Replies to '10/09 Financial 911!'

Quote From: farmwife2337

I agree with a lot of the posts here.  People got houses, cars, and what ever else they wanted and could not afford.  What we all need to do now is get back to the basics.  My husband and I own and operate a dairy farm in Wisconsin and have had to make changes in our lives.  Not only have we been hit with the same price hikes as everyone else (gas, food ect.) but we also have the price hikes of diesel, feed for our cows and so on.  We took a look at what we were spending in groceries and other household items.  I spend wayyy to much at Walmart.  We have recently started making household products, yup just like our grandparents used to do.  We save so much now by making laundry soap, dish soap, dishwasher soap, toothpaste, ketchup, mayo and the list goes on and on.  We don't need to spend $3 on tooth paste when we can make it for $.50.  Or spend $13 on laundry soap when we can make it for less than $3.  It is just crazy what we have all gotten used to thinking we need.  We planted a garden and I am now canning food.  Thank goodness my grandmother is still around because let me tell you, the number of people that don't know how to do alot of these things is growing.  This country needs to get back to the basics and stop spending, spending and spending...

Quote From: farmwife2337

I agree with a lot of the posts here.  People got houses, cars, and what ever else they wanted and could not afford.  What we all need to do now is get back to the basics.  My husband and I own and operate a dairy farm in Wisconsin and have had to make changes in our lives.  Not only have we been hit with the same price hikes as everyone else (gas, food ect.) but we also have the price hikes of diesel, feed for our cows and so on.  We took a look at what we were spending in groceries and other household items.  I spend wayyy to much at Walmart.  We have recently started making household products, yup just like our grandparents used to do.  We save so much now by making laundry soap, dish soap, dishwasher soap, toothpaste, ketchup, mayo and the list goes on and on.  We don't need to spend $3 on tooth paste when we can make it for $.50.  Or spend $13 on laundry soap when we can make it for less than $3.  It is just crazy what we have all gotten used to thinking we need.  We planted a garden and I am now canning food.  Thank goodness my grandmother is still around because let me tell you, the number of people that don't know how to do alot of these things is growing.  This country needs to get back to the basics and stop spending, spending and spending...