Comments on: 5 Frugal Goals for the New Year http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Heather http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-74077 Heather Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:07:47 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-74077 Just came across your site. You mentioned lowering your grocery bill to $80 - my friend uses e-mealz that will plan your meals for the week using the store of your choice's coupons and sale items at the cost of $5 a month. It's suppose to a feed 4-6 people and average $75. She loves it - I just can't cook. :) Just came across your site. You mentioned lowering your grocery bill to $80 – my friend uses e-mealz that will plan your meals for the week using the store of your choice’s coupons and sale items at the cost of $5 a month. It’s suppose to a feed 4-6 people and average $75. She loves it – I just can’t cook. :)

]]> By: Goal Update for February http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-25361 Goal Update for February Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:54:13 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-25361 [...] Since it’s a new month, I thought I’d give a little update on how things are going with my goals for the new year. [...] [...] Since it’s a new month, I thought I’d give a little update on how things are going with my goals for the new year. [...]

]]> By: Jared http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-24062 Jared Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:15:24 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-24062 Found your site through Re-Nest. I love your ideas on reusing household items!!! If you are looking for a camera body, I would suggest looking through craigslist. A nice 40D can be found for $600 and spend the rest in getting a nice used lens. 40D has live view which is really useful for shooting stills. All of the photos on our site is taken with the 40D with the 100mm macro and 50mm. Found your site through Re-Nest. I love your ideas on reusing household items!!!

If you are looking for a camera body, I would suggest looking through craigslist. A nice 40D can be found for $600 and spend the rest in getting a nice used lens. 40D has live view which is really useful for shooting stills. All of the photos on our site is taken with the 40D with the 100mm macro and 50mm.

]]> By: Loren http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-23477 Loren Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:11:25 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-23477 One other question for you. Do you have a strategy to shopping at Goodwill? Our store here had over 300 donations at the end of the year and I'm waiting on them to catch up to get the stuff put out. I saw a lot of great donations in the time that I was there. Do you go at a certain time of year, day of week, season, etc? How do you stop yourself from getting the things that are great deals, but you really don't need them?? :-) Thanks! One other question for you. Do you have a strategy to shopping at Goodwill? Our store here had over 300 donations at the end of the year and I’m waiting on them to catch up to get the stuff put out. I saw a lot of great donations in the time that I was there.
Do you go at a certain time of year, day of week, season, etc? How do you stop yourself from getting the things that are great deals, but you really don’t need them?? :-)
Thanks!

]]> By: Loren http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-23475 Loren Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:08:33 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-23475 Hi Kristen- I have been a reader and fan from afar for about a year now and I just wanted to tell you how much I love your blog and your photos. They are SO beautiful!! I feel that I have so much in common with you, even though I don't even truely know you. Anyway, we have a new Sienna (program car through my husband's job) and we LOVE it! My husband also has an Toyota Avalon that has over 130,000 miles on it and it is going strong!! Whenever we need parts, we get them at a discount through his job and he does the easier work himself. (MY DH works for Toyota) So...you might ask around to find out if anyone you know works for Toyota for parts, while you save up. Anyway, photography, piano, homeschooling, and frugalness - they are all things I am passionate about and am so happy that you are sharing your experiences with us. Keep up the great work and I'm sure your goals will be obtained. Hi Kristen-
I have been a reader and fan from afar for about a year now and I just wanted to tell you how much I love your blog and your photos. They are SO beautiful!! I feel that I have so much in common with you, even though I don’t even truely know you.
Anyway, we have a new Sienna (program car through my husband’s job) and we LOVE it! My husband also has an Toyota Avalon that has over 130,000 miles on it and it is going strong!! Whenever we need parts, we get them at a discount through his job and he does the easier work himself. (MY DH works for Toyota) So…you might ask around to find out if anyone you know works for Toyota for parts, while you save up.
Anyway, photography, piano, homeschooling, and frugalness – they are all things I am passionate about and am so happy that you are sharing your experiences with us. Keep up the great work and I’m sure your goals will be obtained.

