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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 17, 2011 13:52:55 GMT -5
Why does the teenage McD's worker that lives in your mind always have pimples? Because one of the perks of working in a fast food place or restaurant is getting at least one free meal a day. I don't know many people, but especially teens, who can eat greasy fast food everyday, as well as work around it, without breaking out like crazy.
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Post by soon2bmomof3 on May 17, 2011 13:53:59 GMT -5
"Why does the teenage McD's worker that lives in your mind always have pimples?"
Dunno, maybe b/c they work around all that grease and oil?
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Post by Firebird on May 17, 2011 13:58:41 GMT -5
Because one of the perks of working in a fast food place or restaurant is getting at least one free meal a day. I don't know many people, but especially teens, who can eat greasy fast food everyday, as well as work around it, without breaking out like crazy.
Ah, memories...
I wasn't a teenager but I worked at McD's for a few months during my last semester of college. Prior to that, I literally had not eaten fast food in something like five years. I swore I wouldn't get sucked in by the free meals... but one hungry lunch shift too many and there I was, scarfing down McBurgers with the rest of the pack. Took forever to kick that !@#$ addiction after I finally got free.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 14:32:21 GMT -5
Frugalnurse, your words didn't need twisting. This is what you said: "I would feel terribly guilty if I had 6 kids who never got anything new, while I sat around all day living a life of leisure". Because that is what the article said! Did you read the article? My comment was not a bash on SAHPs, it was a remark about that family in particular. Yes, my words were taken out of context to seem like I made a blanket statement about all SAHPs, when that is not what the context was at all. The article said NOTHING about them living a life of leisure while raising 6 kids. The only way you can raise 6 kids while sitting around in leisure is if you have a cook, a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and a chauffeur. They had none of these. Their kids (well, at least one) complained that she never had news shoes. I don't think a child getting new shoes once in awhile is exactly spoiling them (and eww...used shoes? hello fungus!).LOL, My favorite pair of boots came from a thrift store. The horrors! ;D And MY kids felt deprived growing up too. Their friends had their own phones in their rooms, so my kids complained. Some of their friends had their own TV’s too. I told them, “I can’t afford it. Deal with it”. My point was that the parents are living their dreams while their kids complain of feeling deprived. That is sad to me, and I wouldn't feel like a good parent if I let that happen.All six kids went to college on the parents dime! Four years and no student loans. I see nothing sad in putting 6 kids through college. These parents valued education above "stuff". Their priorities might not be the same as yours, but I commend them.
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Post by Frugal Nurse on May 17, 2011 14:39:51 GMT -5
GG- I'm done arguing this with you. We go around and around in circles. You feel that living a life of poverty instead of working was commendable. I feel it was irresponsible. We are never going to see eye to eye on this, so let's just agree to disagree, ok? I'll make no more responses to you on this matter, because it is pointless and wasting my time.
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Post by Firebird on May 17, 2011 14:44:25 GMT -5
The article said NOTHING about them living a life of leisure while raising 6 kids. The only way you can raise 6 kids while sitting around in leisure is if you have a cook, a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and a chauffeur. They had none of these. As long as the kids are the right ages, they can be your cook, nanny, housekeeper, gardener and chauffeur. Why do you think she has six of them? Slave labor is *very* frugal.
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Post by Frugal Nurse on May 17, 2011 14:45:33 GMT -5
The article said NOTHING about them living a life of leisure while raising 6 kids. The only way you can raise 6 kids while sitting around in leisure is if you have a cook, a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and a chauffeur. They had none of these. As long as the kids are the right ages, they can be your cook, nanny, housekeeper, gardener and chauffeur. Why do you think she has six of them? Slave labor is *very* frugal. It works for the Duggars
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 14:49:14 GMT -5
GG- I'm done arguing this with you. We go around and around in circles. You feel that living a life of poverty instead of working was commendable. I feel it was irresponsible. We are never going to see eye to eye on this, so let's just agree to disagree, ok? I'll make no more responses to you on this matter, because it is pointless and wasting my time. I guess "poverty" is relative. Six children grew up in a large, beautiful home in the country with two parents who loved them. All six went to college because their parents saved up enough money in spite of a low income. Between their savings and earnings from publications, they were able to retire at an age most people can only dream of. I guess I would define "poverty" diffently.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 14:50:23 GMT -5
The article said NOTHING about them living a life of leisure while raising 6 kids. The only way you can raise 6 kids while sitting around in leisure is if you have a cook, a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and a chauffeur. They had none of these. As long as the kids are the right ages, they can be your cook, nanny, housekeeper, gardener and chauffeur. Why do you think she has six of them? Slave labor is *very* frugal. It works for the Duggars Not one Duggar child went to college. Not one even graduated from a recognized hgh school.
