Comments on: Were You Frugal Before the Recession?

By: Robbie @ Going Green Mama

Robbie @ Going Green Mama — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:23:24 +0000

We were frugal but not to the extent we are now, that’s for certain!

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:41:20 +0000

My husband nicknamed me “frugies” a long time ago because I am super frugal!!

By: Mrs. Not the Jet Set

Mrs. Not the Jet Set — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:52:27 +0000

We have always been tightwads! You never know when you will have an emergency AND it has always been the best way to be a true environmentalist. The “3 R’s” does start with reduce.

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:19:44 +0000

Yes, definitely! Hubby and I got married when we were still dirt poor college students working two jobs to pay the bills. Being together was more important than a fancy wedding or a lot of unnecessary stuff. But it meant we didn’t have a car for the first 6 months (5 miles round trip to the only grocery – Walmart, 2 miles to the laundrymat, 1 mile to school and jobs), our budget for anything other than food and textbooks was nonexistent, and we ate pb&j for lunch for a year.

Five years later, I’m in grad school and he has a job so our income has quadrupled (and it’s still not much) but we’re used to living on very little so I could cover our necessary monthly expenses with my measly stipend. The extra income does means we don’t have to sweat the small stuff (like that cup of green tea I bought this morning). We now give a lot to charity and the rest gets put in savings for the house we’ll get when I graduate. A lot less will be going to savings come April when #1 arrives but I think (hope) we’ll still manage to tuck away a bit.

By: KiwiLog

KiwiLog — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:37:28 +0000

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that we loved your post over at KiwiLog and decided to feature it as a part of our weekly mom blog round-up. Thanks!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:44:41 +0000

i’m starting to live frugally not just to save but to help the environment.