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Letter: In tough times, learn to be frugal

The Columbian
Published: December 15, 2011, 4:00pm

People who think they are being overtaxed should join the ranks of the newly poor.

I went from living high in the sky with my husband and our three children to receiving food stamps from my husband’s unemployment. Food stamps to spend on the weekly shopping for us became a joke on human existence, so I learned to spend only just what I needed for my family’s basics.

A friend of mine spent only $75 a month for the same maintenance. She and her spouse and children grew up learning to be frugal.

Those of us who have challenges now were the ones who always overspent to begin with. What I have found out now is to live sparingly to meet my needs.

So now I am living in a town similar to the one I grew up in. The urban sprawl hasn’t hit yet and I hope it never does.

Who wants or who can afford price hikes?

Kim Seaton Theis

Camas

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