Comments on: Parents Getting Frugal

By: Tony Karakashian

Tony Karakashian — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:32:50 +0000

Funny I should catch this one today. My wife’s a very frugal buyer and refuses to pay full price for new. Her best find so far was a complete $180 stroller/carseat set that she found brand new in the box at the local Goodwill for $35. Target apparently donates overstock to Goodwill…But, today, she found a $75 Laugh-and-Learn kitchen for $6 at Goodwill, practically brand new. When she got it to the counter, she found it was yellow-tag day. It was half price.

For Daddy, we found a Calloway Big Bertha demo club at one store for just $1. Things never been hit! I just wish I’d bought the 1966 Harley Sprint we found for $600…

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:41:16 +0000

I’m pretty frugal, but I am tempted by the pretty stuff for babies from time to time. I try to remember to ask myself, “wouldn’t it be better to put that money straight into her college account?”. Sometimes the answer is, “no, pretty shoes! pretty shoes!” but usually it manages to talk me off the consumer edge.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:19:00 +0000

I like to count the Bugaboos at the farmers’ market near our place and then tally them at the end of the trip. $900 a pop! I’m actually somewhat obsessed with the idea that people spend that much on a stroller.

By: Stepan

Stepan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:39:09 +0000

I love our local toy library (Family Connections, in Austin TX). It’s essentially free and they have quality toys. And best of all, the toys get to go back after a while instead of cluttering up the house.

By: chanson

chanson — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:00:25 +0000

That’s an encouraging trend. I’ve always been a fan of “waste not want not,” but with new stuff so cheap and accessible in the big box stores, it’s just too easy to buy new and throw out the old.

Naturally the Internet is a great tool for finding used stuff and finding people who want to re-use your old stuff that you’re not using anymore.

By: teacherninja

teacherninja — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:07:25 +0000

My daughter’s favorite baby toy was an empty water bottle with some dry rice in it. I know it’s un-PC, but we called it her “Ghetto Rattle.” Had some with pasta in it too. She loved those things. I guess we were cheap before cheap was cool.

By: molly

molly — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:41:13 +0000

my mother forwarded this article to me, I was like what? These people think they invented being cheap?