tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post1405972896281450553..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Creative FrugalityLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37267958657267943542008-04-20T11:26:00.000-07:002008-04-20T11:26:00.000-07:00I thank you for your reassurance, but frankly I wo...I thank you for your reassurance, but frankly I would fear giving inadvertent offense, being a feminist, an academic, and not a keeper-at-home...<BR/><BR/>Though I do maintain the Hungarian Pastry shop at 110th street and Amsterdam Avenue brews a tastier coffee than I am able, and more cheaply! Should anyone happen to visit Manhattan, stop by for a cuppa and hamentaschen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-73768623130011915132008-04-18T17:15:00.000-07:002008-04-18T17:15:00.000-07:00More Creative Frugality:When trying to stop so muc...More Creative Frugality:<BR/><BR/>When trying to stop so much money from flowing out, and keeping more for your own security, the first thing that usually goes when shopping are the non-food items. Cleaners and paper products (aside from toilet paper) are not necessary. Vinegar cleans windows, and bicarb. cleans other things. There are other paper products that perhaps we buy at the dollar Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42951703374386757122008-04-18T08:17:00.000-07:002008-04-18T08:17:00.000-07:00Regarding the cost of a cup of coffee: I think I c...Regarding the cost of a cup of coffee: I think I covered in one of the frugality articles that if the quality of a food is not as good and you don't like it, it doesn't end up being cheaper, as it has no value to you. If you buy some kind of food that is cheaper but the family won't like it and it gets thrown out, it is not cheaper, it is more expensive. Better to buy the quality item and enjoyLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28586496503526548692008-04-18T08:13:00.000-07:002008-04-18T08:13:00.000-07:00godddess of french you are welcome to post here. T...godddess of french you are welcome to post here. The newcomers article was to stop the tide of students in Europe who think it is really worthwhile to mock and harass the homemaker, instead of tending to their own laundry.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-61384806395899043792008-04-17T16:51:00.000-07:002008-04-17T16:51:00.000-07:00Scotslass...Believe me, it CAN command a premium h...Scotslass...Believe me, it CAN command a premium here in New York, but we have these miraculous street vendors, who for some reason are able to still sell it so cheaply. But they would laugh if you asked for some frothy mocha extra 'spresso nonsense...plain' ol' drip coffee, cream and sugar is what you get!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81448484504665458472008-04-15T12:55:00.000-07:002008-04-15T12:55:00.000-07:00Takeaway coffee obviously commands a premium in Sc...Takeaway coffee obviously commands a premium in Scotland! A takeaway cup is a minimum of £1, more like £1.70. A bag of ground coffee about £5. Interesting...<BR/>The issue of course is looking at the things that are over-priced and asking why we're buying them. That reflex action of 'I'm going into the office so I must have a takeaway cup in my hand'. I find these posts are causing me to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-462391247627671052008-04-14T17:12:00.000-07:002008-04-14T17:12:00.000-07:00Interestingly...I recently did the math on the dai...Interestingly...I recently did the math on the daily coffee purchase vs. the daily brewing, and found that it actually costs the same to brew at home as it does to buy! <BR/><BR/>A pound of coffee where I live costs approximately 7.00, and will produce about 1 week's worth for myself and my significant other. So, a dollar a day. The coffee we buy from the cafe at the office is $0.50 a cup. So, a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41711762673127402122008-04-14T08:40:00.000-07:002008-04-14T08:40:00.000-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,This is such an interesting series...Dear Lady Lydia,<BR/>This is such an interesting series of posts.<BR/>I'm struck by how wasteful the lifestyle of being at work is. Unfortunately I have to be in the workplace for the moment, but since discovering your blog I've begun really to notice how much money is wasted during the working day. I'm not talking about the wasteful practices of business (which is a story in itself!), but of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16500378280307036792008-04-12T19:50:00.000-07:002008-04-12T19:50:00.000-07:00Lydia,Thanks for this series. I have been enjoying...Lydia,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this series. I have been enjoying it so much. I linked to it from my blog, in the hopes that some more people will find it and be inspired.