Comments on: Do You Love the Object Or the Experience? http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/ Learning about frugality Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Link Love: Pumpkins Galore! | Remodeling This Life http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 Link Love: Pumpkins Galore! | Remodeling This Life Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:04:03 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1430#comment-2442 [...] Do You Love the Object or the Experience? [...] [...] Do You Love the Object or the Experience? [...]

]]> By: Weekend Roundup - The Decluttering Edition | Not Made Of Money http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Weekend Roundup - The Decluttering Edition | Not Made Of Money Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:10:47 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1430#comment-2285 [...] Almost Frugal asks “Do You Love the Object Or the Experience?” [...] [...] Almost Frugal asks “Do You Love the Object Or the Experience?” [...]

]]> By: Shevy http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 Shevy Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:11:31 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1430#comment-2247 I lived in Calgary for several years when my big kids were babies and I used to go out pretty well every day with them. Partly I had horrible "cabin fever" all winter, partly my ex worked nights or graveyards and needed to sleep in the day (hard to do with a couple of little ones bopping around), partly I was terribly lonely in a strange city where nobody seemed friendly and the weather was either boiling hot or way below zero. We lived across the street from a mall and I knew the place like the back of my hand! But I didn't buy a tremendous amount of stuff and what I did buy was generally fairly inexpensive. Where I spent a lot of money at one point was going to the movies pretty well daily when I only had one baby. He was super good and quiet when we were there and it was one of the few places he would actually sleep during the day. (I should note that this was almost 30 years ago when movies were very cheap, particularly matinees, although it still added up to a scary amount over the course of a month). Of course, now I really can't remember the last movie I went to, but I know it was a kiddy movie with Dear Child. Maybe Open Season? I lived in Calgary for several years when my big kids were babies and I used to go out pretty well every day with them. Partly I had horrible “cabin fever” all winter, partly my ex worked nights or graveyards and needed to sleep in the day (hard to do with a couple of little ones bopping around), partly I was terribly lonely in a strange city where nobody seemed friendly and the weather was either boiling hot or way below zero. We lived across the street from a mall and I knew the place like the back of my hand!

But I didn’t buy a tremendous amount of stuff and what I did buy was generally fairly inexpensive. Where I spent a lot of money at one point was going to the movies pretty well daily when I only had one baby. He was super good and quiet when we were there and it was one of the few places he would actually sleep during the day. (I should note that this was almost 30 years ago when movies were very cheap, particularly matinees, although it still added up to a scary amount over the course of a month).

Of course, now I really can’t remember the last movie I went to, but I know it was a kiddy movie with Dear Child. Maybe Open Season?

]]> By: Weekend Reads | My Daily Dollars http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 Weekend Reads | My Daily Dollars Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:21:21 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1430#comment-2236 [...] around the web, I connected to Almost Frugal’s musings on shopping.  She asks if you shop for the experience or the object.  I used to indulge in the whole experience far too often.  Now, I’m trying to discover the [...] [...] around the web, I connected to Almost Frugal’s musings on shopping.  She asks if you shop for the experience or the object.  I used to indulge in the whole experience far too often.  Now, I’m trying to discover the [...]

]]> By: Kelly http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 Kelly Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:06:38 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1430#comment-2208 @Amiyrah, that's a great way to indulge in window shopping, but still be restrained! @Amiyrah, that’s a great way to indulge in window shopping, but still be restrained!

]]> By: Amiyrah http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Amiyrah Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:46:21 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1430#comment-2203 I used to love to shop for the experience. This is how I began my shoe addiction lol. Now, hubby pretty much has to push me out the house to window shop. I do like to go with him and my son because I have to reason NOT to buy those cute shoes standing right next to me. It really is fun to window shop still, and if I really love something, I start to save up for it and come back in a few weeks to get it. If its gone, then it wasn't meant to be, but at least I have the money saved for something else I may like! I used to love to shop for the experience. This is how I began my shoe addiction lol. Now, hubby pretty much has to push me out the house to window shop. I do like to go with him and my son because I have to reason NOT to buy those cute shoes standing right next to me. It really is fun to window shop still, and if I really love something, I start to save up for it and come back in a few weeks to get it. If its gone, then it wasn’t meant to be, but at least I have the money saved for something else I may like!

]]> By: penguinlady http://almostfrugal.com/2008/10/10/do-you-love-the-object-or-the-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2202 penguinlady Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:45:23 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=1430#comment-2202 I also would shop just to get out of the house. I work from home, so I get "stir crazy" a lot, especially in winter. Since I started a class once a week, I don't feel quite as bound as I did before, but still find myself going to the grocery store on my lunch hour just to get away from my laptop. I try to keep to a strict grocery budget, though, so I don't overbuy. I also would shop just to get out of the house. I work from home, so I get “stir crazy” a lot, especially in winter. Since I started a class once a week, I don’t feel quite as bound as I did before, but still find myself going to the grocery store on my lunch hour just to get away from my laptop. I try to keep to a strict grocery budget, though, so I don’t overbuy.

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