Comments on: Nickel and Diming http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2008/12/nickel-and-diming/ Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:29:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Margo http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2008/12/nickel-and-diming/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Margo Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:51:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/nickel-and-diming/#comment-12 I left a paltry part time salary behind a few years ago, and at least that was good training for this... essentially we had to give up eating out so much. The weird thing is, I'm kind of having a good time in some ways with this now, and I like not being so wasteful. If my husband gets laid off or something, I'll feel stupid for saying that! I've been around a lot of the whole "keep up with the Jones's,let's talk about real estate and stocks thing" that has gleefully entertained so many of us in recent years. I feel like now, I'm getting to know people better, whom I have known for a long time, and they may be getting to know me. It's much nicer to wear your fat pants and have a potluck than to squeeze yourself into a pair of spanx to get all dressed up and try to impress each other. I've always been a pretty cheap date, because I rarely drink (it's the one thing in the world that puts my allergies in a spin.) That imported vodka's not as bad as most though. Clean stuff. I left a paltry part time salary behind a few years ago, and at least that was good training for this… essentially we had to give up eating out so much. The weird thing is, I’m kind of having a good time in some ways with this now, and I like not being so wasteful. If my husband gets laid off or something, I’ll feel stupid for saying that! I’ve been around a lot of the whole “keep up with the Jones’s,let’s talk about real estate and stocks thing” that has gleefully entertained so many of us in recent years. I feel like now, I’m getting to know people better, whom I have known for a long time, and they may be getting to know me. It’s much nicer to wear your fat pants and have a potluck than to squeeze yourself into a pair of spanx to get all dressed up and try to impress each other. I’ve always been a pretty cheap date, because I rarely drink (it’s the one thing in the world that puts my allergies in a spin.) That imported vodka’s not as bad as most though. Clean stuff.

]]> By: phd in yogurtry http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2008/12/nickel-and-diming/comment-page-1/#comment-11 phd in yogurtry Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:14:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/nickel-and-diming/#comment-11 I've been living the frugality thing for a long time. I was a graduate student living on small stipend for too many years. I got used to "doing without." I love bargain hunting at thrift stores, so BTDT. <br/><br/>But yes, right now, pinching tighter in fear of economic impact. Eating out less with the family, which is to say, we've gone from seldom to hardly ever. Entertaining friends with home cooked meals in. I love to cook, so it's not too much of a sacrifice. Not sure guests would agree? Oh, and the hardest cut of all. I went from imported vodka to domestic. Wah. I’ve been living the frugality thing for a long time. I was a graduate student living on small stipend for too many years. I got used to “doing without.” I love bargain hunting at thrift stores, so BTDT.

But yes, right now, pinching tighter in fear of economic impact. Eating out less with the family, which is to say, we’ve gone from seldom to hardly ever. Entertaining friends with home cooked meals in. I love to cook, so it’s not too much of a sacrifice. Not sure guests would agree? Oh, and the hardest cut of all. I went from imported vodka to domestic. Wah.

]]> By: Leah Ingram http://www.lifeintheshortlane.com/2008/12/nickel-and-diming/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Leah Ingram Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:03:00 +0000 http://lifeintheshortlane123.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/nickel-and-diming/#comment-10 Thanks for mentioning my Suddenly Frugal blog. FYI, we've moved to a new platform so the new address is <a HREF="http://suddenlyfrugal.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">http://suddenlyfrugal.wordpress.com</a>. Thanks again for the shout out. Thanks for mentioning my Suddenly Frugal blog. FYI, we’ve moved to a new platform so the new address is http://suddenlyfrugal.wordpress.com. Thanks again for the shout out.

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