tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post2124689388772947067..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: Frugal ZeitgeistFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-10727529289928088912009-03-24T04:47:00.000-05:002009-03-24T04:47:00.000-05:00I've always been frugalish and a thrift store junk...I've always been frugalish and a thrift store junkie but now I am Very Serious about it. <BR/><BR/>The trick for me is not engaging in the Trade Off - e.g. well, I buy all my work clothes at the thrift store, therefore I am entitled to blow money on a brand new rototiller instead of looking for used. <BR/><BR/>It is still an adventure for me and not a burden. Having a job and not being completely without resources helps in the adventure, I don't feel deprived. I agree with others who say your workshop should be well-attended now, frugal is the new black.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817696993042085671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-58370617645446617372009-03-23T20:24:00.000-05:002009-03-23T20:24:00.000-05:00@Cubicle--You are lucky to be so frugal at your st...@Cubicle--You are lucky to be so frugal at your stage of life!<BR/>@Terri--If you do a workshop, post some material! I'll do the same.<BR/>@Funny--Aren't we lucky?<BR/>@Duchesse-Honestly, it's NOT frugal to hunt down bargain broccoli. I admit, though, that I have to fight the urge to do such things.<BR/><BR/>@Fabulously and zeitgeist--I'm so glad my title helped you find me...and me you! I'll be visiting often.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-21380667207430640722009-03-23T11:11:00.000-05:002009-03-23T11:11:00.000-05:00I'm new to your blog, but I must say: I love the ...I'm new to your blog, but I must say: I love the title of your post. Mad props to Fabulously Broke for passing it on.frugal zeitgeisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804781758510341558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-11185625367779582662009-03-23T10:22:00.000-05:002009-03-23T10:22:00.000-05:00You've just named one of my favourite blogs ever L...You've just named one of my favourite blogs ever LOL.. "<A HREF="http://frugalzeitgeist.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Frugal Zeitgeist</A>" who named her blog close to what you wrote about in your post.<BR/><BR/>I am a newcomer but I am not a long timer or hard core about it. *shrug* I just don't see the point in saving $0.50 if the grocery store is halfway across town and half an hour away.FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-63575264481649851812009-03-23T08:47:00.000-05:002009-03-23T08:47:00.000-05:00I am the daughter of the queen of frugality, but I...I am the daughter of the queen of frugality, but I railed against it. Like so many of our parents' traits, you get older, and they start coming to the fore and feeling pretty good. <BR/><BR/>I used to visit my mother in FL and she'd send me out with a fistful of coupons; she never really "got" that one should also factor in the cost of gas and one's time. SO I'd spend my precious hours in FL not with her, but hunting down broccoli that was 16 cents cheaper here than there. I'd come home from these trips saying to DH "Take me to dinner somewhere REALLY expensive."<BR/><BR/>Now that I'm semi-semi-retired, I need those frugalish ways and find they are easy to adopt, lurking there in my DNA.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-57007638749895689602009-03-23T06:32:00.000-05:002009-03-23T06:32:00.000-05:00LOL! I've always been a little "funny" about money...LOL! I've always been a little "funny" about money. Got it from my father, who made Uncle Scrooge look like a big spender.<BR/><BR/>Frugality being all the rage just now, the workshop should go over well this time.Funny about Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188173788063351801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-69630834289540479752009-03-22T21:33:00.000-05:002009-03-22T21:33:00.000-05:00Ditto the above.Our professional development budge...Ditto the above.<BR/><BR/>Our professional development budget has been seriously cut at the college where I teach. The resourceful director has recruited faculty who could give short workshops--and one on frugality is something I thought to offer. I'll bet your attendance will be up now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-44997655781523179562009-03-22T20:03:00.000-05:002009-03-22T20:03:00.000-05:00Long timer here, but much more focused here lately...Long timer here, but much more focused here lately. Just coincidental timing with the economic downturn though.Over the Cubicle Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842722161649016062noreply@blogger.com