I grew up with frugal parents - 7 valuable lessons they taught me about saving money.

[@juliemoore6957]

I loved this video. My parents were thrifty, but my grandmother was even more frugal. She cooked everything from scratch, canned, grew a huge vegetable garden, sewed beautifully, knew how to upholster and quilt. Truly, a skilled woman! She sewed some of my winter coats! They were gorgeous! Now, in my 60s, I have just recently learned to can, to make bread, and grow vegetables. I love it! I have always sewn, and still enjoy it as well.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I'm just putting into practice some skills I learned years ago

[@Batirtze-b6x]

Your grandma was a powerhouse. She just made it happen. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@donnaelder2137]

WATCHING FROM MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA AND FIRST TIME WATCHING YOUR VLOG AND BECOME YOUR SUBSCRIBER . I DON'T PUT MONEY IN DIFFERENT JARS FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSE BUT INSTEAD , I PUT ALL OUR INCOME INTO A ONE BANK ACCOUNT THAT PAY OFF OUR INVESTMENTS HOMELOANS IN THAT WAY WE WERE ABLE TO PAY OFF OUR INVESTMENT PROPERTIES QUICKLY . AND OF COURSE I LOVE COOKING AND AT 62 , I ALWAYS GO SHOPPING AT THE OPEN MARKET AN HOUR BEFORE CLOSING TO BUY 1/2 PRICES FOR A QUALITY FRUITS AND VEGGIES. WE ARE SELF EMPLOYED AT OUR AGE OF 55 AND 65 WE ARE MORTGAGE FREE WITH A FEW RENTAL PROPERTIES. WE EAT OUT ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND GO FOR HOLIDAY A FEW TIMES A YEAR BEING FRUGAL IN SOME THINGS , WHAT YOU SAVE CAN BE SPEND ON OTHER THING.

[@missreynolds3637]

My Grandmother was very much like yours too.

[@bradlafferty]

Yup, that was my upbringing. Be grateful for what we had. Even today I can hardly bear to throw anything out until it’s been worn to pieces.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It's a never forgotten lesson

[@joycef8443]

I went through the pantry last week to use things up and finally tossed a shirt that was 10 plus years old and too thin for the rag bag! I really hate food waste, especially!

[@marielama8173]

I am so grateful for the way I was raised! My mother canned fruit, pickles, tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, ...She sewed, mended, ...We lived frugally. We had hand me downs from cousins, we went to rummage sales,...We were rich in love!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Wonderful!

[@nellybrown9127]

We grew up knowing our parents worked hard but money was tight. We knew not to ask for things our parents couldn’t afford. We didn’t want them to feel bad. We learned if we wanted anything to get it ourselves, I did a paper round then a Saturday job. Now retired I can live well on a small budget with something tucked away for a rainy day.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It's good training

[@waynemartinmartin4128]

I can certainly relate. When I was a child we lived with our grandmother who lived through the Great Depression. She could squeeze 6 pennies out of a nickle.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@mozellephilpart1726]

😀😀😀

[@SpatchG]

I was a kid in the 80s and 90s and did not grow up this way at all. My parents worked full time, and although they were good with money, never deliberately taught me anything about budgets etc so i had to learn the hard way. You have helped me so much, and I'm doing my best to teach my children to be frugal like i am now.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much, I was never taught, I just saw what they did

[@churchofpos2279]

My parents were both post depression/WW2 kids, so being frugal was very much part of my upbringing. The word "No" was part of my parent's vocabulary. These day it seems that the kids don't know the word , No. I have a coworker , who is a teenage dad, who was bragging about how he is going to buy a gamer system that costs over 1,000 dollars. Yet, he can not afford to support his family, rent an apartment, or buy a used vehicle. I gently reminded him that now that he was a Dad, those days of buying things on a whim are over and that his family/child needs need to come first. We talked about budgeting for those extras/wants, so that he can have those things at some time, but not now. He said that no one had taught him how to manage money or budget.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@brendamiranda3732]

That’s so nice that you had that talk with him about finances.

