Posted by Strider on March 11, 2009, 12:41 pm
"The recession is radically changing behavior among many different types of
people, from the Wall Street bankers who are now waltzing into Wal-Mart for
the first time to buy their groceries to teens who are now thumbing through
the piles of status jeans at secondhand shops to save money. And experts say
that such behavior could linger long after the economy recovers.
"What surprises frugality bloggers is that many cheapskates such as
VanDeventer haven't lost their jobs and are not in danger of losing their
homes. Many have stashed a good chunk of cash away. But the economic
uncertainty is catapulting them to new levels of thriftiness.
" 'I do it out of fear because I would rather put that money in the bank or
purchase something we really need,' said VanDeventer, who now saves about 50
percent of her take-home pay, up from 25 percent before the recession began
more than a year ago. "
Full story at:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?idÙ6RCR7G2&show_article=1
Anyone here this frugal, or considering it? I must admit I'd never heard of
vinegar as a fabric softener; if you've tried it, let us know how well it
works.
BTW, several attempts to visit "beingfrugal.net" have failed. I keep
getting a "connection to server reset" error. I copied/pasted the URL from
the article, so it wasn't misspelled. Same result after Googling it. Anyone
who has successfully reached this site please give us your opinion of it.
Strider
Posted by Rod Speed on March 11, 2009, 2:40 pm
Strider wrote:
> "The recession is radically changing behavior among many different
> types of people, from the Wall Street bankers who are now waltzing
> into Wal-Mart for the first time to buy their groceries to teens who
> are now thumbing through the piles of status jeans at secondhand
> shops to save money. And experts say that such behavior could linger
> long after the economy recovers. "What surprises frugality bloggers
> is that many cheapskates such as VanDeventer haven't lost their jobs
> and are not in danger of losing their homes. Many have stashed a good
> chunk of cash away. But the economic uncertainty is catapulting them
> to new levels of thriftiness. " 'I do it out of fear because I would
> rather put that money in the bank or purchase something we really
> need,' said VanDeventer, who now saves about 50 percent of her
> take-home pay, up from 25 percent before the recession began more
> than a year ago. "
> Full story at:
> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?idÙ6RCR7G2&show_article=1
> Anyone here this frugal, or considering it?
I'm not doing either. Havent changed a thing I do.
> I must admit I'd never heard of vinegar as a fabric softener; if you've tried
it, let us know how well it works.
I have never ever bothered with fabric softener.
> BTW, several attempts to visit "beingfrugal.net" have failed. I keep
> getting a "connection to server reset" error. I copied/pasted the URL
> from the article, so it wasn't misspelled. Same result after Googling
> it. Anyone who has successfully reached this site please give us your
> opinion of it.
I get 'page cannot be displayed'
Looks like he's been too frugal with the hosting.
Posted by meow2222 on March 11, 2009, 11:21 pm
Strider wrote:
> "The recession is radically changing behavior among many different types of
> people, from the Wall Street bankers who are now waltzing into Wal-Mart for
> the first time to buy their groceries to teens who are now thumbing through
> the piles of status jeans at secondhand shops to save money. And experts say
> that such behavior could linger long after the economy recovers.
> "What surprises frugality bloggers is that many cheapskates such as
> VanDeventer haven't lost their jobs and are not in danger of losing their
> homes. Many have stashed a good chunk of cash away. But the economic
> uncertainty is catapulting them to new levels of thriftiness.
> " 'I do it out of fear because I would rather put that money in the bank or
> purchase something we really need,' said VanDeventer, who now saves about 50
> percent of her take-home pay, up from 25 percent before the recession began
> more than a year ago. "
> Full story at:
> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?idÙ6RCR7G2&show_article=1
> Anyone here this frugal, or considering it? I must admit I'd never heard of
> vinegar as a fabric softener; if you've tried it, let us know how well it
> works.
> BTW, several attempts to visit "beingfrugal.net" have failed. I keep
> getting a "connection to server reset" error. I copied/pasted the URL from
> the article, so it wasn't misspelled. Same result after Googling it. Anyone
> who has successfully reached this site please give us your opinion of it.
> Strider
I dont understand people that try to be frugal yet still buy fabric
softener. Or frugality combined with cutting bottles open to scrape
lotions out - if the lotions are frugal, its a complete waste of time,
it only makes sense if excessive prices were paid.
As for her cleaner recipes... no ty!
NT
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> types of people, from the Wall Street bankers who are now waltzing
> into Wal-Mart for the first time to buy their groceries to teens who
> are now thumbing through the piles of status jeans at secondhand
> shops to save money. And experts say that such behavior could linger
> long after the economy recovers. "What surprises frugality bloggers
> is that many cheapskates such as VanDeventer haven't lost their jobs
> and are not in danger of losing their homes. Many have stashed a good
> chunk of cash away. But the economic uncertainty is catapulting them
> to new levels of thriftiness. " 'I do it out of fear because I would
> rather put that money in the bank or purchase something we really
> need,' said VanDeventer, who now saves about 50 percent of her
> take-home pay, up from 25 percent before the recession began more
> than a year ago. "
> Full story at:
> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?idÙ6RCR7G2&show_article=1
> Anyone here this frugal, or considering it?