tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post6185119125831438763..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: Chinaberry Books: Frugality and CommunityFrugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-59488665108724445052010-10-19T19:47:58.619-05:002010-10-19T19:47:58.619-05:00@Sheila--Wow! thanks for the comment. I am honored...@Sheila--Wow! thanks for the comment. I am honored.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-64024619597778273342010-10-19T13:21:46.907-05:002010-10-19T13:21:46.907-05:00Thanks so much for your thought-provoking post in ...Thanks so much for your thought-provoking post in support of Chinaberry! We love hearing about people who have know about us since way back when. <br /><br />You've really touched on a great idea to create space in your budget for community. I just love that concept and appreciate the reminder.<br /><br />Thanks again for shining the light on Chinaberry!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322378864219682526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-13745378340222915532010-10-19T13:02:01.220-05:002010-10-19T13:02:01.220-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322378864219682526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-89030314236358173712010-09-30T20:24:28.393-05:002010-09-30T20:24:28.393-05:00@Gayle Ann--Strangely, I don't feel guilty abo...@Gayle Ann--Strangely, I don't feel guilty about the library. It's part of the community too.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-68685484937450598932010-09-30T20:23:55.114-05:002010-09-30T20:23:55.114-05:00@Terri--I remember that catalog. It was fun to rea...@Terri--I remember that catalog. It was fun to read. I borrowed it from a friend--does that make me less guilty??<br /><br />@Linda--My conflicts exactly. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will return.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-41122588350809721352010-09-29T12:58:16.916-05:002010-09-29T12:58:16.916-05:00I do feel guilty that I get my books at the librar...I do feel guilty that I get my books at the library instead of from a small bookseller. I suspect my habits will change once I have grandkids to buy books for!Gayle Ann Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263198275373411006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-3707908021391286772010-09-29T01:06:55.861-05:002010-09-29T01:06:55.861-05:00I did enjoy the website very much and I may order ...I did enjoy the website very much and I may order from them for Christmas :) I have always loved children's books and used to buy them for myself, all grown up and all (I almost bought a Harry Potter wand at 29, so...;). Now that I have Luka and Zoe to buy and read to it is double the pleasure. I don't have the option of a library because we don't speak greek (yet), so buying or borrowing from friends are the only options.<br /><br />About the idea of community, I just wanted to mention that living in Africa (Ivory Coast) changed me in this (and many) ways. Africans (because this applies not only to Ivorians) have a very strong sense of community, they understand that we are all united in a common fate and that each person's actions have an impact in those that around him. Lack of compliance with these social norms is severely (socially) sanctionned. Selfishness or what is perceived as such) is not tolerated. I have written about it a little in two posts, below. They are in Spanish, unfortunately, but I am attaching the links just in case. <br /><br />http://diariodeunatrotamundos.blogspot.com/2010/05/donde-fueres-haz-lo-que-vieres.html<br /><br />http://diariodeunatrotamundos.blogspot.com/2010/03/la-solidaridad-bien-entendida-empieza.html<br /><br />Thanks for the thought provoking post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442166824598673183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-47413711419857805882010-09-28T21:42:05.655-05:002010-09-28T21:42:05.655-05:00This reminds me of the time I read books to my son...This reminds me of the time I read books to my son at night. Well, not anymore, he's all grown up.<br /><br />I would have to admit of being guilty too, getting a catalog and buying on another discount store. Oh well, it's to save after all...<br /><br />This is a nice blog by the way. Keep it up.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Linda Casey<br /><a href="http://www.buildingcreditforstudents.com/" rel="nofollow">Credit Cards for Students</a>Linda Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185364326617118095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-36455726690631071402010-09-28T20:24:19.680-05:002010-09-28T20:24:19.680-05:00I have been guilty of this very thing...with the &...I have been guilty of this very thing...with the "Common Reader" catalogue. I treated their review like a magazine and would pour over it endlessly. Often I would buy the books they recommended from the online retailer that shall not be named. However, I would buy British titles from them.<br /><br />They too had to stop sending out such a wonderful magalogue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-23931721733779069282010-09-28T18:53:22.997-05:002010-09-28T18:53:22.997-05:00@northmoon--Well put. I am working on this.
@marc...@northmoon--Well put. I am working on this.<br /><br />@marcela--You may enjoy looking through the website. How lucky you are to have little children to read to!<br /><br />@Duchesse--Oh, I have some of those toys--the marble run was a favorite.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-81320697557839691342010-09-28T15:34:13.099-05:002010-09-28T15:34:13.099-05:00Hear, hear Northmoon! When my sons were small I lo...Hear, hear Northmoon! When my sons were small I loved Discovery Toys and though not cheap, they lasted and returned so much delight- and were worth every penny. Not exactly a local business (it's home party based0 but so much better than Toys R Us, which one son called "Toyruss"Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-89002476185934652982010-09-28T15:32:03.210-05:002010-09-28T15:32:03.210-05:00This post reminded me of the movie "You'v...This post reminded me of the movie "You've got mail"...<br />How sad...<br />I love independent bookstores and artists and I have tried to support them, to make a little room in frugality for them. Being a minimalist helps, I guess, because I don't buy much, but now that I move from a country to another so often it is not always easy to find these gems. Thank you for sharing this website.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442166824598673183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-22480889723687234732010-09-28T15:31:41.802-05:002010-09-28T15:31:41.802-05:00Sometimes the cheapest option is not the best way ...Sometimes the cheapest option is not the best way to go if you consider the long term or bigger picture.<br /><br />Making the Walmart founders another billion or giving a neighbour who owns a small business a modest living? My choice is not Walmart.Northmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597456926736581361noreply@blogger.com