tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post7493020840020498640..comments2023-10-04T05:58:46.892-07:00Comments on Left-Handed Housewife: Frugal ReadingLeft-Handed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-66755525404128355142014-01-09T04:23:07.835-08:002014-01-09T04:23:07.835-08:00Your homemade bread looks delicious!
For the past ...Your homemade bread looks delicious!<br />For the past few years, I've tried to treat January as a sort of 'cleansing' month. I spend little or no money on things, other than what is needed for utility bills, basic groceries (no eating out this month, and fuel. I don't think anyone really notices since we find other things to entertain us. We usually bake more that month, play more games, watch free movies on the t.v. and actually have a really great time.<br />I just found your blog today....going to spend a little time reading through the archives :)puttermuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04045689095356697333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-83100860849205572082014-01-08T06:16:19.398-08:002014-01-08T06:16:19.398-08:00I also find budget tips frustrating. Either the pe...I also find budget tips frustrating. Either the people they are talking about are living lives I don't lead with their fresh flower budget or they are drastically frugal. Where or where is the middle in ANY aspect of American life these days? <br /><br />It seems that sensible moderation is a much more demanding habit than indulging in extremes. I know as I struggle with it as well.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473547342133625538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-87728497474005549362014-01-07T19:49:29.073-08:002014-01-07T19:49:29.073-08:00My most favourite frugal reading is finding really...My most favourite frugal reading is finding really good Christian fiction books by favourite authors and some interesting non-fiction topics for my Kindle app from Amazon. All for free. Yes Ma'am, that is frugal.<br /><br />I don't learn much from frugal how-to books anymore either. It seems I'm doing all I can do right now. Eating a few vegetarian meals each week and cooking from scratch with groceries that have been listed based on planned meals is the biggest thing. And getting teenaged children out of the shower in under 15 minutes. That would be desirable...and miraculous.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511855282323456046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-68887404932152748082014-01-07T19:49:20.806-08:002014-01-07T19:49:20.806-08:00Good catch on the magazine. We are frugal people, ...Good catch on the magazine. We are frugal people, too, so I understand what you are saying. Your bread looks delish. That is an area I could work on...cooking more frugally. Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-80138557312636657012014-01-07T19:14:26.673-08:002014-01-07T19:14:26.673-08:00There's a blog I've been reading from late...There's a blog I've been reading from lately. My daughter pointed it out to me. http://www.livingwellspendingless.com<br /><br />One of the things she challenges herself and her readers to is a month without spending. In other words, you have to pay for your electric, gas, groceries, etc. but NO extras at all for one month. On the grocery end, she tells us to eat down the pantry, try not to buy at the grocery except for milk and fresh produce (even that limited). It's a good challenge that I want to do this month. I did order a pair of snowboots, but that was predetermined before the no-spend January. So far, so good.<br /><br />I really want to dump our Dish Network TV and go to streaming TV (like Hulu) instead. We could save about $900 per year on that alone. Still figuring out how to do it with "country DSL."<br /><br />JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-29765393778489944882014-01-07T16:10:53.863-08:002014-01-07T16:10:53.863-08:00I hate those automatic payments that seem to take ...I hate those automatic payments that seem to take money out of your account any ole' time they feel like it. I avoid signing up for those types of payments if I can help it. Those automatic renewals are written in such fine print that it is no wonder you weren't expecting the withdrawal.<br /><br />I've read so many frugal books and blogs that I really don't know how much more I could learn from them. My husband used to make much less money and I really learned how to stretch that paycheck. I'm not quite as disciplined as I once was, but if we ever had to go back to that strict lifestyle, I know I could. It feels better to save money by choice rather than need.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016303700981928418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-18563077653774281522014-01-07T15:57:18.791-08:002014-01-07T15:57:18.791-08:00The money saving tip that always gets me is "...The money saving tip that always gets me is "Limit trips to Starbucks to once a week." Seriously? I don't go to Starbucks more than once or twice a year. I've come to the conclusion that the people who write these books are really just trying to line their own pockets with cash-presumably to spend it daily at Starbucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-40806680774151830382014-01-07T10:33:53.927-08:002014-01-07T10:33:53.927-08:00You could save time as well as money if you use th...You could save time as well as money if you use the homemade bread to make a simple dessert of cinnamon toast!GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.com