments2024-03-29T00:10:51.155-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: And Now a Public Service Announcement...terricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-42080402632770438332012-08-13T18:32:11.938-04:002012-08-13T18:32:11.938-04:00Terri, so glad to see you will be focusing a bit m...Terri, so glad to see you will be focusing a bit more on money-saving, etc. I have always enjoyed your thoughts on that subject! I think I need to bring out my Complete Tightwad Gazette along with my other similar books, and brush up on those frugal skills also!Peggy Lorenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157832630778165585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-48119769346059677472012-08-12T16:21:46.202-04:002012-08-12T16:21:46.202-04:00I'm looking forward to your thrifty ways . I f...I'm looking forward to your thrifty ways . I found you when you were Penny & crossed over when you became Terri. We are a 3 generation family of 6 working together to make a good life for all. Dragging out the old ways has been a great help to me<br /><br />ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-41581631766744470292012-08-12T12:41:15.818-04:002012-08-12T12:41:15.818-04:00Looking forward to your posts on frugal living. I...Looking forward to your posts on frugal living. I think this is a challenge for us all. It's a "do I really need this question" about every time we go shopping. Sometimes I justify the purchase of a used book or two by remembering that our vacations have always been "staycations", that we never see a movie at the theater any more, and rarely eat out... I think my husband justifies the purchase of a new tool in the same way. Living in the Midwest we see our dried up garden, ponds and rivers getting low, brown cornfields giving up very little yield, soybean fields looking iffy and hear the farmers worrying. Some think all farmers are wealthy because of the big equipment they have but they don't think about the debt they carry and the iffiness of farming. We aren't farmers, by the way.Joyce Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-48220178797608480472012-08-12T11:42:04.223-04:002012-08-12T11:42:04.223-04:00We are in exactly the same spot! I often think of...We are in exactly the same spot! I often think of families today, and how expensive even one weekly trip to the grocery store would be. For two old people, we sure can motor through that produce. At this stage of the game though, after fighting illness that can steal your taste for months, it is a pleasure to shop no matter the cost. In our lives to date? I have found what I spend here, I can save there, and somehow it all works out. It isn't a game for the feint of heart, though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262649388258575696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-10546659953904917972012-08-12T10:05:51.973-04:002012-08-12T10:05:51.973-04:00And just to let you know, I am an old fan from the...And just to let you know, I am an old fan from the Pennywise days so my question isn't meant to be confrontational. lol I never commented then because it was a pain in the neck and my comments didn't show up.Ardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299952668906584165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-7703867628851243382012-08-12T10:04:08.143-04:002012-08-12T10:04:08.143-04:00Something you said stuck out a bit. You said the ...Something you said stuck out a bit. You said the home is paid for but it is still taking all of a full time income to make it. That seems high to me.<br />We have one income also but we have a large family to provide for (8 children, 2 adults), numerous pets, 2 cars, etc. Plus a dh that commutes almost an hour each way so our gasoline prices are almost equal to our food budget. My dh makes an average salary for our area but our family size is far from average. If it were just the two of us and no mortgage, I would think money wouldn't be a huge issue.Ardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299952668906584165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-34020011346244985692012-08-11T23:48:56.991-04:002012-08-11T23:48:56.991-04:00I totally agree on this post. I am always a thrif...I totally agree on this post. I am always a thrifty grocery shopper but I think I spend twice as much now then when all my kids were at home. <br /><br />I will looking forward to your future posts on saving money. <br /><br />I always read your blog but rarely comment.<br /><br />Lindy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com