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  1. 02-20-2005, 09:49 AM #1
    Sara Noel
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    Default extreme saver

    http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/27/pf/s...lman/index.htm
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  2. 02-20-2005, 02:13 PM #2
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    I think a lot of us follow practices like his.
    2012 Knitting in progress
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    • gray socks, brown socks, gray-and-brown socks, green socks

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  3. 02-20-2005, 04:39 PM #3
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    $49,000 a year and he is "getting by"??? There are many people who live in his area who support a family on that! Good ideas--let's hope people follow his tips.
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  4. 02-20-2005, 04:58 PM #4
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    $49,000 is ALOT more then we bring home!! Lucky him!

    We do many of the things he does, but no two drink limit..LOL!!!
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  5. 02-20-2005, 06:40 PM #5
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    I think the point is that he is getting by on LESS THAN what he takes home - not the absolute number. If he paid off a lot of the debts he had, and I'm sure he's probably paying ahead on his mortage, etc.
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  6. 03-03-2005, 08:24 PM #6
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    Good ideas here.
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  7. 03-03-2005, 09:21 PM #7
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    This was a good one. Thanks, Sara!
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  8. 03-04-2005, 02:44 AM #8
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    Woohoo, another one that agrees with stockpiling a good deal (can he make my hubby understand that?)
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  9. 03-04-2005, 03:03 PM #9
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    Even though so many of us follow many of his ideas already, it never hurts to revisit them, as they are done by someone else.
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  10. 03-04-2005, 03:22 PM #10
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    I saw this article posted on another board (Simple Living discussion forums) with several others there living on much less too. What I got from the article though was that I was encouraged saving and frugality is interesting enough now to be written about! I also admire him for changing his habits. That is hard no matter what your income. A poster at the other forums mentioned that there actually was a link to comment and he/she (can't recall) wrote in and the newspaper apparently interviewed that person too (for a followup?). That person was a SERIOUS frugal enthusiast. I hope that gets written up too.

    I love to see articles in the paper about simple and frugal living. It might just touch someone who practices none of the habits listed and change a life.
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    Thank Sara.
    "Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibity."



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