Frugality - 2nd Job ???

[@reginarenoude1098]

I hear you. Im 70 and am so glad the days of working 2 jobs are behind me. Cleaned motel all day left there and worked in a tyson factory all night. Both jobs very physically hard and like you said never any time off. Best thing i did accomplish...i paid my home off after many years. Now i live on my SS only and it makes it easier not paying for a place to live. I feel blessed every day. Now i live simple, and frugally.

[@kathrynm9870]

I have been busy working long hours at my job. After spending $6 in the vending machine two days in a row, I decided to take a little time out of my day off to do some baking. I made muffins for breakfast and brownies for snacks at break. I also tossed a sweet potato in the oven to bake at the same time for an easy side dish for dinner. I am pretty good about prepping a meal for work, but those vending machine snacks add up fast when you are there 10 or 12 hours.... I was even smart and turned the heat down in the house before turning the oven on.

[@marybethsmith6458]

That is exactly why I quit work and stayed home when I had our second child. I added up what we had spent on the first one with baby sitting, doctor bills from catching everything the other kids had, medicine, eating out because I was too tired to cook, disposable diapers, formula, ect. I made 9,000. a year and a minimum of 11,000. would be what we would spend. My husband couldn't believe it but there it was in black and white. So I made my case, he agreed and I became a stay at home wife.

[@richardselfridge2926]

So glad to see you! I tend to be a “chicken little” and when I saw that you hadn’t posted in four days, I got to worrying 🙀. Big cyber hug for you and, please, a big hug to Mr. Gizmo❤️🙏🏼😺

[@jodywoodruff6473]

Great advice. It's always great seeing you again. I love you Granny 💜💐🦋☺️

[@bettymaclennan2000]

At one point I had three part time jobs...absolutely ludicrous! I sure didn't get ahead financially and had no social life. We finally smarten up , Granny! Great hearing from you ❤

[@witsonsmom729]

One thing I would say also is consider downsizing your appliance size if needing to buy new, I now use an apartment refrigerator that uses less electricity and doesn't have the bells and whistles that were rarely used previously.. ie water dispenser, ice maker (I now use ice cube trays). It was less expensive to buy too. I agree with your good advice.

[@hockenberryholler3150]

Good words! I really need to curb my going out to eat, it seems that's all my older friends want to do, and my tummy doesn't like most fast food.... its my goal to invite friends in and cook in the new year.... Hugs~ Lea

[@paulagarcia7777]

Thank you Granny! Great Tips to help get back on track. Glad to hear you had a wonderful time with your family 💕😊🎄

[@lorim1234]

Boy Granny, I could sit down with you and talk frugality all afternoon lol. Love your little chats like this. Never worked two jobs but always very frugal. Nice to hear you had a good Christmas visit with your family.

[@wandahall4435]

❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊 Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 to Everyone ❤❤❤Granny and Gizmo ❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@PennyMeeker-j8m]

100 percent right on buying quality, you can buy less and have it for a long time. Be frugal not cheap. Frugal is buying something at its lowest price even if you have to wait to buy it on sale or buy used quality. If you write everything down you can see where you wasted money and where you can save money. Had the girls working at dollar tree talking about how tight things were for them, and the one was saying she had to go get her coffee at Ducan donuts, she did not have time coming into work. So, I asked her if she knew how much she spent, she looked at me like I was nuts. She buys a coffee every day. So, I asked how much then told her you spend this much on coffee a week, this much on coffee a month and this much on coffee a year. She couldn't believe it. Making coffee at home is so much cheaper, even if you have to buy the coffee pot to do it, you now the one that foams your milk. Peace!

[@BlackberryHillHomesteadingAdve]

I have not worked two jobs in years, but I don't turn down "gigs", they come periodically....a sewing project, dog sitting job, cake making contract etc. I will not let those opportunities pass by. They don't cause long term stress or sleep loss, and I look at them like God sent blessings 😊. An extra $50 doesn't sound like much, but it can take care of an unexpected need from time to time

[@mikedearinger9390]

Merry Christmas Granny. Same here 2nd job cost me money. Stopped eating out and took my lunches and had cash at the end of the week.

[@vigerminaberrios4116]

I always listen to your advice. I have always write down I ask for my receipts and have a notebook and I write everything because I want to know where did my money go. ❤

[@blanchenickelson154]

Granny, you are so wise and kind to share your thoughts and knowledge about life experiences and how to go about making changes in your lives for the future. Thank you for being a blessing to all of us and I hope you and Gizmo and your Mom, Aunt and the rest of your family have a blessed Holiday Season and I am sorry your son couldn’t be with y’all for the Christmas celebration but hope he is doing well.. 🙏🙏❤❤

[@wnctg]

Amen

[@karenz7059]

A toboggan is something you use to slide down the snowy hill. That was a toque that you showed.....at least the way I know them as.

[@lorim1234]

@@karenz7059 That’s exactly what I said out loud while watching the video lol

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

Here in the states a toque is often called a watchman's cap. The term toque stems from the Celtic language spoken in Brittany, France,

[@dawn.hoffman]

I’ve never heard of a toque. 🫤

[@dawn.hoffman]

@@BethGrantDeRoosWhat part of the states?

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

@@dawn.hoffman usually new England, Alaska, Seattle etc. where there are fisherman. US navy sailors wear them.