[@mellibee100]

There is a great book called The Millionaire Next Door by Cotter Smith - he might enjoy reading that

[@Meli_Mels]

grew up in the Pacific Northwest (upper left corner) of the USA in the 70s/80s and had a very similar upbringing: berry picking, hand-me-downs, making do and mending, homemade fun. In fact, after my dad died and we relocated to the other side of the country, we were welcomed with open arms by a new community. People didn't have much money, but the ladies at church literally culled their furnishings at home, reupholstered everything, and had their husbands stain and repair bedframes, side tables, and china hutch for us. Then they pooled their money to buy us 2 new lamps for the sitting room. My mother had 4 children under age 13 and was over the moon! She wept openly about the blessing. It was simply the era of thrift. Community spirit was common. We didn't have a lot of money, but we had everything we needed. I'm honestly grateful for having been raised during an era when life was less consumption driven and ordering every new thing from the "interwebz." It teaches resiliency and gratitude.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@tondamccarthy6537]

My parents grew up during the depression. My mother was driven to become educated. She was born into a one room shack on the Osage Indian reservation. I remember stories that if they did not grow it, catch it or find it they did not eat. It was very difficult times back then.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@carolbaril9513]

My parents were frugal but didn't talk to us kids much about it. I don't think they wanted us to feel poor. I wish they had talked more.😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

My parents didn't either. I only appreciated they were being smart when I was older.

[@tabiTalks59]

Love that, The Yellow Sticker Man! A badge of honour for your Dad

[@kathycombs3844]

I remember when I was 3 years old my Daddy always told me that there would be things I wanted that he wouldn't be able to get me but I would always have any food I wanted and he would not let me go hungry .So one day Mama and Daddy and I was driving down the highway and a pretty new car passed us. I was standing in the seat between them and Mama said that sure was a pretty car.I looked at her and said I bet they ate a bolognese sandwich for supper and I ate a rib steak! I believe they couldn't afford any thing else because all their money went to pay off the car.Daddy always said it easy to get in debt but hard to get out of debt. He said wait until you have enough money to pay in cash .That's why I'm frugal. I got my wood stove put in just before Christmas. It took me 2 years to save enough money for everything. But I have it now. I'm 67 years old debt and mortgage free and very happy .Love watching you keep up the good work. Kathy from Missouri in the USA.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing Kathy

[@moirasutherland7443]

While visiting relatives my three year old was out with my aunt, she was admiring a doll and aunt asked would she like it. Shocked my daughter said but that costs paper money,so at that young age she new what things cost

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Moira

[@davidbowie2046]

I was so fortunate. My Mum taught me how to cook. Just basic stuff, stews, pies, desserts, bread nothing fancy, mind it was 79's/80's, but I still love cooking to this day. Also showed me how to stitch and sew, how to iron clothes and my Dad showed me how to paint, wallpaper, putting a plug on. Proper life skills that I still use today, that have saved me a fortune. We didn't have much and went without many times, but the whole family understood that we only had so much money coming in. So long as you have food, heat and a roof over your head that is all you need.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@Leelee...]

Bless your parents for being so wise.💖

[@decdavey6470]

Cornish pasties! YEAH!!! My family's comfort food.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@transcender9203]

Just loved this video. The majority of the kids coming up now are not being told “no”. Their parents are doing them a great disservice. My grandchildren are being raised this way. Entitled. 😢

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sorry to hear that

[@joycef8443]

I seem to have to reiterate “NO, means no” to my grandchildren. I feel that I cannot change my mind if they come up with a persuasive argument once I say “no”, which makes me sad.

[@transcender9203]

Im not the one entitling them. Their parents are…….when i say “no “ Im made to be the bad guy by their parents

[@lisag9493]

This is so relatable, my gran went to a day centre where they taught the knitting machine, we were never without fair isle jumpers and cardies, she taught me how to crochet too, the patience she must have had,, I think your dad needs his own youtube channel, lol , best wishes, Lisa

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Lisa

[@melleichter9162]

My grandpa used to ice fish in the winter to help feed the family. When we would go to his house he always put out a bowl with small chunks of the fish he caught and served with cocktail sauce to dip it in. We each got a toothpick and could eat as much as we wanted. He called it "poor man's shrimp" and all of us cousins loved it. We thought it was really special. I also remember for Christmas instead of bought gifts my grandmother would make each of us a gingerbread boy or girl. She decorated each one special for each of her grandkids. There were 13 of us and it was always my favorite gift. Wonderful memories of frugal living.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@jmsuther01]

My parents grew up in the affluent 60’s and don’t know much about frugal living but I am fast becoming my grandmother who survived the 40’s and 50’s!

