Comments on: A Tribute to Grandma

By: Mary Emma Allen

Mary Emma Allen — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:43:06 +0000

My grandmother used to sit with my sister and me and help us make dolls’ clothers…out of scraps of fabric and feed sack fabric. She even made a new leg (out of fabric and cotton stuffing) when my doll Harriet’s leg got broken.

By: b5media Lifestyles Channel Pays Tribute to Grandparents

b5media Lifestyles Channel Pays Tribute to Grandparents — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:17:43 +0000

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The Lifestyles channel celebrates Grandparents — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:19:20 +0000

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b5media - Lifestyles Channel Pays Tribute to Grandparents — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:18:13 +0000

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By: Shannyn

Shannyn — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:34:26 +0000

Katelyn- good advice!

By: Katelyn Thomas

Katelyn Thomas — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:47:10 +0000

Shannyn,
I don’t think you sounded whiny – just frustrated. It can be hard to stick to a budget when you’re hanging with friends who don’t even know how to say the word. I absolutely agree that financial stress comes from trying to keep up.

I also think that being absolutely, completely frugal can build resentment and self sabotage. Can you afford to set aside $5 a month to blow on a perfect cup of coffee? That $5 isn’t wasteful if it helps you keep from spending $50 a month to treat yourself because you are upset that you can’t have anything nice.

This way, when you feel upset, you can remind yourself that you still have that ultimate cup of coffee to look forward to sometime each month.

By: Shannyn

Shannyn — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:52:14 +0000

I read over that and realized it sounds very whiny- sorry!

But honestly, I remember my Gram telling me that she used to have to bring catalogs to the bathroom because they didn’t have toilet paper- now, that’s something to be stressed over!!

By: Shannyn

Shannyn — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:50:51 +0000

I totally value being frugal and working with what you have to make the best of it- but at the same time, it is hard to stick to your guns when it seems that everyone else is walking around with new clothes on, a fancy cellphone, sippin’ on a Venti Frappachino.

While we cannot see the truth about it- they may be in debt, they’re not saving their money for the future…yadda yadda..but it can be defeating to think that you have “less” whether that’s true or not.

I think that’s where a lot of our financial “stress” comes from- feeling like we can’t keep up with the Joneses.