Comments on: Being Organized Saves Money http://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/ Learning about frugality Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Meg from FruWikihttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-5451 Meg from FruWiki Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:02:36 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-5451 Wow! Once a month?! That's bad enough for adults, but I can't imagine buying so many clothes for kids that young! They're still growing like weeds at that point. I wonder how she even has time and money to keep them in clothes if she has to always have a month's supply! And it sounds like it's time for the older kid(s) to start helping out with the laundry. At 13, they can do their own laundry, and help out their mom with the rest. Anyhow... I find that having an organized kitchen means less food waste. I'm constantly organizing the fridge and cabinets, so I always know what we have and can move things forward if they need to be eaten soon. I also organize things like cleaning supplies, office supplies, personal care products, etc. so that neither my husband nor I end up doing things like running to the store to buy yet another pair of scissors because we can't find any of other pairs. Also, by having a very uncluttered home, we feel less inclined to buy more stuff because we don't want to reclutter our house after working so hard to get rid of stuff. Wow! Once a month?! That’s bad enough for adults, but I can’t imagine buying so many clothes for kids that young! They’re still growing like weeds at that point. I wonder how she even has time and money to keep them in clothes if she has to always have a month’s supply! And it sounds like it’s time for the older kid(s) to start helping out with the laundry. At 13, they can do their own laundry, and help out their mom with the rest.

Anyhow…

I find that having an organized kitchen means less food waste. I’m constantly organizing the fridge and cabinets, so I always know what we have and can move things forward if they need to be eaten soon.

I also organize things like cleaning supplies, office supplies, personal care products, etc. so that neither my husband nor I end up doing things like running to the store to buy yet another pair of scissors because we can’t find any of other pairs.

Also, by having a very uncluttered home, we feel less inclined to buy more stuff because we don’t want to reclutter our house after working so hard to get rid of stuff.

]]> By: Jerryhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-4414 Jerry Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:14:40 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-4414 Well, I don't want to get in trouble with my better half but she's a bit of an organizational freak. She routinely organizes the clothes in the closets and dressers and every other place you can think of. She swears it's our insurance for finding stuff when you want it and not buying stuff again that you already have! I can't tell you how many times in my bachelor days that I would go to the grocery store only to buy the same thing I had in the fridge or cupboard. I have to admit staying organized leads to savings...even if it's a bit OCD at times :) Jerry www.leads4insurance.com Well, I don’t want to get in trouble with my better half but she’s a bit of an organizational freak. She routinely organizes the clothes in the closets and dressers and every other place you can think of. She swears it’s our insurance for finding stuff when you want it and not buying stuff again that you already have! I can’t tell you how many times in my bachelor days that I would go to the grocery store only to buy the same thing I had in the fridge or cupboard. I have to admit staying organized leads to savings…even if it’s a bit OCD at times :)
Jerry
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]]> By: thrrrnbushhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-225 thrrrnbush Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:56:00 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-225 Being organized saves me money when I put together a meal plan and a shopping list and then follow through on it. We have all of the ingredients, and I don't decide half-an-hour before mealtime that what I really want is an eight-hour crock pot recipe. That said I've totally got to rebalance my relationship with my kitchen. I can go almost a month on frugal nutritious homecooked meals three times a day and then I burn out. I'm currently boycotting that entire section of my house and the kids and I are living on the fruit bowl and the snack bin and as much drive-thru as my husband can procure. Tomorrow I will probably have to throw out all the fresh ingredients that have turned science project in my fridge and seeing that miserable waste will re-ignite my desire to manage my kitchen well. So for almost a month I'll... Well, you get the idea. <br/><br/>I'm still fine tuning this to eliminate the burnout cycle. But my laundry's good. I wash Monday through Thursday, a load or two a day, and then wash little extras (like booster seat covers, and cozy throws) on the weekends- as needed. As long as I stay on top of my daughter's desire to go through hourly wardrobe changes, laundry's not bad. I did the once a month thing with my husband and a laundromat pre-kids. I prefer the smaller frequent washes in a big way. Being organized saves me money when I put together a meal plan and a shopping list and then follow through on it. We have all of the ingredients, and I don’t decide half-an-hour before mealtime that what I really want is an eight-hour crock pot recipe. That said I’ve totally got to rebalance my relationship with my kitchen. I can go almost a month on frugal nutritious homecooked meals three times a day and then I burn out. I’m currently boycotting that entire section of my house and the kids and I are living on the fruit bowl and the snack bin and as much drive-thru as my husband can procure. Tomorrow I will probably have to throw out all the fresh ingredients that have turned science project in my fridge and seeing that miserable waste will re-ignite my desire to manage my kitchen well. So for almost a month I’ll… Well, you get the idea.

I’m still fine tuning this to eliminate the burnout cycle. But my laundry’s good. I wash Monday through Thursday, a load or two a day, and then wash little extras (like booster seat covers, and cozy throws) on the weekends- as needed. As long as I stay on top of my daughter’s desire to go through hourly wardrobe changes, laundry’s not bad. I did the once a month thing with my husband and a laundromat pre-kids. I prefer the smaller frequent washes in a big way.

]]> By: L@SpillingBucketshttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-223 L@SpillingBuckets Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:00 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-223 Being organized helps you save money so you don't go out and buy things twice. I used to have this conversation a lot:<br/><br/>"I know I have X somewhere!" <br/>- Search for hours. <br/>"Ahh, can't find X and I need it Now!" <br/>- go buy another one only to come home and find you had 3 X's in the closet behind the old Y's.<br/><br/>It stinks. But I am getting better with organization now. :) Being organized helps you save money so you don’t go out and buy things twice. I used to have this conversation a lot:

“I know I have X somewhere!”
- Search for hours.
“Ahh, can’t find X and I need it Now!”
- go buy another one only to come home and find you had 3 X’s in the closet behind the old Y’s.

It stinks. But I am getting better with organization now. :)

]]> By: Kellyhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-222 Kelly Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:40:00 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-222 I feel like I'm drowning in clothes, and I was almost daily! I feel like I'm drowning in clothes, and I was almost daily!

]]> By: Bethhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-221 Beth Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:30:00 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/2008/04/24/being-organized-saves-money/#comment-221 Once a month?!? How is that even possible? I feel like I'm drowning in clothes and I wash twice a week! Once a month?!? How is that even possible? I feel like I’m drowning in clothes and I wash twice a week!

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