tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post4693742150346783140..comments2024-01-30T09:54:15.155+00:00Comments on The Tight Fist - Lessons In Frugality From A Real Jew: Epic Feats of Frugality: Thoreau, Walden, and the Simple LifeThe Tight Fisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853527040756844624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post-67809580536553595152018-10-09T09:17:13.533+01:002018-10-09T09:17:13.533+01:00Wow, if you want to be an idiot follow the example...Wow, if you want to be an idiot follow the examples above. Reading and comprehension problems above.bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13308273672728052068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post-18835514195654855452009-11-24T21:20:10.925+00:002009-11-24T21:20:10.925+00:00Nice work with "Tight Fisting It, 19th Centur...Nice work with "Tight Fisting It, 19th Century Style" but as far as Thoreau, I can hardly be inspired by this man. I'll never give up my tiny 1 bedroom apartment in NYC and my cable television to stare at ants for enjoyment. There is tight fisting it, and squeezing to hard and Thoreau was def. the latter!James Levinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post-44434784687521215152009-11-06T17:39:12.703+00:002009-11-06T17:39:12.703+00:00David, I really think % of GDP is not really the b...David, I really think % of GDP is not really the best measure. It may make sense if we assumed Thoreau to have 'average' income in 1841 and wanted to compare his decisions to someone with 'average' income today. But I think you get a more applicable result if you just look at the change in prices of similar goods over time, which you can interpret as trying to figure how much it would currently cost to buy all the materials that went into Thoreau's house. For this I used the GDP deflator.<br /><br />On another note, Thoreau is the person, Walden is the pond.The Tight Fisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853527040756844624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post-46505281966385988992009-11-06T16:51:53.457+00:002009-11-06T16:51:53.457+00:00When I calculate 28$ as % of 1841 GDP, I get 235,0...When I calculate 28$ as % of 1841 GDP, I get 235,000$. :)<br /><br />But still, Walden was the man. That said, I've heard he actually didn't live that far out of the lap of luxury, or town. That explains the rather notable personnages that dropped by this cabin in the "woods."<br /><br />That said, Walden was a great tight fister, example to us all.My Piano's Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864984865167772162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post-13174528050913944442009-11-06T16:16:35.942+00:002009-11-06T16:16:35.942+00:00Sounds like Walden could be compressed to a pamphl...Sounds like Walden could be compressed to a pamphlet: "Don't Buy Shit You Don't Need." It really is the golden rule of tightfisting.Jake Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896163757320859314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post-60187484261832612592009-11-05T19:24:49.880+00:002009-11-05T19:24:49.880+00:00If you are such a tight fister that you don't ...If you are such a tight fister that you don't want to pay for the internet, or pay for a high priced coffee to use someone else's internet; Walden is a staple at everyone's public library. <br /><br />Internet Walden requires:<br />Computer<br />Internet<br /><br />Library Walden requires:<br />Walking to the library.Will Schildknechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904969604546301355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831340837316208945.post-73328155060497348802009-11-05T16:16:27.628+00:002009-11-05T16:16:27.628+00:00And that Thoreau lived on someone else's prope...And that Thoreau lived on someone else's property, thus avoiding having to pay for things like property tax and still have the luxury of a toilet and other such frivolities in his friend's house.Brandonnoreply@blogger.com