October 16, 2008
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Why are we frugal?
Why are we frugal? Why be frugal if we don't need to be?
It is helping us to accomplish some wonderful things!
You see, we don't have to make our own laundry detergent. I suppose to some it may even seem a little extreme. The truth is that I like homemade laundry detergent. Even as a multimillionaire I would still choose to make my own laundry detergent. It's simple to make. It doesn't require a bunch of time. It's really really inexpensive. It's really really good detergent.
Finding easy enjoyable ways to cut corners allows my husband and I to achieve our goals. Big holy audacious goals!
We want to know that we can easily provide for our family's needs. Sufficient food and proper shelter are big on our list of things to provide our children.
We also like the idea of paying for college. Pretty tall order for our more than average size family.
Being frugal allows us to give more to the causes we care about. Money and time.
It's important to us to give our children experiences rather than things. Being frugal gives us more time for these experiences. If our focus was things, my husband and I would work 100 hours a week to provide those things. Living simply allows us to spend more hours at home than away.
All this talk of cutting corners, pinching pennies ... isn't glamorous. Don't worry, I do know. I just don't care. I like living simply. Practicing frugality adds humility to my life. I don't want to be flashy or flaunty. My worth is not measured by what I have.
We enjoy our life.
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Comments (5)
I like making my own laundry detergent, too! Have you posted your recipe?
I miss FRUGAL FRIDAYS, too! I'll be glad when it's posted again!
@georgene - yes I have posted my recipe. You can find it here. I bet it's similar to your recipe. I also make my own fabric softener.
Yep! It looks like the same recipe I use.
How do you make your softener?
I really wanted to try a recipe to make toothpaste but dh put his foot down!
I'd love to make soap someday but have been a little leary to try it by myself!
@georgene - the homemade dryer sheets post is here. My mom was raised very poor and they used plain old baking soda to brush their teeth. She has never had a cavity! I'd love to make soap, too! Do you ever visit The Family Homestead? She does some really neat homemade stuff.
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