Comments on: Tell Us Tuesday: How Do Your Friends Help You To Be Frugal? http://almostfrugal.com/2010/01/26/tell-us-tuesday-your-friends-help-you-be-frugal/ Learning about frugality Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Simple in Francehttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/01/26/tell-us-tuesday-your-friends-help-you-be-frugal/#comment-6763 Simple in France Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:23:39 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=4112#comment-6763 Many of my friends have been very supportive of our efforts to save money. They will come over for a home cooked meal instead of eating out, for example. Having friends that are willing to be your friends even when you don't want to participate in expensive activities is a great resource. And some of our friends even helped us rethink our budget for living in France (those who had been here these last years and knew more about the cost of living than we did.) I've also got friends that I can exchange ideas with--recipes, cutting back on new stuff, etc. I think it would also be worth mentioning family because family can also be a huge help or hindrance to the frugal lifestyle. .-= Simple in France´s last blog ..Leeks, fennel and adapting to global change: dark days challenge week 11. =-. Many of my friends have been very supportive of our efforts to save money. They will come over for a home cooked meal instead of eating out, for example. Having friends that are willing to be your friends even when you don’t want to participate in expensive activities is a great resource. And some of our friends even helped us rethink our budget for living in France (those who had been here these last years and knew more about the cost of living than we did.) I’ve also got friends that I can exchange ideas with–recipes, cutting back on new stuff, etc.

I think it would also be worth mentioning family because family can also be a huge help or hindrance to the frugal lifestyle.
.-= Simple in France´s last blog ..Leeks, fennel and adapting to global change: dark days challenge week 11. =-.

]]> By: Griff with Debt Solutionshttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/01/26/tell-us-tuesday-your-friends-help-you-be-frugal/#comment-6758 Griff with Debt Solutions Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:24:29 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=4112#comment-6758 Well, to be honest I think my friends influence me in good ways in bad ways. The bad ways are that some of them are not frugal and end up spending their money on things that I would really like to have myself which makes me discontent. But the good side of it is when I hear of another friend talking about saving his/her money and not being able to afford something because they are sticking to their budget. These are the type of friends who indirectly challenge me to do better with my own finances. Well, to be honest I think my friends influence me in good ways in bad ways. The bad ways are that some of them are not frugal and end up spending their money on things that I would really like to have myself which makes me discontent.

But the good side of it is when I hear of another friend talking about saving his/her money and not being able to afford something because they are sticking to their budget. These are the type of friends who indirectly challenge me to do better with my own finances.

]]> By: Adamhttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/01/26/tell-us-tuesday-your-friends-help-you-be-frugal/#comment-6757 Adam Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:07:30 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=4112#comment-6757 We have this friend who is the queen of shopping. She has an ultra organized coupon book that should be pattented. She also does a lot of yard sales, Craigs List, Ebay, and the like. One of her best phrases when yard sailing she uses to get the price she is asking, is "it is worth every penny you are asking, but not to me...call me if you decide to sell for ..." great line. .-= Adam´s last blog ..<a href="http://pixelheadonline.com/blog/2010/01/26/can-you-sell-ads-on-a-twitter-account/" rel="nofollow">Can You Sell Ads on a Twitter Account?</a> =-. We have this friend who is the queen of shopping. She has an ultra organized coupon book that should be pattented. She also does a lot of yard sales, Craigs List, Ebay, and the like. One of her best phrases when yard sailing she uses to get the price she is asking, is “it is worth every penny you are asking, but not to me…call me if you decide to sell for …” great line.
.-= Adam´s last blog ..Can You Sell Ads on a Twitter Account? =-.

]]> By: Kasey at Thrifty Little Bloghttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/01/26/tell-us-tuesday-your-friends-help-you-be-frugal/#comment-6756 Kasey at Thrifty Little Blog Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:02 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=4112#comment-6756 I think it helps that I'm comfortable with my friends. I don't feel strange suggesting that we go to happy hour when the food is half priced or pulling a coupon out of my purse when it's time to pay. If I felt the need to keep up with the Joneses all the time, it would be tough to socialize with my friends. .-= Kasey at Thrifty Little Blog´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.thriftylittleblog.com/2010/01/boxaholic.html" rel="nofollow">Boxaholic</a> =-. I think it helps that I’m comfortable with my friends. I don’t feel strange suggesting that we go to happy hour when the food is half priced or pulling a coupon out of my purse when it’s time to pay. If I felt the need to keep up with the Joneses all the time, it would be tough to socialize with my friends.
.-= Kasey at Thrifty Little Blog´s last blog ..Boxaholic =-.

]]> By: Louisehttp://almostfrugal.com/2010/01/26/tell-us-tuesday-your-friends-help-you-be-frugal/#comment-6754 Louise Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:13:51 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=4112#comment-6754 It's not so much that my friends and I share items to be frugal (save for some book lending here and there), so much as many of my friends cause me to stop and think. Many of them are still students or have taken on the lesser paying jobs like nurses or teachers and have no choice but to be more careful, whereas my husband and I are technically doing ok, but it helps to have to think that other people are getting by without x to rein myself in from impulse purchases and stay on budget. It’s not so much that my friends and I share items to be frugal (save for some book lending here and there), so much as many of my friends cause me to stop and think. Many of them are still students or have taken on the lesser paying jobs like nurses or teachers and have no choice but to be more careful, whereas my husband and I are technically doing ok, but it helps to have to think that other people are getting by without x to rein myself in from impulse purchases and stay on budget.

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