Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

badhair77

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14. Thanks for the encouragement.

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 10:07 PM

Dec 2011

It needs my creative needs also. The woman who directs the shelter is my hero. Her husband is the director of the men's shelter. I don't know how they do it. She drug tests and runs a tight ship. They are assisted with parenting and nutrition skills and she helps them find a job so they can move on and give space to someone else.

Another woman makes tote bags for the kids and they fill them with toothpaste, soap, etc. That would seem like a simple project, too. My attention span doesn't go beyond pillows these days.

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Being frugal does not mean being cheap. [View all] Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 OP

Thank you for expressing this so well. uppityperson Dec 2011 #1

Frugal and cheap can indeed run along different paths Kennah Dec 2011 #2

Good point. Inkjet printers, for example. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #5

I enjoy being frugal. I like trying to use whatever falls into my space. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #3

I think that is what holds us together here, Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #7

This year my youngest daughter and I wrapped all our presents in reusable JDPriestly Dec 2011 #8

What a cool idea! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #9

My daughter got lovely fabric for $2 per yard JDPriestly Dec 2011 #17

LMAO. Maybe you will think about that next year!!! Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #21

I never run out of uses for bags especially since I like to knit in the evenings JDPriestly Dec 2011 #22

Chico bags??? Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #23

Chico bags are a big bag within a small bag. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #24

I think of frugal as being Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #4

Efficient is a very good description of frugal. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #6

Or being a chisler Kolesar Dec 2011 #10

Amen!!!! nt Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #13

I use my leftovers for soup. badhair77 Dec 2011 #11

That is such a nice idea to make things Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #12

Thanks for the encouragement. badhair77 Dec 2011 #14

People like these are what I would consider saints. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #18

I almost forgot this one. badhair77 Dec 2011 #15

LOL, I do that too. But.... Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #20

"Cheap" is related to a mindset of consumption. kristopher Dec 2011 #16

I think you hit the nail on the head. It is waste Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #19