Just curious who else is living super frugal

[lazy gardener]

I joke with my family that I'd hire a gardener and a pool boy. They say... you don't have a pool! Is it necessary to have a pool if you have a pool boy? Just kidding. But I would love to have a pool! I think the first thing I'd do is buy a nice sized tractor with a bucket, a dozer blade, and all the other fun attachments. I could either do some serious landscaping, or get into some very serious trouble with one of those!!!

 

[donrae]

I joke with my family that I'd hire a gardener and a pool boy. They say... you don't have a pool! Is it necessary to have a pool if you have a pool boy? Just kidding. But I would love to have a pool! I think the first thing I'd do is buy a nice sized tractor with a bucket, a dozer blade, and all the other fun attachments. I could either do some serious landscaping, or get into some very serious trouble with one of those!!!

We have a tractor, but I want a BACKHOE! That could get some serious use around here!

Oh, I'll take the pool boy also

Very un-frugal day here today. Big Boy had a bowling tournament an hour north and there was money spent on meals, etc.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Yeah backhoes are real nice toys....I got no use for a pool boy though...just sayin...

 

[funnyfarmmom]

Im sorry to say I wont be a member of these boards much longer. I mean, I know I can still post, but it wont be much fun without my critters.

Dh and I are separating right after Christmas. He has found himself someone else for the second time in our marriage. We arent telling the kids until after Christmas. I cant afford to keep the house, so I will have to move, so all of my animals are up for sale. Plus, he says he isnt giving me money for feed anymore and I cant let them starve. He wants me to sell them and have my car fixed so I can go back to work and buy my own kids Christmas because he wont.

Of the 8 kids here, 4 are his, 3 are mine plus the one teenage boy we took in last summer. I have raised his kids since they were babies, the youngest was 10 months old when they moved into my house. The youngest two have no memory of their bio mom even. His kids are by two different women. He told me in no uncertain terms I was not to contact his kids again after I move out. Im hoping he changes his mind.

So anyway, thank you all for your support and great ideas. I hope to one day be in a position where I can move back out in the country and start again. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

 

[Julie Birb]

Im sorry to say I wont be a member of these boards much longer. I mean, I know I can still post, but it wont be much fun without my critters.

Dh and I are separating right after Christmas. He has found himself someone else for the second time in our marriage. We arent telling the kids until after Christmas. I cant afford to keep the house, so I will have to move, so all of my animals are up for sale. Plus, he says he isnt giving me money for feed anymore and I cant let them starve. He wants me to sell them and have my car fixed so I can go back to work and buy my own kids Christmas because he wont.

Of the 8 kids here, 4 are his, 3 are mine plus the one teenage boy we took in last summer. I have raised his kids since they were babies, the youngest was 10 months old when they moved into my house. The youngest two have no memory of their bio mom even. His kids are by two different women. He told me in no uncertain terms I was not to contact his kids again after I move out. Im hoping he changes his mind.

So anyway, thank you all for your support and great ideas. I hope to one day be in a position where I can move back out in the country and start again. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

I am so, so very sorry. I truly am. I honestly wish you the best at adjusting to this very new and difficult situation.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Wow....that's a tough one...sorry best of luck. Hopefully in the end it all works out for you. But you got to be strong for the kids...Hang in there....Phil

 

[lazy gardener]

I am so very sorry, FFM. I am also convinced that while you are going through a horrible storm in your life now, better days are ahead. You're gonna look up one day in the not very distant future, and see the sun shining down on you, you'll have a smile on your face, and you will be amazed at how strong you are, and at how well you weathered this storm, and are better off on the other side. At the end of the day, your unfaithful husband... no matter where he goes, or who he chooses to be unfaithful with... at the end of the day, every where he goes... there he is. You deserve better. Keep your heart open to those kids of his that you raised. Because, I predict that they will come back into your life again, if not while they are young, then certainly when they are grown. Where ever you end up moving, I hope you can have just one pet. They IMO are so key to helping us through those difficult days and moments. Do you have any spiritual support? You don't have to answer, just something to think about.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Thanks LG....I'm not very good at coming up with the right words. You came through again....your a very wise woman.

 

[funnyfarmmom]

Thank you all for your kind words. I probably shouldnt have posted that, I really was not trying to whine. Im sure I am just as much at fault here. But I didnt want to just disappear without telling you all thank you. You are amazing!

 

[pfields]

Please don't blame yourself. It takes two to make a marriage work, one person can't do it all when the other is not committed and unfaithful. I'm praying for you!