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• 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

• What to do when your home needs major window repair?

  When we bought our house I appreciated the light streaming in from all the windows. Later I would come to regret some of my enthusiasm. I had a dim understanding of what Minnesota weather can do to the exterior of a house. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today... Posted Feb 13 2013, 01:06 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: financial planning, home ownership, maintaining a home, home repair, window installation, windows

• 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

• 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

• Did We Really Need Another Television?

  Back in December of last year, my husband decided he wanted a newer and larger television. The one he had been using worked all right but it was a twenty inch and he had trouble seeing some of the football plays and the arc of a golf ball after it was... Posted May 25 2012, 08:27 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: life enhancement, retireandrenew, maintaining a home, consideration of others, consideation

• The First Apartment

  Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; Sir Henry Bishop (Wikipedia) Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your... Posted Mar 28 2012, 09:41 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: financial planning, Thrift, home ownership, maintaining a home, staying with relatives, alternative lodging

• Buying a Home: is it worth it?

  The one major goal most families in the USA have traditionally held is to buy a home. They have worked hard to achieve home ownership. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I... Posted Feb 15 2012, 01:59 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: home ownership, maintaining a home, buying a home