Comments on: Grandma was the thriftiest one of all

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:37:12 +0000

I missed this the first time through. This is excellent. I LOVE the picture — some of my favorite items are the old pictures of my grandma. She was thrifty too. I think that generation maybe just was by default. She’s the one who got me into garage sales and making items. She also played all the time; it was not just TV at her house it was games and gardening, and sewing, art. I wish she was still here though. Great post, good memories.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:40:22 +0000

And I thought I had a peculiar grandad in my case… My parents have some of the same traits, me thinks its cos they are the postwar generation…you should hear them waxing lyrical about a chocolate bar they could afford after saving for God knows how long…
Still I think it is a good thing… it gives you hm backbone and humility, at least thats what I think…
Anyhow a great story… and by the way I’m from Croatia, which is like few hours by car from Budapest, I absolutely love that city and Hungarians…

By: Mysti

Mysti — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:49:13 +0000

She reminds me of my grandfather, Pa. He served in three wars, lived through the depression and saved everything he possibly could. He was an amazing man with a very good heart. He shared many of those same traits as your grandmother… down to the grease that was saved in the fridge for “later.”

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:10:35 +0000

What a dear lady she sounds like. I bet you miss her greatly.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:58:15 +0000

I take the sweetener packets at most restaurants. That way I always have them when I need them. But the thing that made the biggest impression on me when I was younger was something my grandma did. She was staying with my father and me for two weeks while my mother took grandpa to Germany. One night grandma was making baked potatoes in the microwave. When she was done, she took the paper towels she’d wrapped around the potatoes, set them aside and said, “We can save those for later” Grandma was born during the depression and her family never had much. She still saves absolutely everything. Once she tried to convince my mother that a box of oatmeal full of bugs was still good.

By: Jerri

Jerri — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:44:41 +0000

That’s a really good story. (& I have to admit I’ve been guilty to saving the butter packets myself)