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If you wear skirts all the time but
farouk replied to Dustybug's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Dustybug: Okay, ty. If we thought women would be in sin if they wore pants, this household would be different! but I can respect that you have got some sort of conviction, anyway. (I see that you yourself don't really agree with your strict friends that pants are actually sinful.) I wonder what else they believe in terms of dos and don'ts for attire, but really it's none of my business. It's the heart of faith that matters in my view, not the superficial and arbitrary dos and don'ts. So I'm not certainly not going to argue the point. Thanks again. -
Years ago, my mother used to advocate throwing a hammer through the screen. (Maybe there was something in that ... )
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Another suggestion: No new tattoos for 2012 (!)
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Parents of adult children...or anyone :)
farouk replied to amo_mea_filiis.'s topic in General Education Discussion Board
swellmomma: I fully agree with much of what you say. Especially not to 'bite the hand that feeds you'. I see this exactly, yes. Re. 'Go ahead and wear all the jewelry you want'; in her case, he isn't letting her. And she's 28. Maybe some ppl would make a difference about the type of jewelry. E.g., 'she can wear a nice pair of earrings but not a tongue stud'. Or: 'she can wear 2 nice pairs of earrings but not a tongue stud.' Or: 'she can wear 3 nice pairs of earrings but not a tongue stud.' Personally I would find this rather arbitrary. Not to say intrusive and controlling. But, yes, at the moment she is dependent financially; you're right. -
Dana in OR: We, too, can last quite a while on provisions we have stocked up on. So, good idea.
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Parents of adult children...or anyone :)
farouk replied to amo_mea_filiis.'s topic in General Education Discussion Board
swellmomma: What you say about her being dependent financially is pretty accurate, it would seem. But amo mea filliis says she is aged 28. I wonder how old a person has to be before she can wear the jewelry of her choice? 30? 40? 50? (I think it should be 18, if not before.) -
What is meant by "the typical American diet?"
farouk replied to Parrothead's topic in General Education Discussion Board
sewingmama: Oh, we are into cans of mushroom soup ... -
More money saving suggestions: Ink is surprisingly expensive, so think twice - three times? - before you print off emails, documents, etc. Even with vouchers, don't print them off until you actually are going to use them. Revise subscriptions and cancel direct debits; pay as you go is better than direct debit, I think, because it helpfully concentrates the mind about whether the subscription is really necessary. Revise bank fees and shop around and be prepared to change banks if the fees are too high; it may need research, but as far as we are concerned we actually figured independently which bank would be the best for our circumstances. For your next tattoo, hold off going to the parlor but make it known that a tattoo voucher would be welcomed as a gift for b-day/Christmas etc; some parlors operate gift certificates. Some of the car deals these days are excellent, but make sure the brand has a good service record and reputation: no point in a $5000 cashback if within 18 months you have to spend $6000 on Mickey Mouse stuff at the garage.
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Tigger: Sounds good. Fact is, everyone is different.
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A few suggestions for saving money: If you're not going on a long journey, no need to fill up with gas completely. Watch out for chunky soup on special: like this it's both a filling meal, and with rice can make a great and inexpensive casserole (we do it a lot). Fill your holes with what's already in your earring box; skip buying new ones! See if there is a local company scheme where the electricity is cheaper if you use the dishwasher after 9PM (we do this). (...and so it goes.)
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Susan in TN: Well, sounds like you're giving up smoking: always 'tomorrow'! :) Seriously, exercises in practical frugality (how about this for a phrase?) are very useful; it's not so much about days and dates as it is about a long-term frame of mind.
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Tigger: I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not sure I want to attain to some arbitrary United Nations-driven average.