Comments on: Festival Of Frugality Favorites

By: The Life Less Traveled

The Life Less Traveled — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:23:58 +0000

I’m so glad you liked my interview. Thanks for including The Life Less Traveled in the carnival!

By: GC

GC — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:49:37 +0000

tofu is not cheap around here
I don’t know why.
it’s cheaper in the short run to eat meat.

By: Shamelle - TheEhanceLife

Shamelle - TheEhanceLife — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:53:09 +0000

Thanks for the links. I enjoyed “Money Matters making a case for frugality” the most.

By: FrugalBabe

FrugalBabe — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:26:09 +0000

anon – We don’t eat tofu or soy that often, specifically because of the debates on the health issues. We switched from soy milk to rice milk a few years ago, and only buy tofu about once a month. But we bought some on Friday, so we’re eating it now

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:03:37 +0000

Regarding tofu/soy and health, take it for what it’s worth:

http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/

By: April

April — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:49:50 +0000

I get the “no gifts” thing as someone who can’t stand clutter or storing STUFF we don’t use, but I can’t help but to agree with Miss Manners that sometimes this sentiment is interpreted as “cash is expected rather than goods.”

She recommends these options:
1) Come to agreements with relatives and with the parents of other children about limits on exchanges.

2) Refrain from naming minor present-giving events on their invitations, and only announcing adult birthdays, engagements and anniversaries when the guests are assembled.

3) Accept whatever they get graciously, and then quietly give what they can to charity.

Also, some guests might bring gifts anyway, then those who didn’t might feel bad, even though the invite did say “no gifts.”

Like Saving Advice, I have received some appalling invitations. When I was in elementary school, one girl (or her mother, I suppose)requested “gifts of clothes only.”

When I was getting married, I read countless message boards where brides wanted to know how to tell guests they just wanted cash. Directing gift-giving is so disgustingly greedy. The best gift I received was a glass jar that once belonged to my great grandmother. But then, I wasn’t looking to capitalize on my guests.

By: Family Smudge

Family Smudge — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:41:54 +0000

Hi there, saw your comment on lifelesstraveled and just wanted to say thanks for featuring our story in your blog!

I will have a look around; looks like my kind of place! We don’t have alot of money; but we are rich in life

Alice