[@lindajacquot5391]

There are many good lessons in your video today. I would add two from my childhood, if I may. For being a civil engineer who built many logging roads, my dad was not particularly handy unless something needed pruning, chopped down, dug, etc. The one thing I remember him doing that I have always thought was out of character for him was that he would change the oil in the vehicles. Anything more complicated than that would be done in a garage. My parents both grew up during the Great Depression, so their ways were frugal, which I thought of as normal. They were older when I was born, so many friends' parents were much younger and weren't raised first hand by Depression parents as we were. I could tell by the toys and processed foods they had in their homes. It never bothered me, rather, I felt sorry that they didn't have homemade jams and the like to eat, but inferior store bought stuff in a jar. ❤ 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Linda

[@sheila1013]

Yes, my parents had me late in life and had lived through the second world war. It did make a difference in my upbringing, for the better I think. Was nice reading your story. 🤗

[@rev.ruthe.gallot9103]

Wishing you a Happy New Year! May it be a joy-filled and contented year. My mother as a young widow was very intentional about teaching me her frugal ways including cooking from scratch and using leftovers when I could barely reach the counter top to intentional budgeting sessions when I was a teenager. I am very grateful for all she taught me.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@luba-healthywithluba6866]

I was very blessed to have a mom who sewed many of my skirts and dresses. My aunt also shared hand-me-downs of clothes she had outgrown!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@martaromero478]

Jane, I love this video! And how can we not value people like you and your parents who honor life with intelligence, common sense, and enjoying work no matter how much effort has to be made. ❤️ from 🇦🇷

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you so much!

[@hev2519]

Thank you for the good memories. my Mum and Dad were like this as were their parents who got through the great slump (uk depression) They grew fruit and veg and kept chickens and rabbits. Grandad even had a spinning wheel and he and my Grandmother made some lovely things for their daughters. Mum used to take me to jumble sales and taught me to look out for clothing with good zips and buttons to reuse.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Hev

[@i.m.7777]

I grew up in the 70s with very frugal parents and I loved the story about your dad -- mine was the same!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@JennyGunston-uh5og]

My upbringing was similar. I remember my mother’s pantry , full of bottled fruit and home made jam. She made our clothes too.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Jenny

[@aliliveswellonless]

Yep, that's how I grew up in the late 60s and 70s. We always ate meals made from scratch and produce from the garden. It was my Gran who did the jams and chutneys and my grandpa grew the veg. My mum and aunt knitted and sewed all our clothes. We had loads of hand me downs from cousins and yep we wasted nothing.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Ali

[@Catsrule7]

My childhood was the same - I am twenty years older than you and my parents did not even have a fridge until the late 1960’s. Everything was homemade, we walked everywhere, and had a stone hot water bottle in the winter. I still remember the thud as it hit the Lino if accidentally kicked out of bed during the night. When I was married in 1967 the only new thing in our tiny rented cottage was the bed,everything else was hand me downs from relatives. And we went without, if the money ran out before payday. We quickly learnt about budgeting for the unexpected, as there were no credit cards or rich parents to help us out.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@katherinerichardson1767]

Thanks for sharing your lovely memories of your parents and how they took good care of you and your siblings.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@susanjacks8830]

Beautiful memories from your childhood. Life truly was simple and wholesome back then. I recall my parents and grandparents doing the same.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing!

[@janetstraw191]

I grew up in the ‘50s and ‘60s. My dad was a steelworker and mom stayed home with us kids. I was about 11 or 12, and I had a friend, Kathy. Her dad was a car salesman. One day I asked my dad why I couldn’t have a sweater like Kathy’s. His answer to me was, “Because your dad doesn’t work in an office”! Guess what? I made sure I prepared myself for ‘a job in an office’! 😅

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@debrabachand2200]

I taught my kids no very early and later when they were teens. They did not like it at the time but they all thank me now. None of them have a problem with money. It was very hard to do at the time because we could have given them every thing they wanted.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@ivoryesther5576]

You were very wise!

