Rate your frugality

Subject: Rate your frugality Fri 13 Apr 2007, 11:32 pm

Answer by ticking your selected choice.
(Thanks to Donna for the poll suggestion).
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~ By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. --Agesilaus ~

Subject: Re: Rate your frugality Fri 13 Apr 2007, 11:35 pm

I ticked most of the time as we occasionally treat ourselves to a trip to the movies or a meal out, but not very often. We shop around and compare prices/deals for all household purchases/expenses and normally try to get the best value for our money.
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~ By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. --Agesilaus ~

Subject: Re: Rate your frugality Sat 14 Apr 2007, 12:09 am

I ticked most of the time ... I am careful most of the time , but I do spoil my family and DH especially my DH .. I buy him the ice cream he likes and I will spend whatever to make him happy and I tend to spoil my Grandchildren ..
we are careful about major purchases and we careful with our money and investments
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Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Subject: Re: Rate your frugality Sat 14 Apr 2007, 5:31 am

I ticked most of the time as well.
I am very frugal when it comes to most things, but I am NOT very frugal when it comes to eating out. I eat out way too much. I didnt realize it until I received a statement in the mail as to how much we do eat out. It has to change.

~M
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Subject: Re: Rate your frugality Sat 14 Apr 2007, 8:54 am

I clicked always,,I think I am pinching pennies all the time,,and when we do eat out I usually have a coupon or theres a deal.We just bought a 05 truck,,which was a nice chunk of change but we traded in our older cherokee and with now owning a home we need a truck also,,so no more renting a uhaul etc.I have a method to my madness,,,lol

Subject: Re: Rate your frugality Sat 14 Apr 2007, 10:22 am

Always...by necessity! We have had quite a loss of income with maybe more to come, so our pennies are begging for mercy. LOL
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MARY

Subject: Re: Rate your frugality Mon 16 Apr 2007, 9:48 am

I checked most of the time. dh is more spontaneous in purchasing things than I am.

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I clicked always....we have very few pennies to spend...so we need to pinch each one! It gets exhausting...would love a Big Mac! LOL

Subject: Re: Rate your frugality Tue 17 Apr 2007, 9:12 pm

I said always because even though we make ends meet, we have no savings to fall back on in case of emergencies, and no credit cards, so this tends to help us keep things in perspective and find the absolute cheapest prices for any purchases. We still spend money on recreation and meals out when the cook (me!) is too tired to cook. Even then we use coupons, special events savings, and free tickets from local TV and radio stations, and invitations to speaking engagements where the food and lodging is free!
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