tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post2569856162451281226..comments2023-06-12T11:50:19.679-04:00Comments on not the jet set: How To: Get Stuff For FreeMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05449100145223553747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post-61997977654438823602008-02-21T15:48:00.000-05:002008-02-21T15:48:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment, Monroe. Family hand-me-do...Thanks for the comment, Monroe. Family hand-me-downs are a great example. I'm glad you added your last statement. All too often, people associate frugal with greedy, hording person, and it's just not true. Frugal folks are some of the most giving, non-selfish people I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post-89693791396378560952008-02-19T19:47:00.000-05:002008-02-19T19:47:00.000-05:00Family hand-me-downs have provided us with a lot o...Family hand-me-downs have provided us with a lot of free stuff: including a coffee pot, ironing board, George Foreman grill, outdoor barbecue, newer microwave, and framed artwork. <BR/><BR/>We had a strange set of circumstances during the past five years in the immediate family with three households all moving within six months of each other, and since then four estates have closed out as other relatives died or moved into retirement homes. <BR/><BR/>Who needs Freecycle when nearly everybody in the family is trading stuff back and forth every time someone moves?<BR/><BR/>However, it was a lot of work for my mother to keep up with sorting the furniture and household goods, deciding or asking who wanted what pieces and such.<BR/><BR/>My husband and I repaid the favor by donating furniture and items we no longer needed or traded out to other families via word of mouth situations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com