[@debrabachand2200]

@@ivoryesther5576 thank you!

[@Sally-wm5jh]

Great video. My parents and grandparents were the same way. My husband and I were talking this morning of how happy we are when we get things for free or very low price. We have never changed over our 46 years of marriage, we are still as frugal as when we were kids. It's a way of life and we find pleasure in it. Keep up the great content. Very enjoyable. Say Hello to the yellow sticker man from us.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@missmerrily4830]

I think you really hit the nail on the head with this one Jane. My generation, and the previous ones only worked with cash. You queued for your pay every Friday and were handed a packet which contained your earning which was the wherewithal to cope financially in the coming week. That's missing from life now. What looks like a generous amount of money goes into your bank account in a lump sum to last a month, and we've lost that personal connection with knowing all our various outgoings, so that it's much easier to think there's a pot of spare cash. There usually isn't! And the other thing was the famous saying to "sort your wants from your needs" with obvious priority given to needs! And there are so many things which, without thinking it through, will end up on our 'needs' list, when they are only 'wants'. One of my early childhood memories was the pigswill sack. It hung on a nail on a high panelled fence in the back garden. Into it went peelings, and unusable outer leaves of things, and even food scraps. The Min. of Health would have a fit now, but that sack came down from its nail every week and my dad and I would walk the mile or so to an allotment where one of his friends always reared a pig. We handed over the swill and when it was time for piggy to be dispatched, we'd receive a share of the meaty goodies. We always had a good roast pork Sunday dinner on that week!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@ksewald91]

My mom was raised in the Depression and a teen during WWII and its rationing. She did a lot of sewing our clothes, canning and freezing food, baking bread and deserts. I never was a good seamstress, but did learn all the food preserving and home cooking from scratch.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@johnwilliams6900]

Evening Jane and Mike cracking video lots of my memories there - good Sunday video this one

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks John

[@egl3369]

My dad was an accountant and taught me 2 things - always save 10% of your salary and never go into debt on a depreciating asset. I now have savings and the only debt is my house, which has only gone up in value. Very good advice.

[@rachelselby4329]

I clicked like before even watching, because I knew this video would be full of common sense.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@michelleworobetz33]

Lovely video! It makes me think of my mother-in-law, who lived a life of joyful frugality. She didn’t grumble about her choices to repair clothing, eat every scrap of leftovers, go without extras. In fact, her frugality over years allowed her to be generous to her family later on in life.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing!

[@davidnormington6850]

Jane our clothes were from a shop called new to you I thought it was a real shop until I found out it was a local jumble sale now I understand how poor we were now but at the time we were as well dressed as all our classmates

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@ronnies462]

That's what I can't get hold of these days - damsons! We used to have damson and apple trees when I was little

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

That's a shame. Sloes grow everywhere here, I make sloe gin and jelly

[@chelleQLD]

I really enjoyed this video. Your parents way of life would have been very rewarding if hard work and you can see how proud of them you are. I would love to be more self sufficient and at times saying no to myself is hard, but it’s a work in progress. As for crab sandwiches on fresh home made bread…. Sounds like heaven!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you so much!

[@rose-g3l]

Jane, thank you very much for this video that reminds us of the importance of sharing the example of home management with children. I had the same simple and frugal childhood as you and many people in your community. Thanks to this, I was able to cope with periods of mass unemployment, without being hungry or cold or feeling unsafe, because I adapted my needs to my income. Like you, I never envied those who had more or better because even as a child, I did not define myself according to my economic profile but according to the right person I wanted to be for myself and for those I loved.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much for sharing

[@marty9011]

My parents were very thrifty too, probably due to going through WW2. This meant we children could never complain about food as they had gone without during those years, This was a valuable lesson. My parents kept rabbits for food, not as pets. My mum sewed & knitted most of our clothes. As for eating out, that never happened. These habits have largely stayed with me & I brought my children up not to be fussy about food & not to want what everyone else apparently had. I am so glad that I know how to cook, sew, knit, quilt & make jam.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@rik80280]

We were well off, but my dad taught us that frugality was how you got there. The young people with fancy houses and cars aren’t the millionaires, it’s the ones like my grandparents that went to yard sales and always made the rounds on trash day (not that they were millionaires) and never drove anything newer than 10 years old.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@laurastreek546]

So much sense spoken. Thanks Jane

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You're so welcome!

