[frugalfarmwife]

This is a very interesting topic for me, my parents were absolute opposites in frugality. Mom pinched a penny until it screamed only to have dad go buy another brand new suit. We had one of the nicest houses in town, new cars, even an airplane and a lot in Florida, yet mom was constantly calling and begging them not to turn the electric/phone off, begging the bank for a few extra days to make the house payment. God love the woman, she kept this hidden from us, she even worked overnight in a factory and went to formal dinners with the high and mighty in town.

I SO respect this woman! When my dad left he left her with all the bills and two kids still at home, this woman over the course of 27 years has gone from the debt he left her to a net value of 300,000, lives on her SS checks and still shops for bargians, but she drives a nice car! (AND DESERVES IT!)

Now hubby was raised with the "we'll handle it tomorrow" attitude, when his father died there wasn't even any money for a funeral. A few years ago his mother came into a good chunk of money but due to no education in finances she's now in deep financial trouble, I'm TRYING to help her learn to plug the leaks but until she quits paying the bills for the other sons and their wives it's not going to happen!

Now hubby and I had our fun young and now are really buckled down and working on upping the farm income and reducing the mortgage.

kj