tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734152117446014251.post2221128848965590065..comments2024-01-16T16:34:56.222-05:00Comments on Saving Money IN REAL LIFE: Learn To Live Among People With Different MindsetsMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614890555110819353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734152117446014251.post-70862713957912690162009-05-15T10:15:00.000-04:002009-05-15T10:15:00.000-04:00I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better ...I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better (so said some famous person whom I've forgotten), but me--I'll take someplace in between. It's taken a few years, but I don't feel at all deprived in living a frugal life. In fact, I think it's fun. Fancy people might get their highs from waterskiing and going on safari...but I get a high from seeing a 40% savings at the bottom of my grocery bill! Looking for bargains and ways to save (or better, not spend) money is like the thrill of the hunt.<br />I don't begrudge rich people their indulgences. It's their money and their business. And I'm not so stupid that I wouldn't like to be rich...but even if I was, I'd still be frugal!<br />Do you have Carvel ice cream near you? My bil had a Carvel store and once met the owner/founder. Tom Carvel was sorting through coupons, looking for one to use on mayo. Can you imagine? A man as wealthy as that using a fifty cent coupon to save money. Maybe that's what frugal is all about--not just getting a bargain, but knowing the best ways to keep what you already have.Mom2furhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919967314390699344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734152117446014251.post-25274285195031663532009-05-15T09:55:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:55:00.000-04:00@Brooke- you have a very good point! I have anoth...@Brooke- you have a very good point! I have another relative who lives beyong her means. But all the amount of preaching doesn't work. So I can be an example and that's about it. There are still others that I know who live well but I really have no idea if they can afford it or not. Maybe they have great jobs that pay well or maybe they're in debt, I'm not sure. At least the recession seems to be knocking some sense into people who have been living beyond their means for too long if any good has come of it.<br /><br />@Melissa, yeah I've seen that jar of $7.99 spaghetti sauce, too. I cannot imagine buying it. :-)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614890555110819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734152117446014251.post-90385009338295576882009-05-15T09:17:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:17:00.000-04:00i find it hard not to "preach" to the people in my...i find it hard not to "preach" to the people in my life that don't live like me.<br /><br />unlike your cousin, my friends can't afford their lifestyle, they just can't say no to themselvesBrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793109148879037341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734152117446014251.post-35881315611848734292009-05-15T08:05:00.000-04:002009-05-15T08:05:00.000-04:00I agree completely! I've had a couple of these re...I agree completely! I've had a couple of these reminders lately. One was simply seeing someone at the grocery store buying a jar of spaghetti sauce that sells for $7.99. I'd always wondered who bought that!<br /><br />But, like you, I wouldn't change my life. My family is blessed with everything that's important, and we don't need more "stuff."Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423802244845816945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734152117446014251.post-53702505170464876882009-05-15T04:53:00.000-04:002009-05-15T04:53:00.000-04:00I love to travel, I wish I could travel a lot more...I love to travel, I wish I could travel a lot more. The part time business I do will help me do that. I agree with you completely.Herbalife Las Vegashttp://www.weightloss222.comnoreply@blogger.com