tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post4644440859486216688..comments2023-10-28T06:41:56.631-05:00Comments on Southern Seven: New Budget and determinationSouthernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00742517323759698146noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-49481974524554840242008-09-19T09:34:00.000-05:002008-09-19T09:34:00.000-05:00Go to my friend Lacy's bloghttp://razorfamilyfarms...Go to my friend Lacy's blog<BR/><BR/>http://razorfamilyfarms.com/<BR/><BR/>She has some good ideas on living simple.Valarie Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246244572843705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-52439065056556598702008-09-18T19:59:00.000-05:002008-09-18T19:59:00.000-05:00I enjoyed reading that, made me realise that we to...I enjoyed reading that, made me realise that we too have all those extra costs to come with the kids getting older. <BR/><BR/>interesting reading your early marriage story, ours is almost exactly the same, we were both very young and gambled on a big house and high mortgage which meant we had little spare cash. I wanted to stay home full time so I did the same, became frugal, cooked everything from scratch, I didn't thrift then, I didn't know about it but simply just didn't buy anything... funny really now I would never buy anything new that I think I might find in a thrift store - just yesterday the whole reason for me going to the thrift was to buy a teapot, ours broke and a cafetiere, that smashed in the dishwasher, I got a Sadler teapot and the cafetiere for 5 dollars, as I poured my coffee this morning, I looked at both the pots and smiled to myself about how much I had saved, even in the cheap stores I think those two would have been at least 4 times the price <BR/><BR/>we still have that house, so now we are getting the rewards from frugality...<BR/><BR/>we are pulling in the reins too - checkout Recipezaar (did I link you that before, I'm not sure???) there is an excellent budget forum on there, gals with some really good advice<BR/><BR/>SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-8525611522627250172008-09-18T18:09:00.000-05:002008-09-18T18:09:00.000-05:00I think things are getting tough everywhere and ev...I think things are getting tough everywhere and everyone is cutting back...esp. with the election and the not knowing what will happen...<BR/><BR/>Dave Ramsey is great...my husband and I took the class through his work..it was very informative and entertaining...<BR/><BR/>Good luck with everything and post those recipes as you find them...on my side bar is a link to Foodieview...if you haven't tried it look it up...you just type in anything you are looking for and it gives you several recipes...I love it!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640033985134379189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-38489013987558417172008-09-18T13:32:00.000-05:002008-09-18T13:32:00.000-05:00I make my own laundry detergent. It actually gets ...I make my own laundry detergent. It actually gets our clothes softer than the store-bought soap.<BR/><BR/>I also found a recipe for flour tortillas, and they are delicious! <BR/><BR/>Let me know if you're interested in either recipe... I'll be happy to share!Tracyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303171375200927835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-66574594335761464252008-09-18T12:53:00.000-05:002008-09-18T12:53:00.000-05:00My family loves Dave, too! We have 4 kids....6,4,...My family loves Dave, too! We have 4 kids....6,4,2 and 2. (and the 2 year olds are not twins)! My husband actually just got Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace for kids, to start them out early saving and tithing. God is so good and will always provide, but we sure are "hunkerin" down too! Praise God for debt free living! Thanks for your great blog! I enjoy reading it always!Not too shabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780193578824703908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-41985111193808223142008-09-18T11:57:00.000-05:002008-09-18T11:57:00.000-05:00cassie- the bad part is that I do look and I sort ...cassie- the bad part is that I do look and I sort my catagories and just haven't cared:( I knew we had money so kept saying that we were almost through with the house, or get this orthodontic bill out of the way and just didn't use self control.The good thing is that we aren't in debt. We just spent emergency fund money on non emergency things.<BR/><BR/>I had to delete the other comment because it added words to the end when I was trying to post.Southernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742517323759698146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-25268187694219915752008-09-18T11:55:00.000-05:002008-09-18T11:55:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Southernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742517323759698146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812208706999245048.post-25896232845408876702008-09-18T10:41:00.000-05:002008-09-18T10:41:00.000-05:00It's always a good idea to look back every month a...It's always a good idea to look back every month and see how you did. That way if you see you've been spending too much you can stop it right away instead of not watching your money and unknowingly wind up in debt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com