[@wandagordon6453]

Great tips as usual! Glad you had fun with your family! God bless y’all! 😀♥️🙏

[@josephinezermeno887]

Great tips Granny. Love the thumbnail 😊❤

[@PIX11TrueCrimeNewsBatmanFan21]

Merry Christmas…but I hope you upload before Christmas, Grandma. Sending love from New Jersey! No thank you on the snow, tho.

[@ericsteg809]

Thank you for all your common sense ideas. You give us good for thought. And merry Christmas to you.

[@melindalloyd3805]

Great video I love shopping, but I don’t wanna spend money so what I do is I go to any store that makes me happy I put everything I want in the cart then go back later and delete it all. I get the rush of shopping without spending a dime.

[@leisure057blank3]

I worked a 2nd job throughout the 90s into the early 2000s. I did it to invest in my tax deferred retirement account from my primary job. A benefit I had not considered was social security. I was just thinking of the cash to invest and save. The extra in my social security account is very nice. I am glad I did it. I did what was right for me. I don’t have to worry financially now. The bakery I worked at on the weekend, then the tax preparer I worked out when I was taking accounting classes too. The national shipping company I worked at after work through a temp agency, Then the department store I worked at. I was never a debt person and I never had to shop till I dropped. I still don’t online shop. I never worked a job with a uniform except fast food during high school and college. The second jobs accomplished what I needed them to.

[@judyfinnegan6225]

Hello. Thanks granny! Happy Tuesday! ❤️❄️❤️

[@monicacortez542]

Merry Christmas granny! Thanks for the good tips.

[@beckydorian7043]

❤❤ new to your Channel Merry Christmas 🎄

[@debrabutler5750]

Merry Christmas Granny and Gizmo ❤ thanks for all of your smart ideas 😊

[@deltorres2100]

I totally enjoy your videos

[@cathyb3790]

Here in Canada a winter hat is a tuque and a wooden sled is a tubbagan .

[@mandysimmons2769]

I get it, I used to work to work. I only regret not getting my social security Medicare now.

[@shelzp7272]

@MWG ‘I can gain weight just looking at that’ 🤭🤭🤭 really made me laugh…

[@patches1483]

Me too.😊

[@jamiebaynes9488]

Thank you for your shared wisdom. Nice video as usual.

[@AlisonMeyer-ud1ix]

This year I am not sending out cards to any of the You Tubers that I watch. Most have an address but do not send out cards back. Some have no address to send to. I guess that I am old fashioned in that when I send a card I like getting one in return. I do wish you a very Merry Christmas 🎄. Please, not comments to bawl me out for my opinion on cards from anyone on here.

[@AdrianneSteeley]

Made me think about when my ex would muse about me getting a job...and we would have had to figure out transportation with having only 1 car...and paying someone to look after toddler...and I probably would not have earned enough to do that.

[@doloreswilson6698]

Merry christmas 😊❤

[@annakraft4850]

I call the hat a toboggan here in southern Indiana. My Mom was raised in East Tennessee near Spring City, and she taught me that it is, indeed, a toboggan! But, then, a toboggan is also a sled, go figure.

[@dawn.hoffman]

I am originally from NW Indiana, and never heard a stocking cap called a toboggan until I moved to Terre Haute, Indiana. I thought I was being pranked. I looked the definition up and one source stated southern Indiana and others stated southern or midland US. Very strange indeed. 😊

[@ritaslade2989]

Super Tips ❤😊 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎁🎄

[@belenc.2924]

Great video!! How can you find a good quality towel?

[@lynnetaylor6720]

Great video Granny. Have you been to the Bins and Bargains thrift store yet? It's behind Roger Long's store across the street from Mickey's restaurant. Was wondering how it is.

[@nancybarta8167]

His wife........not your daughter in law and grandson?I call it a knit hat..lol.I had three jobs in college........trunk operator reading tutor and dinning room. supervisor. I dropped all them and became a waitress at an airport and made twice as much.Then I was a teacher for 40 years and also taught children who needed home tutoring after school.Electric fireplaces uses a lot of electricity.

[@kimedmonson3134]

🎉❤🎉

[@deltorres2100]

But you are Right

[@marshalindhorst6416]

Merry Christmas ❤

[@deltorres2100]

This year we have been doing up keep and updates on our home .,No Loan ..we Do Cash Only to pay for them We just finished our last project for this year and will start again in February

[@patches1483]

❤

[@dorisdonnelly9669]

I worked 2 jobs for over 8 years into my 50s and took care of my sick mother. I’m 71 now. My coat is 23 years old and can’t afford a new one . I have had towels that have lasted for 20 years . I’m now in a bad situation. Living with my son DIL and grandchildren. I am paying $1500 to live here because they are milking me dry .

[@wnctg]

How awful shame on them

[@marybethsmith6458]

I'm so sorry you have to be in that situation. Keep praying and maybe a solution will come.

[@PennyMeeker-j8m]

apply for Senior assisted living in your area. Then you can have your own place. Peace!

[@AmberKonkel-q9n]

Hello Granny I was wondering something what happens if you receive something that's too big for the Mail box???

[@woman5918]

In Canada the postal service leaves a note in your mailbox or on your door advising you where you can pick it up, usually the closest postal station to your home…here it would be the closest shoppers drugstore.

[@thatsme47]

Hello Suga ❤

[@joyceedwards9652]

What state do you live in??

[@jordanbusby6231]

Hi granny

[@elainenowack3036]

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