Comments on: How the Generations Differ

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:34:00 +0000

good story - thanks for sharing! it's always great to hear others' perspectives.

my mom used cloth diapers for a while. I remember washing/drying them - and not with fondness. :-)

I think that as far as cleaning services, it depends on circumstances. I haven't hired one yet, but consider it often. However, I am single and work full-time and if I were to do a cost/benefits analysis, a cleaning service would be well worth the cost.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:34:00 +0000

Green Panda — I checked out your blog: Green Panda Treehouse. Very nice!

Donna — I would love to hear what your grandmother shares about her life experiences. Feel free to leave another comment after you chat.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Hello, Frugal Girl:
I used cloth diapers when my daughter was born 29 years ago. When she was 11 months old, I moved to Philadelphia and was so broke that I couldn't afford quarters for the laundromat. For the next year and a half I did our laundry by hand, on a scrubboard. Not much fun. Doable, but not much fun.
I just came back from my first laundromat trip since that time. Our apartment building's lower level, including the laundry room, was flooded during a bad storm a couple of weeks ago. I was shocked to find that it costs $1.75 to do a load of wash! And here we were complaining when our building's washing machines recently went up to $1.25 a load.
I'm heading east to visit family tomorrow night, and plan to ask my grandmother about some of her recollections of housework.

By: Green Panda

Green Panda — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:19:00 +0000

I appreciate you sharing your grandmother’s experiences. So many people do not take the time out to see what benefits they have nowadays and instead stress themselves over such trivial things.