tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427431878712446824.post3918248455530056269..comments2023-10-21T03:41:42.466-07:00Comments on Building an Earthship in Darfield, BC: Frugal and Cheap: Friends, Acquaintances or Arch Enemies?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081291842118351730noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427431878712446824.post-79283160969566471662009-02-25T13:27:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:27:00.000-08:00Interesting! Sounds like you're doing a very excit...Interesting! Sounds like you're doing a very exciting thing building a sustainable house. I think that there will always be people who think frugal people are "cheap." Hopefully more and more people are seeing the benefits of simple living in these trying times, but for those who don't, oh well. I know that with our family backgrounds and our average incomes, we would not have the assets we have if we hadn't been as frugal as we have. If that makes me cheap in the eyes of some people, so be it. Also, having lived in the developing world, I tend to feel fairly wealthy and in fact, wasteful.ErinOrtlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291140636032595373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427431878712446824.post-8164354001674050332009-02-16T16:48:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:48:00.000-08:00Great quote, John. It is very true that when we a...Great quote, John. It is very true that when we are excited about something, everything about us seems happy...<BR/><BR/>Chris has 1/2 his email to you completed (too technical for me to summarize) but has been nose to the grindstone with the plans lately...Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452066991762296227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427431878712446824.post-82072551952229880082009-02-16T16:43:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:43:00.000-08:00Hey Sandra,Awesome post. You two are an inspiratio...Hey Sandra,<BR/><BR/>Awesome post. You two are an inspiration!!<BR/><BR/>Below is a favourite quote of mine that I think is appropriate.<BR/><BR/>cheers, John<BR/><BR/><I>"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about."</I> Albert EinsteinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486450780742343243noreply@blogger.com