Comments on: One Hundred Ways To Save Money Part VI

By: Blog Highlights from Around the Web | Voucher Mum

Blog Highlights from Around the Web | Voucher Mum — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:05:40 +0000

[...] hundred ways to save money parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX from Notes from the Frugal Trenches [...]

By: Larissa from Australia

Larissa from Australia — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:44:08 +0000

That photo right there is why I just can’t eat beef anymore, it’s sooo adorable!

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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:42:04 +0000

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By: Jimmy Cracked-Corn

Jimmy Cracked-Corn — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:52:27 +0000

#60 is what I need to do…volunteer on a small local farm to gain experience. I dream of having a few acres where I can have a big homestead garden and orchard, all organic, but I fear that my in-town square foot gardening experience might not scale up, especially time-wise.

By: Attila

Attila — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:15:46 +0000

No. 58 It drives me mad when people who live a much more materialistic lifestyle than we do say they “can’t” afford to get their pet neutered or treated by the vet when it’s needed. You wouldn’t buy a car unless you had money to maintain it and would go without something else to pay for it, if a big repair bill came in. But an animal feels pain! One of our 2 cats has, I think acne on her chin; if a few days of saltwater bathes doesn’t sort it out, then she’s down the vet! We can’t exactly spare the cash but it will come out of savings if the cash doesn’t stretch.
No. 51 I suppose every money saving idea comes with a “but…”. With these schemes, I always make sure that it’s something I will use anyway or you just end up spending more. For example, there’s a craft shop near me that gives 1 point for each pound spent, and once you get zillions of points you get a £5 voucher. As there’s no time limit, I collect the points but only buy what I really want. Maybe in a hundred years I’ll get my fiver!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:18:23 +0000

I love being the owner of four legged family members but I have to agree with you, too many people go into it without proper thought or finances in place. There are so many people who say they are in debt yet have several dogs or get a new puppy. I think we live in a culture where people have to own it for themselves, there are very few people living how you do FT where you will volunteer or give instead of focuing on having for yourself. I am sure you are a blessing to all the cats and dogs you take care of and I’m sure one day there will be lovely pictures of your own puppies here!