]]> By: Battra92 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-23435 Battra92 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:16:17 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-23435 You really don't need to keep chasing camera bodies, especially with Digital. Top of the line cameras today are only marginally better than the high end film ones that sell for less than $50 on eBay. I'm hanging onto my old Yashica FX-3 and its nice lenses. So long as film is made, that's where I'm staying. You really don’t need to keep chasing camera bodies, especially with Digital. Top of the line cameras today are only marginally better than the high end film ones that sell for less than $50 on eBay.

I’m hanging onto my old Yashica FX-3 and its nice lenses. So long as film is made, that’s where I’m staying.

]]> By: Amy http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-23420 Amy Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:48:41 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-23420 When I was growing up I loved spending the night at my best friends house because her mother was a great cook. She was good at thinking outside of the box when it came to breakfast food and leftovers played a big part. I remember eating left over roast beef, and roast chicken, and once she made fish sticks. My kids liked leftover pizza or cheese quesadillas or grilled cheese. It's easy to get into a breakfast rut with pancakes, waffles, rolls, cereal, etc. Good luck! When I was growing up I loved spending the night at my best friends house because her mother was a great cook. She was good at thinking outside of the box when it came to breakfast food and leftovers played a big part. I remember eating left over roast beef, and roast chicken, and once she made fish sticks. My kids liked leftover pizza or cheese quesadillas or grilled cheese. It’s easy to get into a breakfast rut with pancakes, waffles, rolls, cereal, etc. Good luck!

]]> By: J. Money http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-23408 J. Money Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:21:34 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-23408 Ooooh I like that #2 up there ;) I just use a spreadsheet myself, but it's the whole updating part of budgeting and tracking our finances that makes it happen! Good work, I'm sure you can do it. Ooooh I like that #2 up there ;) I just use a spreadsheet myself, but it’s the whole updating part of budgeting and tracking our finances that makes it happen! Good work, I’m sure you can do it.

]]> By: Julia http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-23346 Julia Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:46:53 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-23346 "There are worse things than having a mom who insists on serving homemade bread and granola at breakfast, right??" Um, yes. My mom fed us Hostess "chocolate" (was that glue-like glaze actually chocolate?---I don't know) donuts every morning or Pillsbury instant breakfast. I'm sure there's enough preservatives in my body left over from the '70's to keep me fresh long after I'm gone! So keep up the good work, your breakfast routine is better than that of MANY moms out there. Luckily for me, my son likes reheated pancakes 'cause that's quicker than even toasting a bagel, and I always make my pancakes with at least half whole wheat pastry flour for extra fiber. He does like cereal too but just plain "Joe's Oh's" from Trader Joes (their version of Cheerios) and at least those are good for him. “There are worse things than having a mom who insists on serving homemade bread and granola at breakfast, right??”

Um, yes. My mom fed us Hostess “chocolate” (was that glue-like glaze actually chocolate?—I don’t know) donuts every morning or Pillsbury instant breakfast. I’m sure there’s enough preservatives in my body left over from the ’70′s to keep me fresh long after I’m gone!

So keep up the good work, your breakfast routine is better than that of MANY moms out there. Luckily for me, my son likes reheated pancakes ’cause that’s quicker than even toasting a bagel, and I always make my pancakes with at least half whole wheat pastry flour for extra fiber. He does like cereal too but just plain “Joe’s Oh’s” from Trader Joes (their version of Cheerios) and at least those are good for him.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2010/01/5-frugal-goals-for-the-new-year/#comment-23321 Debbie Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:15:34 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=4549#comment-23321 Have you tried Amy Dacyczyn's muffin formula? That might work for ya'.....I really enjoy your blog! Have you tried Amy Dacyczyn’s muffin formula? That might work for ya’…..I really enjoy your blog!

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