I guess one phrase you could use to describe me is “down to earth.” I don’t need a lot of things and like to live a quiet, peaceful life. If I could choose anywhere in the world to live, it would be in the country with a great view of the mountains. I would like to be self-sustaining having my own garden, getting milk from my own goats and eggs from my own chickens. Oh, And I love to go horseback riding — bareback so you can feel the movement of the horse. There is nothing better in the whole world than running full speed cross country on a horse.
I’d like to live in a simple house with just the things my husband and I would need and no more. I hate clutter and houses full of knickknacks and stuff. No offense, if you like to have a lot of things or love collecting, that’s you and that’s great. I like things simple.
I’m very tight with money. My husband really likes this about me as I don’t do a lot of shopping. As an example, we are still using most of the furniture we got when we were first married, that was 29 years ago, and it was used furniture then. I checked though and it is considered antique furniture and might just be worth some money.
I grew up on a 200 acre ranch in Eastern Oregon. In that area it was considered a very small ranch. We had spectacular views of mountains, rolling hills, sagebrush and hay fields. It was a great place to live. My grandparents had a farm just two miles away as well.
I went to a Bible college in Seattle and met my husband there. I lived in Seattle for nine years and then moved to Central Oregon. I have never lived on a ranch since I left home, but I still have those great mountain views. There are many amazing places to hike and lots of beautiful scenery.
Before working at home I did data entry, word processing and was a supervisor of a word processing department. I then did typesetting and graphic design for a local print shop for quit a few years.
Being frugal comes naturally to me and I thought I would share some of the things I know or have learned to help you be frugal. It’s a good time to learn frugality now that the economy is not doing well and many of you might be struggling to make ends meet. There are a lot of things you can do to cut costs and yet still get what you need.
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