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Frugality is Important

Saturday, 14th June 2008 (by J.D. Roth)

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Here, via reader Karen L., are some words of wisdoms via a Chinese fortune cookie:

You shouldn't overspend at the moment. Frugality is important.

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leigh says:

14 June 2008 at 4:14 pm

another good fortune cookie:

“It is not the person who has too little, but the person who always craves more, that is poor.”

that stays in my wallet…

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Abbie says:

14 June 2008 at 7:57 pm

For a moment I thought I was reading World Foodie Guide! (In my defense, this entry came right after one from World Foodie in my aggregator.) Beautiful picture.

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Ed says:

14 June 2008 at 8:43 pm

Another one:

“Man who run behind car get exhausted”

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Romyr says:

14 June 2008 at 11:32 pm

You also must have money to be frugal =).

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Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice) says:

15 June 2008 at 3:06 pm

What a great photo! You have to wonder how many people that got that fortune in their cookie heeded its advice…
Homemaker Barbi

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Mike says:

15 June 2008 at 8:10 pm

Another,

Baseball wrong… Man with four balls cannot walk.

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drew says:

16 June 2008 at 10:56 am

I got this _exact same_ fortune one day when I was thinking about buying an xbox 360… Of course, frugality is always important.

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netdebt says:

16 June 2008 at 11:58 am

Being frugal is important but don’t make other people pay for you…this is considered a mouch or a leach

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Katy says:

16 June 2009 at 12:52 pm

I recieve this fortune from my cookie 3 minutes ago

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