Comments on: Thrifty Thursday: Take Care of What You Have

By: Living So Abundantly

Living So Abundantly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:52:44 +0000

What a great reminder! I agree that we as a society know that we can just buy another; we don’t take care of things like we would if we knew it were the only one we would have.

I will have to incorporate this into a lesson at school this year for sure!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:03:10 +0000

Using the jars my Grandma used for homemade blueberry jam. Love it.

By: Saidah @ AProverbswife.com

Saidah @ AProverbswife.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:56:52 +0000

I completely agree with this bullet point, “Treat your electronics well, you probably spend more money on them than any other household item”.

Electronics is the item I do not take the cheap route on. If you go cheap, you’ll end up getting what you pay for.

By: Coupon Teacher

Coupon Teacher — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:46:13 +0000

Thanks Georgia. Sometimes I need a little reminder myself!

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By: Annie Kate

Annie Kate — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:47:17 +0000

Thank you for the wise reminder. In this throw away society, we need to be reminded to take care of our things.

I’d also add to keep the bills for things you buy; if they break before the warranty expires, you can get them replaced: this year we replaced an expensive vacuum cleaner as well as a weed whacker, both of which broke very quickly.

Annie Kate

By: Niki

Niki — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:52:01 +0000

I leanred the hard way when it came to taking care of a car. I was young and didn’t know any better but I learned my lesson and now our cars get their maintanance when they need it. One of our cars is 8 years old and hasn’t even reached 100k yet. It’s running well (knock on wood), it’s paid for, and yea it might be a little worn down inside from the kids but it’s a great car. We plan on keeping is for a long time. Thanks for sharing such wonderful ideas.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:17 +0000

I totally agree with your post! Growing up, I had a cousin who would ruin ALL her Christmas presants before New Years Day. I would get so mad because I never got much at Christmas (my mom could write a book on being frugal!) My mom always told me take care of what you have because you won’t get another toy if you destroy the one you have. I have taken that lesson into my adult life. LOVE the post!

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By: Dana @ The Coupon Challenge

Dana @ The Coupon Challenge — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:44:17 +0000

Great tips!

Thankfully I have my mom and MIL for the needle and thread part. I can only sew on a button!