[@lbenson2488]

I enjoy all of your videos but this was a favorite! Thanks for sharing=)

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I'm so glad!

[@gladyschandler6724]

I was cooking by the age of 12.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So was I too

[@asavannah7439]

I grew up with 7 siblings. If I wanted something special I had to earn the money babysitting or doing paper rounds. To this day I value every penny I make and I would never buy something if I don't have the money for it. My husband and I are mortgage and debt free and managed to save 64 % of our combined wages in 2023 🎉

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

That's a great achievement, good for you

[@joycef8443]

I just hope you are enjoying your life and not feeling deprived.

[@evgeniagasumova4487]

Wow!!!🎉 Way to go!!!

[@sandrawhitacre]

Hi, laughed about sticker man, a wise man. Very good lessons. Thank you, Jane and Mike and Puppies.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@SharonRobins-k1o]

Your childhood sounds idyllic. Lovely memories you have. 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you

[@karo.de.m]

I truly enjoyed this video… and it made me think of what frugal lessons I took from my family home - something, believe it or not, I have never thought before. Thank you Jane and Mike!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Love that!

[@linpulver2106]

My parents were paid in cash each week and I saw physical, actual coins and notes being spread around. I don't think my grandchildren have a real concept of what money really is and where it comes from. They just see goodies being acquired with the click of a mouse or the flash of a piece of plastic.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Lin

[@leedezern6862]

You are so right. Especially re: going without.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you

[@sharonmcgee8178]

When you were talking of your parents mending everything, I remember that kitchen pots would screws in the bottom to mend a hole. Can’t see that being done today.

[@troyboyd3100]

I liked this video! One of your best! Thanks for doing it! It sounds like I'm a lot like you, same age, similar background, retired teacher. Your point about learning to cook properly, from scratch, really resonated with me. But have you noticed the odd trend that cooking, and frugality, are making a comeback? Quite trendy now, around here (Nova Scotia) anyways. But the odd thing is that it's the wealthy, well-educated, people who are doing it. Or at least it seems that way to me. I've always cooked and been frugal, but I realize that I'm not as poor as I often think I am... I loved that "free firewood" story too, I was doing that today. I'm quite achy now...

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

My parents were poor so had no choice, the economy is dire so again, people have no

[@tanjalentzy1337]

Fantastic video.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@gretelwhite8088]

It sounds as if we had similar experiences of parents being frugal, probably partly a result of them being kids through the war and living their formative years on rationing, when everything counted. We didn't live on the coast, but did live near orchards and went round after the pickers had been, gathering loads of apples and pears. In the autumn, I used to head out for walks with a wicker basket and the dog. We picked wild mushrooms and blackberries. The dog never picked a blackberry that wasn't ripe, and she was so gentle in her picking. It never occurred to us that you ate out, food was made at home, and I continue with that most of the time. Meat was something that there was just a little of on our plates. When I visit my elderly mum these days I take her out for lunch, mostly to get her out and about and let her try new things that she hadn't tasted thus far. Sometimes we look at menus and say that the servings of meat that are given to one person in some items would have fed the whole family. Growing up with very little has meant that I can now do my own thing and enjoy simple pleasures. Just tonight, I have melted down candle ends to make new candles for the cost of just the wick. I know candle are a luxury, but I keep the wax going until it is all gone. Sometimes, friends give me their candle ends to use too, which is a bonus.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@patriciajackson5870]

This is a great video! I enjoyed watching this video. Thank you Jane & Mike. 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@elizaC3024]

Loved this video, and it warmed my ❤ thinking about my childhood and the lessons I learned from my parents .

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So glad!

