Comments on: It’s Time http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:15:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Phoebe http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-24732 Phoebe Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:22:25 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-24732 I think I have finally found my own kind - serendipitously! :) I have had the SAME metal nail file (I don't think they even make them anymore) for over 20 years! (Hey, it's still perfectly serviceable.) My last hairbrush I had for at least 15 years finally broke. (It was a Goody, with stiff plastic bristles.) I'm pretty sure I replaced it with one as closely alike as possible - but I can't remember for sure, b/c I've had this one for at least 10 years! hahahaha Honestly, I'd be embarrassed for anyone to see some of the underwear I still put on... My favorite pair of sneakers are beginning to separate between the sole and the uppers. (I laughed when I read the comment about not thinking about replacing shoes until it's raining out and I step in a puddle!) I have two other pairs of shoes (a pair of oxfords and a pair of hiking boots) that I can no longer wear, but I refuse to throw them away b/c really all they need is to be re-soled and I'd probably get another 10 years out of them! And that one plastic mixing spoon I have that doesn't go with any of the others and it sometimes hurts the palm of my hand b/c the handle is melted at just about the exact spot with which I grasp it (and I still remember exactly what I was cooking and who was in the kitchen when I melted the sucker - in 1998!) - I haven't been able to part w/ b/c the spoon part still works just fine! LOL :D Really, I had no idea how frugal I was until I stumbled upon this site; I like to think of myself as "practical." Where I don't skimp, however, are pillows and bath towels. For some reason, I need to be comfortable after my shower and in bed. God bless us, everyone. I think I have finally found my own kind - serendipitously! :)

I have had the SAME metal nail file (I don’t think they even make them anymore) for over 20 years! (Hey, it’s still perfectly serviceable.)

My last hairbrush I had for at least 15 years finally broke. (It was a Goody, with stiff plastic bristles.) I’m pretty sure I replaced it with one as closely alike as possible - but I can’t remember for sure, b/c I’ve had this one for at least 10 years! hahahaha

Honestly, I’d be embarrassed for anyone to see some of the underwear I still put on…

My favorite pair of sneakers are beginning to separate between the sole and the uppers. (I laughed when I read the comment about not thinking about replacing shoes until it’s raining out and I step in a puddle!) I have two other pairs of shoes (a pair of oxfords and a pair of hiking boots) that I can no longer wear, but I refuse to throw them away b/c really all they need is to be re-soled and I’d probably get another 10 years out of them!

And that one plastic mixing spoon I have that doesn’t go with any of the others and it sometimes hurts the palm of my hand b/c the handle is melted at just about the exact spot with which I grasp it (and I still remember exactly what I was cooking and who was in the kitchen when I melted the sucker - in 1998!) - I haven’t been able to part w/ b/c the spoon part still works just fine! LOL :D

Really, I had no idea how frugal I was until I stumbled upon this site; I like to think of myself as “practical.”

Where I don’t skimp, however, are pillows and bath towels. For some reason, I need to be comfortable after my shower and in bed. God bless us, everyone.

]]> By: LC http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-24440 LC Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:22:20 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-24440 Can you believe the price of underwear anyways? Can you believe the price of underwear anyways?

]]> By: LC http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-24439 LC Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:21:45 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-24439 I cut my own hair and have the same work pants everyday! I work we we have uniforms. I own 6 skirts and buy tops on sale and mix and match them. I eat Raman soup and tuna sandwiches and try to spend less! I am trying to sock away as much money as I can!!! I cut my own hair and have the same work pants everyday! I work we we have uniforms. I own 6 skirts and buy tops on sale and mix and match them. I eat Raman soup and tuna sandwiches and try to spend less! I am trying to sock away as much money as I can!!!

