tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774507569501639402.post4773184519604271575..comments2023-05-08T01:37:51.742-07:00Comments on Frugal thoughts: What do you get out of it?Dawnfirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03554452073028318880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774507569501639402.post-57785936714303255682011-03-29T18:51:21.261-07:002011-03-29T18:51:21.261-07:00Wow! That's quite a savings, and $300 is a ver...Wow! That's quite a savings, and $300 is a very good price for a queen sized mattress. Now if we could figure out how to get one from Austin without having to tie it on top of my car...Dawnfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554452073028318880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774507569501639402.post-63161702293206839142011-03-29T14:10:34.153-07:002011-03-29T14:10:34.153-07:00In regards to beds: I highly recommend doing resea...In regards to beds: I highly recommend doing research on an independent site before starting shopping - avoid the hyped tv adds. We badly needed a new bed because of my partners back problems were leaving him barely able to get to work. <br />After some research on coils, matresses and what to look for in a bed, I checked prices. For a firm, high-coil matress, the major matress retailers wanted 1000 dollars to start for a very basic queen.<br />However I checked out some alternatives - and IKEA carried what amounted to the exact matress we wanted for only 300 - even some extras like wrapped coils. 700 dollars saved, and the only difference is the name on the manufacturer.Amaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774507569501639402.post-47990386859180170382011-03-26T10:21:55.027-07:002011-03-26T10:21:55.027-07:00That can be a good strategy in it's own way, a...That can be a good strategy in it's own way, and from conversations we've had, I can't imagine you having problems prioritizing, except maybe on yourself. I suspect you already apply these things unconsciously. When you say it was interesting, did you get any ideas from it?Dawnfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554452073028318880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774507569501639402.post-78224722880691564452011-03-26T09:16:51.642-07:002011-03-26T09:16:51.642-07:00Very interesting post. Seriously.
I don't usu...Very interesting post. Seriously.<br /><br />I don't usually evaluate purchases so thoroughly, I am more of the, "I need this, what's the best one I can afford and do I need it NOW or can it wait?" person.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.com