By: Tannis Dyrland

Tannis Dyrland — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:14:00 +0000

I love this artical. i’ve always been a thrift shopper, recycler and money concsious . Though the last 5 or so years i’ve been a bit needy and lost all perspective in controlling my wants and needs being in denial that we/I actually had a financial problem at all. It kind of all started when my dad died at 65 I received some money from him to pay off my debts, which it did. Everything was perfect with my financial advisor, my future looked promising. Then i said to myself I’m going to travel and buy this and that and have fun and didn’t care how much it would cost. I had this crazy idea that I was going to die young too and that If I didn’t do any of it while I could I would have regrets. Well that crazy idea got us/myself back into debt. I can’t blame anyone for where I am today and have finally accepted my situation. I’m on the road to happiness. Like you said we need to get back to the good old days of pulling out the sewing machine and grow our own produce and become more crafty. Sometimes looking in the mirror and being honest with yourself and reading a few resourseful books helps you clear the fog.

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By: Tannis Dyrland