Comments on: The Ultimate Cheapskate http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-cheapskate/ A rich life without a lot of money Thu, 24 May 2012 11:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff Yeager http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-cheapskate/#comment-26739 Jeff Yeager Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:27:52 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=588#comment-26739 Hey FrugalBabe - Love your blog. Thanks for mentioning my little book. It's my first book, and I'm really proud of it. Hope you enjoyed the rest of it, and I admire and respect you for borrowing it from the library --- you're a true sister of the Cheaphood. Stay Cheap! -Jeff Yeager Hey FrugalBabe -
Love your blog. Thanks for mentioning my little book. It’s my first book, and I’m really proud of it. Hope you enjoyed the rest of it, and I admire and respect you for borrowing it from the library — you’re a true sister of the Cheaphood.

Stay Cheap!
-Jeff Yeager

]]> By: Sherry http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-cheapskate/#comment-25357 Sherry Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:37:19 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=588#comment-25357 FB - Our library has ordered this in the last few weeks - before I even had a chance to request it. So, I am on the reserve list....There are two books that I would like to recommend, neither of which are strictly about frugality, but rather sustainability and simplicity. There are wonderful and thought provoking questions and exercises in both.HOW TO WANT WHAT YOU HAVE (Discovering the Magic and Grandeur of Ordinary Existence) by Timothy Miller - and SIMPLICITY (Notes, Stories and Exercises for Developing Unimaginable Wealth) by Mark A. Burch. I have had these for several years and return to them frequently - worth the space they take up on my bookshelf. However, get them from the library if you can. Try interlibrary loan, a priceless library resource! FB – Our library has ordered this in the last few weeks – before I even had a chance to request it. So, I am on the reserve list….There are two books that I would like to recommend, neither of which are strictly about frugality, but rather sustainability and simplicity. There are wonderful and thought provoking questions and exercises in both.HOW TO WANT WHAT YOU HAVE (Discovering the Magic and Grandeur of Ordinary Existence) by Timothy Miller – and SIMPLICITY (Notes, Stories and Exercises for Developing Unimaginable Wealth) by Mark A. Burch. I have had these for several years and return to them frequently – worth the space they take up on my bookshelf. However, get them from the library if you can. Try interlibrary loan, a priceless library resource!

]]> By: RetiredAt47 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-cheapskate/#comment-25239 RetiredAt47 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:33:06 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=588#comment-25239 That book sounds great! I love books like that and have read most of them (I think) but here's one I hadn't heard of. I am going to see if our library has it, or try interlibrary loan if not. Thanks for the recommendation. That book sounds great! I love books like that and have read most of them (I think) but here’s one I hadn’t heard of. I am going to see if our library has it, or try interlibrary loan if not. Thanks for the recommendation.

]]> By: Frugal Babe http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-cheapskate/#comment-25208 Frugal Babe Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:24:36 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=588#comment-25208 @neimanmarxist, We have a mortgage with no prepayment restrictions at all. when we bought our house, our mortgage broker worked for a compsny that was all about paying off mortgages quickly. So the only mortgages they dealt with all allowed for prepayments. My brother also makes extra payments on his mortgage, and has no issues with it. Our mortgage is through Chase, if that helps. when you're looking for a mortgage, just make it clear that you won't take one with prepayment restrictions - there will still be plenty of options for you. @neimanmarxist, We have a mortgage with no prepayment restrictions at all. when we bought our house, our mortgage broker worked for a compsny that was all about paying off mortgages quickly. So the only mortgages they dealt with all allowed for prepayments. My brother also makes extra payments on his mortgage, and has no issues with it. Our mortgage is through Chase, if that helps. when you’re looking for a mortgage, just make it clear that you won’t take one with prepayment restrictions – there will still be plenty of options for you.

]]> By: neimanmarxist http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-cheapskate/#comment-25200 neimanmarxist Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:18:15 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=588#comment-25200 this book sounds great! our library doesn't have very much of a pf selection at all but i will keep an eye out for it (isn't that the weirdest expression?) i have a question about paying mortgages early: i know some people whose company does not allow them to pay extra on the principal, or has a cap on the principal of $250 extra/month or somehting. I would not want to get a mortgage unless I was able to pay it down as quickly as I was able- are such mortgages available?it sounds like you have one of those. I have been reading PF books but have not been able to get a clear enough answer. thx! this book sounds great! our library doesn’t have very much of a pf selection at all but i will keep an eye out for it (isn’t that the weirdest expression?) i have a question about paying mortgages early: i know some people whose company does not allow them to pay extra on the principal, or has a cap on the principal of $250 extra/month or somehting. I would not want to get a mortgage unless I was able to pay it down as quickly as I was able- are such mortgages available?it sounds like you have one of those. I have been reading PF books but have not been able to get a clear enough answer. thx!

]]> By: Sherry http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/25/the-ultimate-cheapskate/#comment-25187 Sherry Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:25:14 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=588#comment-25187 Frugal Babe - Haven't heard of this book, butit sounds like fun!...I totally agree with your sentiments about libraries - let them store the books, and save your shelf space. However, I have discovered that libraries tend to weed my favorite books (usually fiction, but non-fictions too sometimes) out of their collections, right behind my back! Very annoying when you go to look for something and it's GONE......I think your frugal philosophy is spot-on! Keep these wonderful and inspiring blogs coming. Frugal Babe – Haven’t heard of this book, butit sounds like fun!…I totally agree with your sentiments about libraries – let them store the books, and save your shelf space. However, I have discovered that libraries tend to weed my favorite books (usually fiction, but non-fictions too sometimes) out of their collections, right behind my back! Very annoying when you go to look for something and it’s GONE……I think your frugal philosophy is spot-on! Keep these wonderful and inspiring blogs coming.

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