Comments on: who’s helping me not waste money?

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:30:43 +0000

(As a longtime reader, re-reading the archives for inspiration, I felt I had to add my comment this time around.)

For Christy:
Proof-reading is a virtue,
A virtue is a grace,
And Grace is a little girl
Who didn’t wash her face.

That’s not my poem, although I wish I could claim it was. Unfortunately, I can’t recall title of the book that held this and many other children’s rhymes in it.. In the original, it was, “Patience is a virtue…”

By: Christy

Christy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:07:55 +0000

h-e-l-m-e-t…proof-reading is a virtue. :)

By: Christy

Christy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:07:21 +0000

See, at our house, a tent is fabulous value. My kids got a tent as preschoolers that at 12 and 8, they still play with regularly in our basement. They filled it up with pillows and play everything from spaceship to pirate ship to camping. I like things that encourage them to use their imagination. Depends on the kids, I guess. :)

Hope your little guy enjoys the skateboard. Hope you bought a helment and kneepads!

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:53:05 +0000

My husband and I definitely have to remind each other sometimes, lol.

By: banji

banji — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:20:55 +0000

Hi, I came from ZenHabits :) and I immediately subscribe to your blog after I saw this post

It does make me wonder the same question, who is pulling me out of my dinosaur cave with all the credit card persuading us to buy, the discounts and also the recently received paycheck, and the desire to give rewards to self for a month of hardship (not so much).

I guess, all I can do is just to put more red tape to my shopping procedure, such as shopping list, approval signature etc :)