[@luba-healthywithluba6866]

Looking forward to your video, Jane! Thank you for making these for us. 🌹 Happy New Year.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@printerudell3604]

I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@georgiawise8375]

Mother was Strong Anchor. Widowed mom.little sister 4months old .4 girls.....Never for get her life teachings even today...good and bad....she pulled us through tough times.🎉

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@johnmelissaziech6207]

I remember when the Dutch Elm disease hit in the States. It was a sad day when all the elm trees surrounding my grandfather's yard and down the street were all cut down. My grandparents' and parents were all thrifty. The skills they had provided the things we needed and our lives better.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@sophiawolthof1238]

👍👍👍

[@harpofaworshipper]

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm learning the hard way but this is super helpful. I need to learn to go without and how to save better ❤ Your parents sound amazing! They must be so proud of you.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

Where my parents were frugal is low or no debt, and fixing items themself.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@gerardkelly6316]

Where I live, when groceries get close to the expiry date or " use by date ", they are marked down. My wife kept her eyes peeled for a bargain like your father. Our two boys used to go shopping with her and learnt this valuable lesson. The jokingly called her " Mrs. Use by. "

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@angelakilcrease1448]

Wisdom, thank you for sharing 🙏

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

My pleasure!

[@yellownightjar]

Thx for sharing

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

My pleasure

[@julieawcock3809]

homemade is always best!

[@kamicrum4408]

Im 56 now in the 1970s I had hand me down & even some homemade sewn clothes!😊 when my children were young my girls wphappily wore home made dresses, a few had been mine!😊 my aEX was horrified,I made my maternitynjumpers, until one sat. Afternoon, a lady in the fabric store asked my where I purchased the msternitynjumper .i was wearing, Insaid its name of pattern company, walked her over& showed her the pattern I had used,she whipped out her phone to call her daughter( expecting 1st grand baby) needing clotheing for work,& home! Sfter that my EX never compkained sbout myhome sewn clothing! Im still laughing, thst baby is now 30 yesrs old.😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@LimousinLife]

Happy new year Jane and Mike! Omg you are so right, I'm a child of the 70's and was aware everything was hard worked for and precious. I work in a job where I see these people you refer to where a new I phone is a human right!!!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Gary

[@nzmoneykarma]

I love reading about things older people did that were a way of life and that we would now consider "being frugal". At NZ Money Karma I am all about trying to live as frugally as possible so that we can bank the extra cash we have to do more enjoyable things!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for your feedback

[@nzmoneykarma]

@@FrugalQueeninFrance No worries 🙂

[@preppernut]

"Make do and mend" will become trendy again, and I love it. My mom made little bedside tables, out of wooden apple boxes. They were painted and a little curtain made for the front.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@Challenge_Jackson]

Some great pearls here!!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@kathiebaldwin6169]

This video is a great tribute to your parents. Thank you for sharing about your childhood lessons!

[@cindiblazer8621]

Wonderful informative video. Thank you

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So nice of you

[@juliethompson5301]

My dads mum was very unfrugal.he remembered her hiding when the rent man knocked. This made dad frugal and so many of this reminds me of dad. I had the most wonderful 70s childhood and wouldn't swap it for the world. I remember a good friend of mine ( who is by the way a lovely lady) was spoiled rotten by her parents who were divorced.(she was an only child) I would say well she has this or that.and dad would say "well your not Fiona Jones" 😅 I think dad was the"orange sticker man" 😊❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@maryglidden2943]

So Enjoyed this video! What wonderful gifts you were given through your parents!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you so much!

[@misfit7610]

❤ our children knew the word NO and they had to buy their own extras. When our oldest boy was about 8 he wanted a PlayStation 1 that had just come out. Well we explained that it was $100 and we could not afford it but he could save his money and when he had enough money daddy would take him to the store and he could buy it. Well he did everything he could to earn money from neighbors, family and even requested money for his birthday instead of gifts. It took him almost a year but one day he came out of his room with his bank and asked his dad to take him to the store to buy the game console! God bless that cashier as she patiently counted every coin as he stood there so proud telling her how he saved all the money all by himself. Even the customers behind him were patient and congratulated him on a job well done. You know to this day he still has it and tells everyone how he saved really hard to buy it himself. Parents who buy their kids every thing are stealing away a chance to allow the kids to proudly earn their own way and a positive learning experience. As a child of the 60s and 70s I can certainly appreciate your stories, it's like we were neighbors lol.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@clarem2772]

I grew up in an affluent area but l don't remember me or my friends having lots of "stuff" or feeling we were doing without. My parents were frugal and l have always been. When l was 5 l opened a savings account. I had 10 dollars in pennies that l had rolled up. I was so small l couldn't see over the window. My family jokes that l still have that $10.00.

