tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post1648245347204437185..comments2023-10-17T08:33:25.864-04:00Comments on small farm girl: I'm Guilty of Being "Normal"small farm girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-43495247111539031802013-08-02T14:39:26.497-04:002013-08-02T14:39:26.497-04:00Anno... That's one of the things that I would ...Anno... That's one of the things that I would like to buy with us saving money.<br /><br />Sci... I use to save money! When we made less money, I could save more. Now, I just spend what we have. Like you said, I'll just have to break the habit.<br /><br />Robbyn, I agree!!!<br /><br />Mary...Saving money is my new plan.<br /><br />TCSL...Sush!!!! lol!!!small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-41362105391685112462013-08-01T22:20:35.635-04:002013-08-01T22:20:35.635-04:00Um, you are sooo far from being normal... ;-) Ju...Um, you are sooo far from being normal... ;-) Just sayin' :-D.thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-43425253171660501582013-07-30T21:19:07.134-04:002013-07-30T21:19:07.134-04:00Good for you, do it now. I didn't, and my spe...Good for you, do it now. I didn't, and my spending kept up with my income so I was always broke. Now that I am retired I am spending more money and lots of time getting rid of 'stuff' and wondering why I bought it in the first place. So good for you, save money now and lots of time and money later. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641113667510544263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-64819302388320600372013-07-30T00:38:52.159-04:002013-07-30T00:38:52.159-04:00Yeah, I'm with you!! Well, you'll have a ...Yeah, I'm with you!! Well, you'll have a lot of momentum moving in just up the road from you and the two of you will be up to a lot of abnormality and "no good" ha! It'll make the projects and home based habits way more fun...YAYYY for you!!Robbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-78470173968800885142013-07-30T00:24:44.893-04:002013-07-30T00:24:44.893-04:00I have to agree with your blogger friends above. ...I have to agree with your blogger friends above. <br /><br />Don't beat yourself up, start slowly and just add on.<br /><br />Grab a calendar, post once or twice a month on the calendar special days to go out to eat. But do it with a budget. On the other days, cook and have hubby help. <br /><br />Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-88714289990100458322013-07-29T22:30:23.830-04:002013-07-29T22:30:23.830-04:00Cranky Puppy makes a good point. Because fixing me...Cranky Puppy makes a good point. Because fixing meals, growing a garden and hanging out clothes is hard work and not something that fits into our instant gratification society. <br /> It's a mind set I think. We live on a "poverty level" income yet we don't really lack any of the basics. We eat well and what bills we do have are paid on time every month and living frugally has helped us get where we are now. I'm already abnormal I guess (shup!)I even finally gave up drinking sodas about a year ago. I make bread, we we don't eat out, all my laundry gets hung out 99% of the time, we recycle and make do with what we have. Here's the thing though, we'll own this property free and clear (except for the govt's cut)in January. It might be hard to change your habits but I'm here to tell you that good things start with baby steps.<br />You can do this. It's really all about you and the hubster being on the same page and ya'll seem to be. You'll be amazed at how it all adds up... when being abnormal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-44712520861221240102013-07-29T22:13:18.141-04:002013-07-29T22:13:18.141-04:00We just bought a $22,000 tractor. We did it by not...We just bought a $22,000 tractor. We did it by not spending $1.29 at the convenience store for a drink. Not eating out, using the clothes line, not buying new clothes, etc. It adds up quicker than you would think and once you see the pile of $ growing, it becomes a lot easier. You will do great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-27274177557660839532013-07-29T21:51:13.697-04:002013-07-29T21:51:13.697-04:00SBF.... I use to be like that too! Then one day i...SBF.... I use to be like that too! Then one day it was," Just this one time. We have been living with nothing for so long." Then I did it again, and again, and then it just became normal. It's a slippery slope.small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-51791631898499285732013-07-29T18:42:43.406-04:002013-07-29T18:42:43.406-04:00We have had to live without extra money for so man...We have had to live without extra money for so many years now that when I do sell a painting and get some extra, I feel guilty about spending it on restaurant food or something else that feels like a waste. I have friends who spend on one meal what would make several meals for the 3 of us. We live like normal Americans only it is 250 years ago I guess.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-46184977276891755352013-07-29T18:19:37.803-04:002013-07-29T18:19:37.803-04:00Carolyn...It's gonna be hard but I HAVE to do ...Carolyn...It's gonna be hard but I HAVE to do this. I'm glad I'm not the only one that goes through this.<br /><br />CP...I couldn't agree with you more.small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-69413302225332117372013-07-29T17:55:17.763-04:002013-07-29T17:55:17.763-04:00I'd argue that we're the normal ones and e...I'd argue that we're the normal ones and everybody else is...well...just lacking in common sense. But fixing meals, growing a garden and hanging out clothes is hard work and not something that fits into our instant gratification society. There's an equalization coming, though, and those of us that have these skills will be the ones to weather the storm. Hang in there!CrankyPuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728903387133941988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743489061168063955.post-87337659549224999922013-07-29T14:44:12.812-04:002013-07-29T14:44:12.812-04:00Seems like we need a kick in the pants once in a w...Seems like we need a kick in the pants once in a while to get back to being "abnormal". I had that little moment about two months ago when I found myself "just stopping here" for either a quick bite to eat, or for the sole purpose of wasting what little money I had in my pocket on something I really didn't need. <br /><br />I keep thinking about doing something else for money (i.e. a "real" job) but then like you, realize that it would only be to buy more useless stuff. Well, maybe some of it would go into the new barn or the new roof or the new floors, but I'm sure a lot of it would be wasted because I'd be like, "Hey I got extra money, lets go out to eat!".<br /><br />Good for you getting back on track :)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.com