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Post by Frugal Nurse on May 17, 2011 14:52:26 GMT -5
It works for the Duggars Not one Duggar child went to college. Not one even graduated from a recognized hgh school. I was referring to having the kids cook, clean, nanny, etc. It was a joke. Lighten up. And they were home schooled, so they did graduaute, just not from public school .
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Post by Firebird on May 17, 2011 14:52:52 GMT -5
Not one Duggar child went to college. Not one even graduated from a recognized hgh school.
I thought most of them weren't college age yet? So this one remains to be seen.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 17, 2011 14:53:22 GMT -5
LOL, My favorite pair of boots came from a thrift store. The horrors!
We they new? I am curious because I tried the used shoe thing and they were seriously uncomfortable because they had conformed to the previous wearer's feet.
The shoes overall were in good condition, but it was really uncomfortable to walk in them. More so than conforming new shoes.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 14:54:29 GMT -5
Not one Duggar child went to college. Not one even graduated from a recognized hgh school. I was referring to having the kids cook, clean, nanny, etc. It was a joke. Lighten up. And they were home schooled, so they did graduaute, just not from public school . I thought you weren't going to respond top me ;-)
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 14:55:53 GMT -5
LOL, My favorite pair of boots came from a thrift store. The horrors!We they new? I am curious because I tried the used shoe thing and they were seriously uncomfortable because they had conformed to the previous wearer's feet. The shoes overall were in good condition, but it was really uncomfortable to walk in them. More so than conforming new shoes. Well, clearly they weren't brand new. But they sure looked and felt new. St John's Bay, fit perfect, $10.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 14:56:47 GMT -5
Not one Duggar child went to college. Not one even graduated from a recognized hgh school. I thought most of them weren't college age yet? So this one remains to be seen. The oldest married and is expecting. The next oldest is 18. Living at home.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 17, 2011 14:57:49 GMT -5
The Duggers oldest children are already having kids of their own. I don't know how many are over 20, but there are a few I think that are college aged or older.
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Post by Frugal Nurse on May 17, 2011 14:57:58 GMT -5
I was referring to having the kids cook, clean, nanny, etc. It was a joke. Lighten up. And they were home schooled, so they did graduaute, just not from public school . I thought you weren't going to respond top me ;-) Not responding about the OP.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 17, 2011 15:00:26 GMT -5
Well, clearly they weren't brand new. But they sure looked and felt new. St John's Bay, fit perfect, $10.
Lucky.
I've gotten some good deals on clothes but never shoes at a thirft store.
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Post by Firebird on May 17, 2011 15:00:27 GMT -5
I guess "poverty" is relative. Six children grew up in a large, beautiful home in the country with two parents who loved them. All six went to college because their parents saved up enough money in spite of a low income. Between their savings and earnings from publications, they were able to retire at an age most people can only dream of.
I wouldn't say that they lived in poverty, but I would say that their parents needlessly limited their options. And I don't think that was a smart move.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 17, 2011 15:03:11 GMT -5
I guess "poverty" is relative. Six children grew up in a large, beautiful home in the country with two parents who loved them. All six went to college because their parents saved up enough money in spite of a low income. Between their savings and earnings from publications, they were able to retire at an age most people can only dream of. I guess I would define "poverty" diffently. This sounds like selective editing to me. They didn't save up enough from their earnings and publications to retire. He retired with a pension that put them well below the federal poverty level for a family their size, and they found a way to live on it. While doing that she started the newsletter, which later caught on, and gave them enough money to pay for the kids college. Without the newsletter, he would have retired early to a life of poverty, they would have done the best job they could raising the kids, but they wouldn't have been able to help with college at all. He didn't save up enough to retire. He decided to force the whole family to live on his tiny pension because he didn't want to work anymore. She made lemonade out of lemons with the publications, but I think that without them they still would have chosen to raise the kids in poverty instead of working. I'm glad it worked out for them, but that doesn't mean I respect their choice.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 15:03:14 GMT -5
Well, clearly they weren't brand new. But they sure looked and felt new. St John's Bay, fit perfect, $10. Lucky. I've gotten some good deals on clothes but never shoes at a thirft store. It's a rarity for me as well..... I don't usually see my size (10), but I had to try these and was pleasantly surprised. That's part of the fun of thrift store shopping.....for me.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 17, 2011 15:05:31 GMT -5
Dark, he didn't "force" anything. They had a common vision, she didn't like her job. They worked as a team.
