Thrifty Living Today

Browse by Tags

• accident victims
• advertising
• alternative lodging
• charity
• clothing
• College
• consideation
• dining with family
• do it yourself crafts
• donation
• financial literacy
• financial planning
• frugal living
• generosity
• gifts
• hazards
• helping a stranger
• learning
• life enhancement
• living with nature
• maintaining a home
• memory of a past event
• memory of the past
• Methodist Church
• planning a visit
• planning an event
• retireandrenew
• retirement
• satisfaction
• self content
• staying with relatives
• teaching children about money
• Thrift
• travel
• tuition
• University

• What do you remember about money managed by your parents?

  Shortly after starting the Virtual Thrift Club, I wrote a Dollar Stretcher Forum entry on this topic. It turned out to be one of the most answered and heartrending entries I ever wrote. People shared their memories, and opened our eyes to what they had... Posted Feb 18 2013, 07:21 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: maintaining a home, consideration of others, memory of a past event, memory of the past, learning, teaching children about money

• Thinking about visiting a winter weather site, any time soon?

  Before you say yes, consider how you will get from place to place. Discuss this with your host, friends, family, or anyone else you know who is familiar with the area. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today, a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century... Posted Dec 12 2012, 11:03 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: consideration of others, travel, planning an event, hazards, accident victims

• Prevent a one day event: Lengthen the Holiday Season

  By the time the Holiday arrives, children may be so excited with pent up emotion that they rip the paper off their presents, take a look at the interior and go on to the next gift. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty... Posted Nov 20 2012, 10:09 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: consideration of others, frugal living, memory of the past

• Teaching children and teens money management: the books are out there

  Oct. 23, 2012, on her site, Live Like a Mensch , Emily Guy Birken asked the Dollar Stretcher Community if participants “had any recommendations for books about money that kids can actually be interested in reading and can learn something from." The... Posted Nov 10 2012, 10:13 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: financial planning, consideration of others, financial literacy, teaching children about money

• Share your knowledge of Thrift and frugality with others.

  Status of our Country at present Thrift and frugality have been gone from our National values for some time. No longer are children coached in saving, no longer are they encouraged to think before spending. Some of their parents try to “make lots of money... Posted Nov 04 2012, 07:44 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: consideration of others, frugal living, self content, satisfaction

• Thrift is there to help you. It is not meant to make life difficult.

  Thrift is a way of life, one you adopt and practice as you make decisions and travel through life. It encourages you to think, set goals, make plans, and carry them through. It is meant to make life easier, more predictable and reliable. Welcome to Thrifty... Posted Oct 12 2012, 10:20 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: consideration of others, clothing, advertising, satisfaction

• Talent: your own personal resource

  One of the tenets of Thrift is to recognize our resources; to identity them, to care for them, and to use them for ourselves and for others. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim... Posted Sep 25 2012, 07:30 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: life enhancement, maintaining a home, dining with family, consideration of others, charity, generosity, do it yourself crafts, frugal living, self content

• Give the Gift of a Book on Frugal Living

  I have a favorite book on Thrift and Frugal Living. It is The Complete Tightwad Gazette . Written by Amy Dacyczyn and published in the 1990’s, Amy brought to the public a terrific newsletter. Eventually a book was published which contained her thoughts... Posted Sep 12 2012, 08:39 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: life enhancement, retireandrenew, Thrift, consideration of others, generosity, frugal living, gifts

• Accidents

  According to the Dictionary. com, an accident is an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage or loss. How can we prevent accidents? How can we prevent injury to people of any age? Welcome... Posted Sep 08 2012, 09:01 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: retireandrenew, maintaining a home, consideration of others, helping a stranger, hazards, accident victims

• Rummage Sale: it takes a lot of planning and a lot of help. Watch this Church.

  Photos above courtesy of the Excelsior Methodist Church I love sales of new and previously used items. These include garage, tag, rummage, and estate sales, swap meets, and anything else that resembles an opportunity to look, think, and purchase a needed... Posted Aug 28 2012, 09:14 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: Thrift, consideration of others, charity, generosity, planning an event, do it yourself crafts, frugal living, satisfaction, helping a stranger, Methodist Church