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Old 07-31-2005, 05:48 AM
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Default Re: Are your friends frugal?

I am often suprised when I realize how UNfrugal my firends are. I mean I know it, but nothing brings it up like seeing a girl use cloth diapers on their kid (cause they ran out and payday isn't till next week) who then turns around and gives a grocery list to her bud including BEER, pop, and mixers. I guess that is more about odd priorities. I mean nothing wrong with cloth, but if you can't afford more diapers (and her DH won't change cloth diapers) then why are you buying beer?

I also have friends who complain about money, yet go eat out ALL the time, and never think to pack food for 'long' trips (I put that in quotes cause to go see them I have to drive 9 hours, they have 1.5, so long is very relative to me!)

I know I have wasted many a dollar in my time, but I try to learn from my mistakes, and wel, they just don't seem to. I can't exactly point out the stupidity to them since it is my priority to pay off the CC and then move on to the house, for them the pop or beer now is their priority. I only get annoyed when my firends use tax money to fuel their vices.
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