tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post4399541674256353527..comments2024-03-18T05:10:27.463-06:00Comments on Pat Veretto's Frugal Living Blog: Extremely FrugalPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-73595120258109126652007-07-04T13:57:00.000-06:002007-07-04T13:57:00.000-06:00Well, I do shop at clearance racks at upscale stor...Well, I do shop at clearance racks at upscale stores for stuff I really need, like leather shoes that will last me a long time, and a wool coat that will last me a long time, and that I do need for 4 months of insanely harsh winter. I would get that coat cheaper only at a thrift store, but however, this coat is very good quality and by the time I'm done with it, it would have been a good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-11239651034204279882007-03-21T08:27:00.000-06:002007-03-21T08:27:00.000-06:00Helen, being concerned with our environment and li...Helen, being concerned with our environment and living frugally seem to go hand in hand, as does simple living. Making conscious choices is the important thing.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-63918334699451582572007-03-20T17:01:00.000-06:002007-03-20T17:01:00.000-06:00"Subjective" and "contingent on one's circumstance..."Subjective" and "contingent on one's circumstances at the time" seem like a good way to measure it if it's measurable at all.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-72654222854804379542007-03-20T16:52:00.000-06:002007-03-20T16:52:00.000-06:00Good post! In the Noah Webster 1828 _American Dict...Good post! In the Noah Webster 1828 _American Dictionary of the English Language_, Frugal is defined: "Economical in the use or appropriation of saving unnecessary expense either of money or of any thing else which is to be used or consumed; sparing; not profuse, prodigal or lavish." <BR/> The definition has not changed much over the years. What is economical or unnecessary is very subjective. Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204274558539499093noreply@blogger.com