tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post25213130689258317..comments2023-05-08T06:11:50.575-04:00Comments on Eboo Works, Saves, Knits,and Lives: Are some of the old things coming back?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470492772543904048noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-4812553529755857182011-12-11T13:27:39.125-05:002011-12-11T13:27:39.125-05:00As a student and then a single parent I've alw...As a student and then a single parent I've always had to be frugal. Now that the budget is less tight I'm still frugal as I save every dime for retirement. We've never been big fans of eating out - a good meal = one week's worth of groceries!! I guess my most frugal habit would be rarely buying anything NEW. <br />I don't have time for knitting etc (too busy reading lol!) but I know there are many things I'm going to get back into when I retire: making my own bread, sewing (I'm very good at it, just no time), growing a huge garden and so on.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-90554163367811497822011-12-10T14:05:15.911-05:002011-12-10T14:05:15.911-05:00Oh I've definitely learned new skills as I beg...Oh I've definitely learned new skills as I began to get serious with our budget. I taught myself how to sew, quilt, photography skills, baking bread & foods from scratch, etc... I think everyone should have some "basic" skills in life!~Carla~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341057469246030024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-53218262759428624602011-12-09T17:25:42.845-05:002011-12-09T17:25:42.845-05:00My grandmother spent countless hours teaching me t...My grandmother spent countless hours teaching me to crochet & sew. I'm very okay, but I really wish I had paid more attention when she had the energy (and eye sight) to help me.Hawaii Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-68470492136751076422011-12-09T15:13:17.405-05:002011-12-09T15:13:17.405-05:00Oh and I can bake and cook. Hoping to learn cannin...Oh and I can bake and cook. Hoping to learn canning when I get a place of my own!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449362949252022092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-32647349348049335352011-12-09T15:12:14.366-05:002011-12-09T15:12:14.366-05:00I can sew, crosstich, bead and I tired to learn ho...I can sew, crosstich, bead and I tired to learn how to quilt. I tried knitting too but I just can't get into it. I friend of mine Rob can knit and does. I've been bugging him to tach me. My BF just bought a sewing box and sewed a few patches on to his bag, I'm very proud of him!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449362949252022092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-59014488679945353912011-12-09T14:50:56.668-05:002011-12-09T14:50:56.668-05:00I'm 22, and I know a lot of girls who knit. Kn...I'm 22, and I know a lot of girls who knit. Knitted stuff is super cute, especially the baby knitted things. I think that's why so many younger girls are learning. I need to learn!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699594650305506763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-32126462557264072392011-12-09T10:50:58.004-05:002011-12-09T10:50:58.004-05:00I would LOVE to learn how to sew - even basic thin...I would LOVE to learn how to sew - even basic things like fixing tears, hemming pants and making curtains would be SO (sew? ahah) useful.<br /><br />I've been teaching myself to cook/bake in the last few years. I figure why pay for cookies if I can make em myself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-18362964191029356312011-12-09T09:30:11.706-05:002011-12-09T09:30:11.706-05:008I have known how to knit and crochet since I was ...8I have known how to knit and crochet since I was a little girl. I want to learn to sew in the worst way, but I don't have a machine, LOL.<br /><br />We do a lot of baking and cooking from scratch, and I find myself looking through my mother's recipe box on a regular basis and making some of the old frugal recipes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-70124829726045124352011-12-09T09:00:27.967-05:002011-12-09T09:00:27.967-05:00I'm still thrying to teach myself to crochet, ...I'm still thrying to teach myself to crochet, but I tend to do it backwards. I'm like finding my way, my mother made most of our clothes, hats. scarves, mittens,etc. I wish that I had kept all the sweaters that my mother made for me over the years!<br /><br />My DD loves to cook from scratch and bake too! She made split pea soup this week, along with homemade bread, muffins and cupcakes.its me, samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521920330817697784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2423827822739128743.post-73559481945647792372011-12-09T08:37:29.033-05:002011-12-09T08:37:29.033-05:00Still working on smocking a dress. My sister has ...Still working on smocking a dress. My sister has taken up the knitting so far. And I"m looking at honing my sewing skills. We grew up with handmade everything for a good portion of my childhood - sweaters, dresses, toys etc. <br /><br />I think these are skills that will come back into mainstream and have already been making their way back as ways to save money, produce good quality items and present the person with wearable hand-me-downs that last far longer than the synthetic machine made stuff.Finding my Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755153766216252317noreply@blogger.com