tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post1384370805275924440..comments2023-08-11T03:50:24.776-05:00Comments on The Park Wife: Living With Less Is a ChoiceThe Park Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591149300094881480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-18067286115378778992008-04-22T01:11:00.000-05:002008-04-22T01:11:00.000-05:00We are going to move to Washington D.C. for just a...We are going to move to Washington D.C. for just a year. We are planning on only taking clothes, a few kitchen items, towels, and bedding. We are going to see how little we can live with and what we can get for free. There is a web site called freecycle where people give away lots of stuff. We are going to try to get most of our funiture there or at thrift stores and then freecycle it back Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-87586254051481833232008-04-20T23:29:00.000-05:002008-04-20T23:29:00.000-05:00I agree. I grew up in a home that didn't have a t...I agree. I grew up in a home that didn't have a tv, we went out to eat like twice a year, and I had all homemade clothes...but I was the happiest kid in the world. I never thought "gee, we're poor." I actually like growing up with a simple lifestyle and I hope when I get married and have kids they can have the same appreciation for the little things like I do. :)<BR/><BR/>To Renee- you rock! IWhitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05021998791682550171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-36257011624539909322008-04-19T19:11:00.000-05:002008-04-19T19:11:00.000-05:00Oops. I just read my own comment a day later. That...Oops. I just read my own comment a day later. That should have been a BAD thing! JanJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571817021682642138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-46003235969545781742008-04-18T18:51:00.000-05:002008-04-18T18:51:00.000-05:00Your children will grow up knowing how to take car...Your children will grow up knowing how to take care of themselves and understand that "things" don't bring happiness.<BR/>We did pay for our 2 children's college but it was a state school not an expensive private college. They also worked and got Pell Grants when they could. They got out debt free and it has helped them get started with their families not a have college debt to repay hanging overJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571817021682642138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-11066048220201384532008-04-18T17:04:00.000-05:002008-04-18T17:04:00.000-05:00We are right there with you! And with Dawn on the...We are right there with you! <BR/>And with Dawn on the school thing. We'll help, but want them to do it on their own. My hubby did it without any help from parents and very few loans. Which are now completely paid off! WOOHOO! <BR/>It's hard not to be swayed into the lifestyle of convenience that our society has today. <BR/>Keep up the great work!Mommy Lionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390022161258268461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-72111390159717115202008-04-18T16:46:00.000-05:002008-04-18T16:46:00.000-05:00You guys are so wise. (Like 'the Lions') I'm very ...You guys are so wise. (Like 'the Lions') I'm very proud of you. :o) Love you all much!!!lollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040620350132121670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-21997778727824359322008-04-18T15:39:00.000-05:002008-04-18T15:39:00.000-05:00It's scary to imagine what society will be like wh...It's scary to imagine what society will be like when this next spoiled generation comes of age. Too many of them come out of college with high debt (I mean credit card debt, not school loans) feeling as though they immediately deserve to have everything their parents worked 30 years to build. I applaude your decision to live the lifestyle you've chosen. We, too, do our best to live in Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531911213929482494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-54190982971062089042008-04-18T15:31:00.000-05:002008-04-18T15:31:00.000-05:00I loved the Fregan episode on Oprah. I belong to ...I loved the Fregan episode on Oprah. I belong to a co-op where we go to grocery stores and make arrangements to take the food they pull from the shelves, but don't give to the food bank, and then we distribute it among the members of the co-op. Hoity-toity health food markets participate, as well as Costco, bakeries, etc. and as a result, I get all of my food for my family of 5 for FREE, that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-19526372216667504452008-04-18T15:05:00.000-05:002008-04-18T15:05:00.000-05:00We are trying to get out of debt, well actually we...We are trying to get out of debt, well actually we are not that far in debt. We just have a side business, that seems to always need something. I want my children to be able to have a live where they do not depend on credit, and they have a job that they love.Valarie Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246244572843705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-3818306846992977012008-04-18T14:11:00.000-05:002008-04-18T14:11:00.000-05:00This is so true! My husband and I are working towa...This is so true! My husband and I are working towards paying everything off so that we can use just cash - we started last year with over $65,000 in debt plus our house - now we're down to less than $30,000 plus the house - Oh, and when I throw things away or give things away now there aren't 10 other things to take their place - it's great! We're hoping to instill these principals into our Blessedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029860506890356566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675581429123259719.post-92026338869437405532008-04-18T13:11:00.000-05:002008-04-18T13:11:00.000-05:00You have it all right! You are going to be fine A...You have it all right! You are going to be fine AND have dependable children. That is so nice to hear. <BR/><BR/>Parents who don't EXPECT any help from their kids or don't TEACH them how to function in a home by working and do chores and keeping their room tidy, are NOT doing these kids a favor. They are actually creating "adult disasters." The kids will grow up expecting to be waited on and OKGardnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449300289920477381noreply@blogger.com