Comments on: Then It Hit Me: We Don’t Buy Stuff…. http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Anti-Frugality Trend: Buying Outrageously Expensive Foods - MomGrind http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-16453 The Anti-Frugality Trend: Buying Outrageously Expensive Foods - MomGrind Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:04:44 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-16453 [...] many people are being as frugal as they can, and some even say that frugality and simplicity are “in” while overspending [...] [...] many people are being as frugal as they can, and some even say that frugality and simplicity are “in” while overspending [...]

]]> By: FD » Blog Archive » Firm to spearhead debt awareness workshops19 Feb 2008 by adm… http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-15031 FD » Blog Archive » Firm to spearhead debt awareness workshops19 Feb 2008 by adm… Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:35:46 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-15031 [...] Then It Hit Me: We Dont Buy Stuff. [...] [...] Then It Hit Me: We Dont Buy Stuff. [...]

]]> By: Festival Of Frugality #114 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-12605 Festival Of Frugality #114 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:04:31 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-12605 [...] Mrs. Micah writes about budgeting and not buying stuff. [...] [...] Mrs. Micah writes about budgeting and not buying stuff. [...]

]]> By: Making Money Journal » Posts I Enjoyed Reading This Week: Not Spending Money Edition http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-12538 Making Money Journal » Posts I Enjoyed Reading This Week: Not Spending Money Edition Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:59:28 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-12538 [...] Micah discusss her spending habits in Then It Hit Me: We Don’t Buy Stuff…. She has some simple rules that she follows and has paid off for [...] [...] Micah discusss her spending habits in Then It Hit Me: We Don’t Buy Stuff…. She has some simple rules that she follows and has paid off for [...]

]]> By: Amy http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11846 Amy Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:37:32 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11846 Wow! You sound a lot like us, but I still need a little work in this category. Right now I am in a purging kind of mood so I am getting rid of more than we are bringing in. I am trying to reclaim lost space in our home so that has been a top priority instead of getting more junk :) Great post! Wow! You sound a lot like us, but I still need a little work in this category. Right now I am in a purging kind of mood so I am getting rid of more than we are bringing in. I am trying to reclaim lost space in our home so that has been a top priority instead of getting more junk :) Great post!

]]> By: Laura http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11845 Laura Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:32:01 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11845 If you're happy, then congrats. It's a great position to be in when you're content with what you have. If you’re happy, then congrats. It’s a great position to be in when you’re content with what you have.

]]> By: Examining My Tactics | A Penny Saved http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11839 Examining My Tactics | A Penny Saved Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:58:08 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11839 [...] responsibility is a sign of maturity, but frugality has come pretty easily to me. Like Mrs. Micah, I don’t buy “stuff.” I pay for rent, internet, cell phone, groceries (and other toiletries/household items, like toilet [...] [...] responsibility is a sign of maturity, but frugality has come pretty easily to me. Like Mrs. Micah, I don’t buy “stuff.” I pay for rent, internet, cell phone, groceries (and other toiletries/household items, like toilet [...]

]]> By: Jesse http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11838 Jesse Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:53:56 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11838 You need a "favorites" section and then put this one in it immediately...it really does all boil down to this.. You need a “favorites” section and then put this one in it immediately…it really does all boil down to this..

]]> By: Mercedes http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11834 Mercedes Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:08:36 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11834 I think two things that allow me to have a good financial life is that I am very analytical. I don't have a problem working with numbers and running scenarios. I have budgets for the next two years (just possibilities) and have a retirement model I have put together. I also don't have a problem researching things. I don't have a problem when my husband asks me to look for investing alternatives for our savings. I enjoy doing that. For me, knowledge is power. I think two things that allow me to have a good financial life is that I am very analytical. I don’t have a problem working with numbers and running scenarios. I have budgets for the next two years (just possibilities) and have a retirement model I have put together. I also don’t have a problem researching things. I don’t have a problem when my husband asks me to look for investing alternatives for our savings. I enjoy doing that. For me, knowledge is power.

]]> By: Meg from The Bargain Queens & All About Appearances http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11833 Meg from The Bargain Queens & All About Appearances Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:58:04 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/02/18/then-it-hit-me-we-dont-buy-stuff/#comment-11833 We're definitely buying less stuff. And when we do buy stuff, it's no longer junk. The more my husband and I declutter and organize, the harder it is to bring new stuff into the house. And sure, it's not like we have lots of money to spend on stuff anyway, but it feels better to not get something because we don't have a good place for it than to have to tell ourselves that we're broke. It's also better to say now because it's not quite perfect. Not that we've ever been big into 'cheap plastic crap' and knick knacks, but everything that we buy has a purpose -- whether it's a brown skirt to fill a hole in my wardrobe, or a set of cheap but very nice glass votive holders that match our decor and let us light up our amethyst and quartz crystal collections. We did buy quite a few things this weekend, but they were things we had been looking for and we managed to find them at discount stores without sacrificing quality. And we still managed to spend less than we would have a few months ago. We’re definitely buying less stuff. And when we do buy stuff, it’s no longer junk.

The more my husband and I declutter and organize, the harder it is to bring new stuff into the house. And sure, it’s not like we have lots of money to spend on stuff anyway, but it feels better to not get something because we don’t have a good place for it than to have to tell ourselves that we’re broke. It’s also better to say now because it’s not quite perfect.

Not that we’ve ever been big into ‘cheap plastic crap’ and knick knacks, but everything that we buy has a purpose — whether it’s a brown skirt to fill a hole in my wardrobe, or a set of cheap but very nice glass votive holders that match our decor and let us light up our amethyst and quartz crystal collections.

We did buy quite a few things this weekend, but they were things we had been looking for and we managed to find them at discount stores without sacrificing quality. And we still managed to spend less than we would have a few months ago.

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