]]> By: Noella http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15649 Noella Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:39:14 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15649 Hi Sara Noel, Love your name! ;) I have to right there with you. There's alot here that NEEDS replacing. Pillows tend to get repalced once a year during stomach flu season. But towels(ummm... 13+ years), sheets, second hand and had at least 13 years..lol. Unfortunately, bigger ticket items eventually need replacing too. I have a stove with an oven that the thermostat is irratic, which relaly sucks when I'm a baker, do our bread cookies, sweet breads, biscuits, it's never the same twice. The bottom drawer is unusable because if you take it out, it won't go back in. So I'm saving my pennies, because I have decided that I'm getting a new stove. Hi Sara Noel,

Love your name! ;) I have to right there with you. There’s alot here that NEEDS replacing. Pillows tend to get repalced once a year during stomach flu season. But towels(ummm… 13+ years), sheets, second hand and had at least 13 years..lol.

Unfortunately, bigger ticket items eventually need replacing too. I have a stove with an oven that the thermostat is irratic, which relaly sucks when I’m a baker, do our bread cookies, sweet breads, biscuits, it’s never the same twice. The bottom drawer is unusable because if you take it out, it won’t go back in. So I’m saving my pennies, because I have decided that I’m getting a new stove.

]]> By: Darling Diva http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15559 Darling Diva Thu, 24 May 2007 08:56:54 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15559 Well gang I am still a new frugal doer...my towels are not new nor are they thread-bare...my tooth brush a mere splurge (4 for $1...the local dollar mart) is changed quite regularly...pillows purchased also at Zellers for less than $10 ...change yearly... My undies though the elastic may go ...if they rip ...they are replaced same for socks ...I just wont wear those with the toe peaking through so my confession...isnt really mine at all.. its my hubby he wears those socks those holy undies (and I dont mean blessed) and wont part with torn grey (used to be white) T's or track pants or shirts that no longer fit he rarely buys for himself anything unless its movies or books...he always finds money for that but myself as a diva... am more thrifty than frugal...if it can be found cheap I will find it I could be a professional shopper but that would take the fun out of it Recently I re-did my basement as a movie room for hubby. DID the whole room for bout $200 bucks That includes furniture, candles and curtains and carpet YOU would be proud WOULD have liked to spend a little more but Hubby said NO and I am between jobs so he is right of corse. frugal wanna be ... describes me best working on a budget of no money to spend. Darling Diva Well gang
I am still a new frugal doer…my towels are not new nor are they thread-bare…my tooth brush a mere splurge (4 for $1…the local dollar mart) is changed quite regularly…pillows purchased also at Zellers for less than $10 …change yearly…
My undies though the elastic may go …if they rip …they are replaced same for socks …I just wont wear those with the toe peaking through

so my confession…isnt really mine at all..
its my hubby
he wears those socks
those holy undies (and I dont mean blessed)
and wont part with torn grey (used to be white) T’s
or track pants
or shirts that no longer fit
he rarely buys for himself anything
unless its movies or books…he always finds money for that
but myself as a diva…
am more thrifty than frugal…if it can be found cheap
I will find it
I could be a professional shopper
but that would take the fun out of it

Recently I re-did my basement as a movie room for hubby.
DID the whole room for bout $200 bucks
That includes furniture, candles and curtains and carpet
YOU would be proud
WOULD have liked to spend a little more but Hubby said NO
and I am between jobs so he is right of corse.

frugal wanna be … describes me best
working on a budget of no money to spend.

Darling Diva

]]> By: Jennelle http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15432 Jennelle Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:22 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15432 Happy Easter, Sara! Love, Jennelle Happy Easter, Sara!

Love,

Jennelle

]]> By: Seraph http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15426 Seraph Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:07:38 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15426 This is something we're coming to terms with in our household right now. After nearly a decade of living so tight that there were times we could barely breath (and have developed a disliking for spaghetti), we finally have a little give in the budget. Things are still "too tight" by my standards (MUST get that savings and EF back up!!) but now there's a lot of balancing and "splurging" to do. We've had the same towels for 13 years, we've had a blanket hanging over the master bedroom for 9 years, we've had the same set of pots for 15 years, I stopped baking 5 years ago because it was driving me crazy having to completely wrap my rusting pans (12 years old at that time - they were pans I had in high school) with alumumin foil before I could use them so I threw them out, and clothes... yeah, I just won't go there other than to say that while I buy new basics for the husband and child on a yearly basis, I've not bought new panties for myself in 9 years (though I do buy myself new socks every 3 or 4! You know... when the old ones simply will not fit or stay in place any longer.) Little things, surely, but somehow vital to making us feel like we're not completely depriving ourselves. Frugality is one thing, feeling deprived by our frugality is another. Thanks for a great post. This is something we’re coming to terms with in our household right now. After nearly a decade of living so tight that there were times we could barely breath (and have developed a disliking for spaghetti), we finally have a little give in the budget. Things are still “too tight” by my standards (MUST get that savings and EF back up!!) but now there’s a lot of balancing and “splurging” to do. We’ve had the same towels for 13 years, we’ve had a blanket hanging over the master bedroom for 9 years, we’ve had the same set of pots for 15 years, I stopped baking 5 years ago because it was driving me crazy having to completely wrap my rusting pans (12 years old at that time - they were pans I had in high school) with alumumin foil before I could use them so I threw them out, and clothes… yeah, I just won’t go there other than to say that while I buy new basics for the husband and child on a yearly basis, I’ve not bought new panties for myself in 9 years (though I do buy myself new socks every 3 or 4! You know… when the old ones simply will not fit or stay in place any longer.) Little things, surely, but somehow vital to making us feel like we’re not completely depriving ourselves. Frugality is one thing, feeling deprived by our frugality is another.

Thanks for a great post.

]]> By: Lady_V http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15332 Lady_V Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:08:44 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15332 I still have the same brush from high school (class of '90) I had the same fry pan from my first apartment (also '90) ... it was so worn, I couldnt tell you what brand or even what COLOR it was originally... I had it... until I read your post... I still have the same brush from high school (class of ‘90) I had the same fry pan from my first apartment (also ‘90) … it was so worn, I couldnt tell you what brand or even what COLOR it was originally… I had it… until I read your post…

]]> By: PrairieRose http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15330 PrairieRose Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:26:05 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15330 Oh I hate to admit this but sometimes my underwear get so hole-y that you couldn't catch a mad cat in them! I have had to recently, due to weightloss purchase new ones. Now I don't have to worry about being caught in disgraceful underwear should I be in an accident ;) Yeah, sometimes we carry this frugality thing too far. I admit I have in the past. Oh I hate to admit this but sometimes my underwear get so hole-y that you couldn’t catch a mad cat in them! I have had to recently, due to weightloss purchase new ones. Now I don’t have to worry about being caught in disgraceful underwear should I be in an accident ;) Yeah, sometimes we carry this frugality thing too far. I admit I have in the past.

]]> By: frugalfriend http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15329 frugalfriend Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:53:25 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/2007/03/12/its-time/#comment-15329 Thanks Sara! I just had to laugh at your toaster story! We have a toaster oven that I got as a bridal shower gift from co-workers 18 years ago and it finally died. It had been giving us problems for some time, with the glass door slipping off the hinges, then it finally just stopped working altogether. It sits in the garage and I haven't replaced it yet. I just asked my husband last night when I realized I needed it to heat something, if he was sure it wasn't working, maybe I should plug it in again and try it!! LOL! I will definitely go out and buy a new one and throw the old one out - IT'S TIME!! Thanks Sara! I just had to laugh at your toaster story! We have a toaster oven that I got as a bridal shower gift from co-workers 18 years ago and it finally died. It had been giving us problems for some time, with the glass door slipping off the hinges, then it finally just stopped working altogether. It sits in the garage and I haven’t replaced it yet. I just asked my husband last night when I realized I needed it to heat something, if he was sure it wasn’t working, maybe I should plug it in again and try it!! LOL! I will definitely go out and buy a new one and throw the old one out - IT’S TIME!!

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