Comments on: When being too frugal can turn deadly

By: Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:40:44 +0000

Very sad. I wonder what decisions she was having to make.

By: ashley @ twentysixcats

ashley @ twentysixcats — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:09:50 +0000

Hmm are you trying to tell me to turn on my heater. :-) Just kidding. That is a very sad story. :-(

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:02:51 +0000

Very sad indeed. What’s even sadder is she may have been frugal out of absolute necessity, probably having very little income and having to choose between food vs. heat. Who knows….

By: LJ

LJ — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:55:25 +0000

Oh, that is such a sad story!

Yes, I think in some cases, you can be just too frugal.

By: joanna

joanna — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:38:47 +0000

I had seen this in the Indy Star a couple days ago. Too frugal indeed!

By: her every cent counts

her every cent counts — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:30:24 +0000

That is really sad. My boyfriend’s grandparents are just like this. Luckily they live in California so despite being cold they can avoid the problems that come with freezing to death. Still, it gets really cold in the winter and it’s probably not great for their health to not have the heat on ever. They just wear lots of layers. During the day, they go sit in their car since it’s warmer in there (with the engine off, of course). It’s an interesting lifestyle choice. If they lived in the midwest, i’d be worried for their well being!

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:48:03 +0000

That’s really sad. For seniors and babies it’s harder for them to keep warm anyway. So in the nursery the heat is turned way up, but we still sometimes get cold babies who’ve been left in bassinets too close to the windows. It’s cute in a sad and easily fixable way.

By: CanadianSaver

CanadianSaver — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:14:23 +0000

Oh this is sad… I hadn’t seen this… unfortunately there are many seniors like her out there :-(