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[@moniquefuselier7711]

I appreciated what you said about learning to hear "no" to requests. When I was growing up we knew not to ask for any extras during August and September. These were my parents' leanest income months AND heaviest expense months. If we happened to forget my Mother would merely say "August/September" and we were reminded. For my children, we have had many summers where my husband's paychecks would not appear until August which meant no income from mid-May. So our children all learned to ask if Papi's "summer money" was in yet. My brother and I survived and my girls have as well.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@Andrea-fe6dy]

I absolutely loved this video. I am a new subscriber, thank you for sharing xx

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Thanks for subbing!

[@jackiebridgen4827]

Did anyone else's parents roll newspaper "spills" to light the fire with? My mother was that horrified at a spendthrift relative who *bought* tubs of *coloured * 😮spills ! 😂

[@lynnestait8011]

my Mother had an envelope or purse for each type of bill, my Dad would hand over his paypacket, she would sort out what she needed and give him his pocket money for the week - she still do and they are in their 90's - I can remember her not liking the change when his employees changed to paying his wages direct into the Bank in the early 70's :-)

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Lynne

[@Lisa.AmenAlleluia]

Love your channel ❤️! Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙏

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[@tracybell700]

I've just now found your channel and I love it! I too grew up similarly. I live in a very rural small town in Florida, USA.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching

[@marthaosborne9625]

❤

[@missreynolds3637]

My mother did the envelope method her way of budgeting and saving.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@pippamoore9563]

4got to also say our neighbours gave us veg if they had too much and we did same. We lived in a crescent and things like bikes , dolls prams, toys etc were passed up and down the crescent x things didn't go to charity shops because there weren't any. People shared everything around to each other x BTW we never ate out either ! Can't remember ever as a family doing that x

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[@danae4500]

This may be my favorite video you have made. I was also raised by very frugal parents, but was always well provided for. I didn’t realize until I was an adult that they struggled to make ends meet when we were small. We always had plenty of delicious homemade and homegrown food, including baked goods. My mother always packed my school lunch, which typically consisted of a sandwich made of beans mashed with mayonnaise, or meatless burgers made from oats and eggs and a piece of fruit or carrot sticks. It’s funny to me that some of my classmates were excited by these simple foods and would beg me to trade with them for their cafeteria lunches. I often did so, since a cafeteria lunch felt like a treat to me. 😂 Happy New Year!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@pippamoore9563]

Yes agree 100% we knew all about delayed gratification! No was more likely than yes x but we so appreciated when we did get things x yes I was bought up so similar to you x so many now want stuff right away NOW!!!! Just spoilt and entitled in my view x we forget mostly a huge percentage of the population have so much more than over hundred years ago x inside toilets , bedrooms , kitchen , sanitation would of been a really well off family back then. Jumble sales and hand me downs were the norm for me x dad had an allotment x mum did farm work , a hard slog x we knew what to value and be thankful for x sadly too many now take for granted x

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[@dawnmorandin541]

Even if you are " poor " you can keep your house and garden clean and tidy, soap and water doesn't cost a lot, on big garbage day here in town you can pick up some lovely items to re paint etc, coming from a frugal Yorkshire family I still to this day say How Much ?? my home is full of thrifted items and no one can tell !!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Great point!

[@patriciagorn6645]

We were very poor so no choice . I had 1 dress that was it lucky I got new shoes worn down to nothing . I learned myself to do without

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

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[@harlotta128]

I am a yellow sticker woman as well!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I love it!

[@gladyschandler6724]

Another tip never go shopping with kids.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Good tip

[@kamicrum4408]

Talking about free, my son played high schoolbaseball one young man,yes a bit if a goof would loudly say vefore gamesFREE! My favorite price!!FREE, do you like FREE? Both teams & spectators😂 would all be 😂 FREE!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing

[@elisabethhedberg6882]

Love your channel but I am struggling with the background music since I have a hearing disability. Is it placed there by KZbin and can I turn it off, anybody who knows?

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Press the CC button for subtitles for the hearing impaired. Thanks for watching