Comments on: Have You Ever Been Embarrassed To Be Frugal?

By: triniguy

triniguy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:15:12 +0000

I just want to applaud you on your very practical and extremely smart outlook on money.Its great advice and should taken seriously by more people.It will be somthing for me to begin doing immediatley.

By: Dave Griffin

Dave Griffin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:07:44 +0000

About the Jonses – I like to say I don’t want to keep up with them. They are soon either going bankrupt or dying of a heart attack just trying to stay ahead of everyone!

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By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:00:42 +0000

Thanks for the link to OFG. I’m glad you enjoyed the post.

By: TStrump

TStrump — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:41:57 +0000

Growing up, for a period of time, we didn’t have a couch in the living room and I was embarassed to bring friends over.
Flash forward 20 years and now I’ve learned to not care what people think.
Being an accountant, I’ve gone through people’s finances and seen the financial devastation that being ’snooty’ can cause.

By: Jim Whatley

Jim Whatley — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:46:56 +0000

I’m never embarrassed to be cheap. Nobody out there is going to pay for my stuff if I can’t afford it. I only get embarrassed if i find someone who can out cheap me. I learn and move on. I also love to help others to be cheap.

when i was a kid the called me diamond Jim after Diamond Jim Brady. If you do not ask for a discount you will not get one.

By: Coupon Artist

Coupon Artist — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:24:11 +0000

I agree, sometimes there is pressure to not look frugal, and sometimes being frugal is associated with being ‘cheap’- definitely not a positive social attribute.

However, it seems that one of the (few) benefits of this down economy is that frugality is coming into fashion. So, you could always just take comfort in the fact that you were ahead of your time

By: Beef Up Your Piggy

Beef Up Your Piggy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:25:30 +0000

I have actually been laughed at about my coupon book. ha! I didn’t think adults did that sort of thing. I didn’t care though…who laughs last is what counts. ha!

“Live now like no one else so you can live later like no one else.” I loved that quote when I heard it!

By: Sara at On Simplicity

Sara at On Simplicity — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:54:53 +0000

For the most part I’m frugal and unafraid. If I had a bunch of stuff that was beyond my current standard of living, I’d feel like a doorknob. I’d feel like “Insecure” was stamped on my forehead.

My car is 10 years old with a chewed up front seat (yay puppies!), and I don’t give a second thought to how it looks. On the other hand, if I notice a tear in a piece of clothing I’ve been wearing, I’m mortified.