Comments on: How to Want What You Have http://frugallygreen.org/how-to-want-what-you-have/ Saving Earth one dollar at a time Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Readers to the Rescue: Time for a New Computer » Frugally Green http://frugallygreen.org/how-to-want-what-you-have/#comment-263 Readers to the Rescue: Time for a New Computer » Frugally Green Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:23:53 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=24#comment-263 [...] All this anguish has really ignited the “I want a new one” fire inside me.  I almost bought a brand new iMac at work the other day, getting all the way to the order confirmation page before slapping myself across the face and remembering that I should probably put some thought and planning into such a decision before getting all trigger-happy.  Buying a new computer can be a real financial burden and drain on the environment.  Maybe I just need to follow some of my own advice? [...] [...] All this anguish has really ignited the “I want a new one” fire inside me.  I almost bought a brand new iMac at work the other day, getting all the way to the order confirmation page before slapping myself across the face and remembering that I should probably put some thought and planning into such a decision before getting all trigger-happy.  Buying a new computer can be a real financial burden and drain on the environment.  Maybe I just need to follow some of my own advice? [...]

]]> By: Tyler http://frugallygreen.org/how-to-want-what-you-have/#comment-7 Tyler Thu, 07 May 2009 02:31:05 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=24#comment-7 @Smitherines - Thanks for the comment, Honey. I have definitely seen a shift in the way you approach money since you've started Confectionery. I think, perhaps, that you've found a goal that can make you truly happy and, in turn, you have shifted your life resources (finances, especially) to accommodate it. The biggest part of being frugal is living below your means, and the easiest way to do that is to earn more without changing your lifestyle. Sometimes achieving that means spending money to make it. You're definitely sticking your neck out, but rewards are always proportional to risk. Keep it up and don't be afraid to spend when you can calculate the returns. @Smitherines – Thanks for the comment, Honey. I have definitely seen a shift in the way you approach money since you’ve started Confectionery. I think, perhaps, that you’ve found a goal that can make you truly happy and, in turn, you have shifted your life resources (finances, especially) to accommodate it.

The biggest part of being frugal is living below your means, and the easiest way to do that is to earn more without changing your lifestyle. Sometimes achieving that means spending money to make it. You’re definitely sticking your neck out, but rewards are always proportional to risk. Keep it up and don’t be afraid to spend when you can calculate the returns.

]]> By: Smitherines http://frugallygreen.org/how-to-want-what-you-have/#comment-6 Smitherines Thu, 07 May 2009 01:33:34 +0000 http://frugallygreen.org/?p=24#comment-6 Speaking as a brand spanking new small business owner, my life is all about goals right now. While I have always been a goal oriented, go after your true desires and dreams kind of person, never before have my goals been so intwined with finance issues. Nothing will give you sticker shock quite like starting your own business. I have had to make sacrifices most definitely, shopping for myself-frivolous clothing trips (I miss you!) have almost disappeared. And while I still buy most of the groceries I want, I am aware of deals and taking coupons. And if I need something new to wear, I go to a consignment shop to get my best deal. I may not have cut back it the little treasures of life (getting a drink with a friend, a cup of coffee, my favorite ice cream-yes these are all food based goodies I realize)I am aware nonetheless everytime I spend what my larger goals are all the same. I think as you get older in general, your ideals change concerning money. You become, as you age, more and more aware of the world of money; its pitfalls, its blessings, etc. And in turn, as you get older the strength of your goals should improve. -Jessie Smith Confectionery Portland, Oregon Speaking as a brand spanking new small business owner, my life is all about goals right now. While I have always been a goal oriented, go after your true desires and dreams kind of person, never before have my goals been so intwined with finance issues. Nothing will give you sticker shock quite like starting your own business.

I have had to make sacrifices most definitely, shopping for myself-frivolous clothing trips (I miss you!) have almost disappeared. And while I still buy most of the groceries I want, I am aware of deals and taking coupons. And if I need something new to wear, I go to a consignment shop to get my best deal.
I may not have cut back it the little treasures of life (getting a drink with a friend, a cup of coffee, my favorite ice cream-yes these are all food based goodies I realize)I am aware nonetheless everytime I spend what my larger goals are all the same.
I think as you get older in general, your ideals change concerning money. You become, as you age, more and more aware of the world of money; its pitfalls, its blessings, etc. And in turn, as you get older the strength of your goals should improve.

-Jessie Smith
Confectionery
Portland, Oregon

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