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day!<BR/><BR/>JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41417907204606572372008-04-12T09:54:00.000-07:002008-04-12T09:54:00.000-07:00I always loved the stories my Grandparents use to ...I always loved the stories my Grandparents use to share. Although I was young, I recognized there were lessons in their tales.Mrs. K's Lemonade Standhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578956357827300492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63656911633285815662008-04-12T07:34:00.000-07:002008-04-12T07:34:00.000-07:00I forgot I wanted to make a comment about this:"Cr...I forgot I wanted to make a comment about this:<BR/>"Creative frugality requires looking at things in a different way. Sometimes we have more than we think we do, but we are stuck in a mind set that it can only be used one way or cannot be changed."<BR/><BR/>Last year for Valentine's Day my daddy gave me a box of chocolates wrapped in some really pretty paper. I gushed over the paper, asking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-20070604350314483452008-04-12T07:04:00.000-07:002008-04-12T07:04:00.000-07:00Sadly enough I understand what anonymous is saying...Sadly enough I understand what anonymous is saying. ALL of the Christian women I know work outside the home. Not one of these women are working to pay a house payment. They are working for Mr. Pride and yes, some work for Mr. Greed. Here are some of the things I know the women in my family are working for horses, sports related activities, expensive vehicles, higher education, vacations, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-61302567540039110282008-04-11T12:41:00.000-07:002008-04-11T12:41:00.000-07:00Lack of money does not necessarily indicate coveto...Lack of money does not necessarily indicate covetousness. What I've tried to deal with here is unnecessary spending and making do in ways we might not have seen before. At least, in that aspect, people could eliminate the problems that they themselves are causing by the way they use their money, or use their things. It is not covetousness to have bought a home, or to want a piece of land for yourLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42663287910411343522008-04-11T11:27:00.000-07:002008-04-11T11:27:00.000-07:00Lady Lydia, Yes, it's right there in the bible for...Lady Lydia, Yes, it's right there in the bible for all to see, and yet in churches today, the admonition to be a keeper at home is all but totally ignored. Most of the women i know are Christian women, and they all work. One even works long days as a teacher to send her children to a private Christian school. I just don't get it. Maybe what's happening today is just good old fashioned Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60862065257720697812008-04-11T11:19:00.000-07:002008-04-11T11:19:00.000-07:00Another beautiful post - this series has given me ...Another beautiful post - this series has given me hope, peace & contentment - so unusual to find elsewhere these days usually you just have to try to find the resources within oneself -it is good to find a blog where you can find these resources readily on hand for the times you are lagging a little - thank you.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832021443447502646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-44244070955334934972008-04-11T11:05:00.000-07:002008-04-11T11:05:00.000-07:00I've been really enjoying your posts. Today's rem...I've been really enjoying your posts. Today's reminded me of my grandparents. They came here from Portugal and bought a two family home, renting out the bottom floor. Grandpa kept the grounds so incredibly beautiful, especially with roses, that people would stop their cars to gaze at the beautiful little yard. He had fruit trees and some vegetables in the back. Grandma made frugal stews and Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940010972446029536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59251977595879842322008-04-11T10:59:00.000-07:002008-04-11T10:59:00.000-07:00It is still taught in the Bible.It is still taught in the Bible.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-47119774444327737952008-04-11T10:49:00.000-07:002008-04-11T10:49:00.000-07:00Thank you, Lady Lydia. This series on frugality is...Thank you, Lady Lydia. This series on frugality is a wonderful reminder: "a man's life does not consist of the things he posesses."(KJB) Real life is loving, learning, and serving others. Your writings encourage me to be a better wife, mother, friend, and neighbor;I'm "renewing my mind" and learning true BIBLICAL womanhood. Being a keeper at home is not being taught at the church we attend, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com