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Dear Thriftyfun:
I am a natural born thrifter. I have been poorer than a church mouse as well as on top of the mountain. That has never stopped my bargain hunting. I learned about thrift living early in life since my mom was raising 3 kids on just her salary. Even after we were gone and she was retired, she would get 2 uses from each tea bag and saved and hoarded every twist tie that made it's way into her house.
She never used a paper towel or a paper napkin just once, she felt that it was wasteful and she was not only a hoarder but also a recycler as well. Mama always counted her change and looked through her change for pennies, nickels and dimes to check them with the coin collector book. Although I have the same tendencies, I tend to look at things a bit differently and find that my time is worth more than the effort to recycle napkins.
I have a large (5 bedrooms, 4 baths) beautifully decorated house and I have furnished my home with hand me downs, thrift store finds, clearance items and even dumpster donations. To me, finding a bargain at one of these places is an exciting game and I love to win at this game! What do you think?
Ellen from Charles Town, WV
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