The Old Folks Home

[Sally PB]

'Silent' just get up and go to work. No one else is responsible for you. You are responsible for yourself.

I'm at the end of the boomer era (born in 1962), but my greatest generation parents instilled a lot of what they learned and were in me. Like, get up and go to school. Give me an alarm clock, I'll do it by myself.

Many have never had to do without. Now folks buy clothes with holes in them. When I was a kid my mother was busy mending those holes. People say of us you seem to pretty much do what you want. How is that possible? Because we did without when first married, stayed out of debt, invested when possible.

Yup. Hubby and I are both savers. Result? We're in our early 60s, retired, debt free, fit, and healthy (as far as we can know). Can we afford expensive vacations every year? No, but we don't want them, either.

My favorite place to shop for clothes is Goodwill and other thrift stores.

 

[sourland]

Saw tracks in the snow indicating that the deer visited the house shrubbery last night. Damage was minimal, but I refreshed the spray repellant. Stuf is noxious smelling, but it does a good job.

 

[notabitail]

Yup. Hubby and I are both savers. Result? We're in our early 60s, retired, debt free, fit, and healthy (as far as we can know). Can we afford expensive vacations every year? No, but we don't want them, either.

My favorite place to shop for clothes is Goodwill and other thrift stores.

My Mom would say I am a hoarder, not a saver. (looks at tower of computer towers).

I love thrift stores.

 

[sourland]

My favorite place to shop for clothes is Goodwill and other thrift stores.

The Princess made many of the kids' clothes and most of her maternity clothes. We heard of/found a lady who sold maternity clothes and purchased 3 dresses as I remember very reasonably. Weird the things that you remember.

 

[Sally PB]

My Mom would say I am a hoarder, not a saver.

I remember my mom hemming one sleeve of my pajama top, when one elbow wore through. She sold me on the idea by saying, "If anyone asks if you have long sleeves or short sleeves on your pajamas," you can say, "Yes."

No, nobody ever asked.

Hubby and I collected IRA contributions.

 

[notabitail]

I remember my mom hemming one sleeve of my pajama top, when one elbow wore through. She sold me on the idea by saying, "If anyone asks if you have long sleeves or short sleeves on your pajamas," you can say, "Yes."

No, nobody ever asked.

Hubby and I collected IRA contributions.

That's a good answer

The amount of stuff my family fixes to save a bit is quite a lot. Especially electronics. Those are one of the few things that I rarely buy new.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I'm in El Paso, TX.

I never bothered add a location since I don't see a need too.

Everyone likes to know a general location so we know who to worry about during bad weather.

 

[notabitail]

Everyone likes to know a general location so we know who to worry about during bad weather.

I see.
Thankfully, no tornadoes or hurricanes here.
(I get asked quite a bit).
And no, I'm not "close" to Dallas or Houston.

 

[Nomadicus]

Good afternoon Old Folks. I'm feeling my age after 6 hours of work out side today. Break time while we get supplies from town.

 

[Nomadicus]

I remember so much about the Great Depression from my Mom. She was 8 years old the day of the Crash and I was born when she was 25 with 8 more years of the Great Depression lasted. The ending date was officially the date the stock market had gained back to it's high before crash level.