Their life and choices aren't necessarily mine, but the point is that they had goals and priorities and they found a way to meet them.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 17, 2011 15:08:42 GMT -5
I don't consider thrift store shopping fun anymore. Mainly because we only have two and people have caught on so they are CROWDED. Then the stores have caught on and raised prices accordingly, I have to be really careful to read price tags. There was a shirt at goodwil that on clearance at Old Navy I could get for a buck and they wanted $7.
I still snag some good deals once and awhile, I got a really nice leopard print trench coat that fits like a second skin for $7.99. Then the Salvation Army is a steal for baby clothes when I can find DD's size, especially if I can find them with the tags marked for an extra 50% off.
I tend to look there first, but in general it's becoming more annoying to shop at the thrift stores than it is to go to the mall and shop clearance racks.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 17, 2011 15:08:48 GMT -5
OK, he didn't force anything, they both forced that lifestyle on the kids. It doesn't change the rest of my post. They didn't have money saved for the kids college when he retired. They didn't even have money saved for themselves. They had his tiny pension and that was it.
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Post by Frugal Nurse on May 17, 2011 15:21:21 GMT -5
I don't consider thrift store shopping fun anymore. Mainly because we only have two and people have caught on so they are CROWDED. Then the stores have caught on and raised prices accordingly, I have to be really careful to read price tags. There was a shirt at goodwil that on clearance at Old Navy I could get for a buck and they wanted $7. I still snag some good deals once and awhile, I got a really nice leopard print trench coat that fits like a second skin for $7.99. Then the Salvation Army is a steal for baby clothes when I can find DD's size, especially if I can find them with the tags marked for an extra 50% off. I tend to look there first, but in general it's becoming more annoying to shop at the thrift stores than it is to go to the mall and shop clearance racks. I've never really had much luck at the thrift stores near me. I always feel like they are full of junk and overpriced at that. I have much better luck finding bargains if I wait for yard sale season to come around. Yard sales are usually priced so cheap!
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Post by Firebird on May 17, 2011 15:22:39 GMT -5
The oldest married and is expecting. The next oldest is 18. Living at home.
That leaves quite a few unaccounted for. I hope some of them end up going to college.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 17, 2011 15:24:33 GMT -5
Urgh, yardsales. Next douche who parks right in front of my driveway and I can't get out is going to get rammed! It's getting harder to get deals and Goodwill especially has been filled with crap lately, it takes a lot longer to find good pieces, too much time to make it worth it for me, IMO. Our mall is dying a slow death, stores are desparate to get people into them. Less crowded and better deals right now. You have to be really careful to make sure you are getting an actual"deal" at a thrift store. I knew the Old Navy plain tee was a rip off, but most people think "Thrift store equals bargain" and don't really look at the price tag.
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Post by Firebird on May 17, 2011 15:32:31 GMT -5
he didn't "force" anything. They had a common vision, she didn't like her job. They worked as a team.
As Dark says, it's one thing to decide on something with your spouse - it's quite another to bring kids into it and force them to Dumpster dive because you don't feel like working. What if something had happened to his pension and he was too old and out of circulation to get a comparable job? People have lost pensions before.
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Post by Firebird on May 17, 2011 15:45:35 GMT -5
Curiously, the master savers are relatively uninterested in investing. "It's much easier to cut back than to make smart investments," Amy insists. What's more, she adds, saving is a totally safe and predictable form of generating income. "I can guarantee the average family of six a $3,000 windfall in one year just by buying and preparing food carefully," she says. "No investor can give you such certainty." How in the hell can you be so committed to counting every last penny and so UNinterested in making any of those pennies work for YOU in return??! Where is Phil? I bet he'd have a few things to say about this.
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Post by dancinmama on May 17, 2011 15:46:39 GMT -5
Dark, he didn't "force" anything. They had a common vision, she didn't like her job. They worked as a team. Their life and choices aren't necessarily mine, but the point is that they had goals and priorities and they found a way to meet them. Interesting how you seem to be more supportive of this family and how much TIME they spent in order to save a nickel (and still not live very well I might add) and not so much so for people who spend time clipping coupons to achieve financial goals for their families. Hmmm....
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