Reply #115: yup, living on a fixed income means not being a "consumer"

[kineneb]

"consuming" to me is: groceries, gasoline, propane, electricity, toilet paper (man, is that stuff expensive), mortgage, cable modem (our one treat), shopping at thrift stores and yard sales.

I buy very little new stuff, mostly books and art supplies, occasionally woodworking tools and computer supplies. We did the "consumer" thing for a while, until Hubby was disabled. Then we had to file for Chapter 7.