Comments on: I Feel the Weight of the World with Every Purchase https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/ Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully. Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:10:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: One Frugal Girl https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 Tue, 18 May 2010 01:37:13 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2344 @BeeARawFoodie – Thanks for the book suggestion! I've been looking for a good read, so I ordered a used copy of it.

]]> By: BeeARawFoodie https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2343 Mon, 17 May 2010 14:22:48 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2343 Book you'd enjoy reading: Paradox of Choice. Add it to your books list. It explains why our simple choices have become so weighed and complex, even when we seek simplicity. Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz. One of the best books I've read in ages.

]]> By: Lauren (in PA) https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2334 Mon, 10 May 2010 18:24:42 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2334 Eggs. It's always the eggs. Seriously, I have egg angst every time I have to get them in the grocery store! Local (or most local)always wins in my book.

]]> By: One Frugal Girl https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2330 Fri, 07 May 2010 20:23:03 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2330 @Keith Morris – Thanks for the GoodGuide suggestion. I installed it on my iPhone this morning.

@Stella – You're right. These new questions are all part of the mindful buying process, but I need to figure out the answers to some of these questions in advance, so I can stop wasting time in the market 🙂

Robin – I do struggle with in season produce, especially in the winter. Maybe I just need to find better recipes for that time of year.

Abigail – I hear you!!! Sometimes I find myself searching for promo codes and better deals for quite a long time. In the end I often wonder if a few dollars is really worth all that time. Most of the time, I decide that it's not, but despite recognizing this I still find myself chasing down bargains 🙁

@Ruby Leigh – The balance between saving money and buying quality products is a tough one that I still can't quite work out. I wonder if these decisions will get easier over time.

@Les – I'm definitely rethinking more and more decisions over the last year. Watching Food, Inc. and reading the Omnivore's Dilemma really opened my eyes to the world of food production.

]]> By: Les@SpillingBuckets https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 Fri, 07 May 2010 19:15:52 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2329 Man, I totally agree with this post. Last year I couldn't care less and bought based on (mostly) cheapness of the food. Now I look at everything and think twice.

I've been trying to get as much stuff from the farmers market as possible now that it's warmer again – if nothing else at least I see the person who produced the food and have some connection with them.

Great article.

]]> By: Ruby Leigh https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 Fri, 07 May 2010 17:04:26 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2328 Yea – I hear ya! I have tried to buy more organic and natural choices, but it's hard to stop making decisions with your checkbook. I guess I just end up splitting the differance and wind up somewhere in the middle – not really sure what's best.

]]> By: Abigail https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Fri, 07 May 2010 03:18:44 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2327 For me, it's the exhaustion of finding the best deal.

First, figure out about what it costs. Do a quick check on a few sites for cost comparison.

Then look at cash back sites to decide if I should buy online and get a rebate or buy in person. (That's decided by whether I'd have to pay shipping, also amount saved vs delay in getting item.)

And let's not forget to ponder whether I could use rewards points to get it or if they're best spent on something else.

]]> By: Robin https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 Thu, 06 May 2010 19:38:15 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2326 start with eating produce in season and definitely get your eggs from the farmers market

]]> By: Stella https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:18:07 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2325 I've been there–LOL!!! But it seems to me that what you are doing, i.e.; MINDFULLY making purchases/spending money is we should all be doing all the time. (Or as often as possible…) Too much of our spending is mindless without taking into account things like "do I really NEED this?," "is this the best value?," "am I making a wise spending choice?"

Hopefully once you've gone through that process you eliminate what isn't a good value and create a list of good value items. At least when it comes to grocery shopping. 😉

]]> By: Keith Morris https://www.onefrugalgirl.com/i-feel-the-weight-of-the-world-with-every-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 Thu, 06 May 2010 03:40:14 +0000 http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/?p=768#comment-2324 There are guides out there that give you lots of information about products and the companies that produce them. GoodGuide comes to mind. They have an iPhone app as well, so you can check products as you're shopping (if you have an iPhone).

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