tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post5988769903990652574..comments2024-03-28T20:13:22.915-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: ~~How I Lure Men~~Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-45808173162146127882012-05-23T18:34:31.997-05:002012-05-23T18:34:31.997-05:00Linda, that would be really hard for me to get rid...Linda, that would be really hard for me to get rid of books except for maybe the baby related stuff. I find that paying others is less messy...no expectations, but we do barter a fair bit too.LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-11267724447562957202012-05-23T10:04:50.722-05:002012-05-23T10:04:50.722-05:00Pamela,
Reference books usually stay. I figured ou...Pamela,<br />Reference books usually stay. I figured out the thrift shop threw books they deemed "unfit" into the dumpster! I like getting help from him...lol. He was happy to get the books.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-15351623783198464032012-05-23T08:44:29.172-05:002012-05-23T08:44:29.172-05:00I like passing books along--unless they are refere...I like passing books along--unless they are reference books that I would refer to a lot. But I like knowing that someone is enjoying the same book I enjoyed.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890268843343589071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-33337132045652204282012-05-23T08:42:09.776-05:002012-05-23T08:42:09.776-05:00Wimmera,
So true!Wimmera,<br />So true!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-20381791328473975172012-05-23T05:10:45.578-05:002012-05-23T05:10:45.578-05:00Giving to someone is a wonderful feeling to be abl...Giving to someone is a wonderful feeling to be able to help someone out in some way but I do not like to be victim of my own generosity.Wimmerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146910590840292103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-5073021128632456252012-05-23T00:22:21.829-05:002012-05-23T00:22:21.829-05:00Patty,
It's a shame!Patty,<br />It's a shame!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-73551866355336035782012-05-22T20:37:53.912-05:002012-05-22T20:37:53.912-05:00Linda, same here, I'm always available when ca...Linda, same here, I'm always available when called on for a favor but when I need help no one's around unless there's something in it for them. I've decided to make myself a little less obliging.Denbeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940056985000080477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-9185868085434476682012-05-22T17:55:25.879-05:002012-05-22T17:55:25.879-05:00Rubye,
Don't get too eager. I still have 2000 ...Rubye,<br />Don't get too eager. I still have 2000 books. I got rid of all Shakespeare and kept "Rats, Lice, and History." I got rid of pregnancy and baby books and baby-naming books--all part of the 800. The books sent to the car today are going into safe-keeping for a bit with exbf--NOT gone. If you have 3000 books, maybe some need to go. But, don't feel compelled to get rid of books because people tell you to do so. I had 7 bookcases, stuffed, books lying sideways and books flat behind other books + books in boxes and stacks on tables. My goal was to get all books onto a shelf. When I did that, I quit. Now, I need to keep going on the three or four bookshelves that were not sorted. <br /><br />If you have books that pertain to having a baby, raising a baby, raising a child that are old, no young mother will read them, even if some of the advise is good still. If you have three copies of Sula or To Kill a Mockingbird, share. That is why I have multiple copies of books. I sold "Your Body; Yourself" because I buy them for a quarter and sell them for $3. There are classics like that, important and salable. <br /><br />This was a hard thought for me and hard to do, so I did 10 books each day until I quit for some reason. <br /><br />Free!~<br />It is the same way here. Exbf does for me and does not expect anything in return. He needs a hip replacement so cannot do much, lives 65 miles from me and works 5 days a week at a Sam's Club in the gas station. (His place where he worked as an engineer closed, so he cannot find a job in his field. ) This is hard on him. <br /><br />Everyone else I ever did anything for? They cannot see I have a need that they are willing to fill. But, if I am giving something away, they rush with their truck or open hands.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-9899356049294592882012-05-22T16:37:55.349-05:002012-05-22T16:37:55.349-05:00I only ever get help by bribing or paying people. ...I only ever get help by bribing or paying people. It makes me sad because I do favors for people all the time and never get anything in return unless there is something in it for them.Free!~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06173788955694971214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-32413739147204253722012-05-22T16:17:37.080-05:002012-05-22T16:17:37.080-05:00Gosh, all those books... just gone now. I have a v...Gosh, all those books... just gone now. I have a very hard time doing what you're doing but sometimes it must be done.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com