Comments on: Being frugal doesn’t mean giving up the hobbies you love

By: TGIF Link Round Up: Getting out of the house edition | Frugal Living Tips & Money Saving Ideas | Living Well on Less

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:14:58 +0000

[...] On a Quest to be Debt Free hosted the Money Hacks Carnival this week and my post on how you don’t have to choose between your favorite hobbies and frugality. [...]

By: Classic frugal mistakes newbies make | Frugal Living Tips & Money Saving Ideas | Living Well on Less

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:01:26 +0000

[...] ourselves to a restaurant meal once a month, budgeting $50 a month for entertainment, and finding frugal ways to continue our favorite hobbies. [...]

By: friday roundup #9 | we like money

friday roundup #9 | we like money — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:02:12 +0000

[...] from Living Well On Less reminds us that living frugally doesn’t mean giving up on the hobbies you love. Just take a more frugal approach, make it last longer, find ways to fit it into your budget. [...]

By: Money Hacks Carnival #30 | Miss Thrifty

Money Hacks Carnival #30 | Miss Thrifty — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:51:47 +0000

[...] also liked the post from Living Well on Less, about how you can be frugal without giving up the hobbies you love. She is giving hand-quilting a go, and her movie buff husband is renting free DVDs from the local [...]

By: karla (threadbndr)

karla (threadbndr) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:39:10 +0000

I’m a needlework and knitting person. In the days before the budget I fed the stash a LOT. I have enough materials for several YEARS of crafting. So I just “shop my stash” and then all I need to buy is any misc small items to finish a project (buttons for a sweater, floss if I run out of a color).

I am learning to frame my own pieces, because that’s a major expense on the needlework side. I do give myself a very small budget for those misc materials to finish projects. Those funds come out of my overtime income. I’ve also done some trading – my needlework store has given me credit if I let them hang my finished work as a store model for several months.

By: FruGal

FruGal — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:25:59 +0000

Hand quilting – eek! I tried it once and nearly went blind! But so satisfying in the end. Finding free or inexpensive hobbies is so important in order to live frugally long term so that you can achieve your ultimate financial goals. Luckily mine include reading (free – borrowing and lending with friends, and the library), and cooking from scratch. Obviously have to buy the ingredients, but once you have a well stocked kitchen with the basics you need to buy less and less for each meal. And now I can entertain my friends for less – they bring wine, i feed them yummy food and everyone has a good time without spending more than £10. Beats an expensive restaurant anytime! Great site, btw :)

By: Kacie

Kacie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:24:51 +0000

Right on!

For me, I try to save money on things I don’t particularly care about (groceries, toiletries, things around the house, most entertainment, clothes) so that I can spend more on things I really enjoy.