Comments on: When Frugality Kills http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/when-frugality-kills/ Reduce Expenses + Increase Income + Discipline = Get Out of Debt Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:37:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: On a Quest To Be Debt Free http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/when-frugality-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-47147 On a Quest To Be Debt Free Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:13:48 +0000 http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/?p=255#comment-47147 [...] Reduction Formula presents When Frugality Kills; Ryan talks about how buying food simply to be frugal can be a poor choice. The cheapest foods are [...] [...] Reduction Formula presents When Frugality Kills; Ryan talks about how buying food simply to be frugal can be a poor choice. The cheapest foods are [...]

]]> By: Kate@LivingTheFrugalLife http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/when-frugality-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-45839 Kate@LivingTheFrugalLife Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:08:31 +0000 http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/?p=255#comment-45839 I agree with all your points. But I also think that with a certain mindset (reflected in Kate's comment), some planning, access to fertile land, and good old fashioned work, it's possible to eat an exceptionally healthy diet for *much less* than the processed foods cost. We currently spend less than $100 per month to feed two adults. We've been eating primarily out of our garden, and the eggs from our laying hens. I bake all our bread, and we buy a little pastured meat and dairy from local producers. I barter my breads for a few items as well. We eat very tasty foods for very little money. We're not overweight, and we haven't gotten colds nearly as frequently as we used to do before we grew and produced much of our own food. I posted a summary on our voluntary challenge to spend just $50 per month on groceries, here: http://livingthefrugallife.blogspot.com/2008/09/50-monthly-grocery-challenge-how-it.html I agree with all your points. But I also think that with a certain mindset (reflected in Kate’s comment), some planning, access to fertile land, and good old fashioned work, it’s possible to eat an exceptionally healthy diet for *much less* than the processed foods cost. We currently spend less than $100 per month to feed two adults. We’ve been eating primarily out of our garden, and the eggs from our laying hens. I bake all our bread, and we buy a little pastured meat and dairy from local producers. I barter my breads for a few items as well. We eat very tasty foods for very little money. We’re not overweight, and we haven’t gotten colds nearly as frequently as we used to do before we grew and produced much of our own food.

I posted a summary on our voluntary challenge to spend just $50 per month on groceries, here:

http://livingthefrugallife.blogspot.com/2008/09/50-monthly-grocery-challenge-how-it.html

]]> By: Valuable Links For Your Life-Sep 17-08 | Value For Your Life http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/when-frugality-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-45440 Valuable Links For Your Life-Sep 17-08 | Value For Your Life Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:20:01 +0000 http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/?p=255#comment-45440 [...] Reduction Formula’s post When Frugality Kills may sound like a dramatic title, but with the obesity epidemic in North America, it’s [...] [...] Reduction Formula’s post When Frugality Kills may sound like a dramatic title, but with the obesity epidemic in North America, it’s [...]

]]> By: Ryan Healy http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/when-frugality-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-45404 Ryan Healy Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:19:08 +0000 http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/?p=255#comment-45404 Amanda, Thanks for your comment! I agree. You have to get creative and put some practice into it. But eating healthy without spending a fortune can be done. Ryan Amanda,

Thanks for your comment! I agree. You have to get creative and put some practice into it. But eating healthy without spending a fortune can be done.

Ryan

]]> By: Value For Your Life http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/when-frugality-kills/comment-page-1/#comment-45333 Value For Your Life Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:56:58 +0000 http://www.debtreductionformula.com/blog/?p=255#comment-45333 I'm in the camp that thinks it's cheaper to eat healthy food. For me, the process involved investing some time in getting good and faster at planning meals and making them from scratch. It can definitely be done, but like many things that are worth having, there is a learning curve. You'd be surprised how far some whole foods can go if you get creative, think outside the box, and look at preparing a wider variety of foods. Thanks again for the post! Sincerely, Amanda I’m in the camp that thinks it’s cheaper to eat healthy food. For me, the process involved investing some time in getting good and faster at planning meals and making them from scratch. It can definitely be done, but like many things that are worth having, there is a learning curve. You’d be surprised how far some whole foods can go if you get creative, think outside the box, and look at preparing a wider variety of foods.
Thanks again for the post!
Sincerely,
Amanda

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