Comments on: Not Frugal or Not Frugal Enough?

By: Premium Finance

Premium Finance — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:58:14 +0000

Good read. Very informative. This can help a lot of people who are having a hard time with their personal finances.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:08:27 +0000

@Robin – That comment totally made my day!

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:04:30 +0000

Frugality is definitely in the eye of the beholder. What is frugal for one person will not be frugal for another.
BTW – I totally thought of you when my husband and I spent 3x our budget on a gorgeous teak outdoor table and chairs. The joy we get and will get from that set made it such a worthwhile purchase.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:13:34 +0000

To me, being frugal just means deliberately choosing where and how to spend one's money.

I don't actually think of myself as frugal. I don't know why .. I think I just don't really love that particular word. But I do wash and re-use plastic bags (for example) and I do spend intentionally in most areas -- so whether or not I apply that word to myself, it is fitting. Whether or not other people agree. :)

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:35:51 +0000

Thanks for all of the encouraging comments. I'll certainly continue to blog despite the criticism, but I love that you all backed me up!

By: Janis

Janis — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:28:13 +0000

I applaud you for addressing mr/ms anonymous and I like how you handled the criticism. I enjoy reading your blog as a source of information, inspiration, and a reality check. Keep up the good work, from one frugal girl to another.

By: hithatsmybike

hithatsmybike — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:45:19 +0000

wow they threatened to stop reading your blog because you weren't doing things the way THEY wanted you to?

That's just stupid.

I really enjoy personal finance blogs and would share more of my finances on my blog, but this sort of criticism is a huge deterrent. I don't want some self-righteous stranger to feel at liberty to tell me I shouldn't have bought shoes/dresses/laptops/iphones/vacations/whatever because I still-have-student-debt/have-a-small-income/am-not-saving-enough-for-retirement/etc.

And $4.59 is not expensive! I would buy one of those cakes every week =) haha

All that said, I was reading one blog and the person was so in debt and it was so bad collections were calling, and they were in the midst of planning a family vacation to DISNEYLAND. I was like wtf?? Do the collections agencies know you're socking away thousands for vacation?
But I didn't say anything, not even anonymously. Sigh.

By: abby

abby — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:54:48 +0000

What I always say is that I use coupons, stockpile, and shop sales is so that I can spend the money on the fun things and not feel guilty, while still being able to save and invest. It's all about balance!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:13:35 +0000

OOOPPPPssss Not good English at all, but I hope you got my drift.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:11:42 +0000

I,m not sure I would leave a post from an anonymous reader on my blog, if they have not taken the time to sign up and leave a user name then I would be inclined to think they were out to stir the waters.

I think you are frugal not mean not tightfisted but making sure your hard earned money goes exactly where you want to will make the most use of it.