The current state of our economy has made frugal "fashionable". Seems saving money and doing things cheaper is the new revived trend. A trend derived from necessity as increased living expenses hit us square in the wallet.
However, for some, frugal has been a lifestyle even when circumstances did not mandate. Amy Dacyczyn (author of the Tightwad Gazette newsletter and books in the 1990's) talked about being frugal as a way to live your entire life. She talked about living your life paying for everything with cash. "Pay as you go."
She wrote about her and her husband's goal to have a large family and a home with an attached barn. Nobody thought it was a realistic goal. They now live in Maine and have six children. They own a pre-1900's farmhouse with attached barn! Her husband retired while she was doing the newsletter. She retired from the Tightwad Gazette when her goals were met.
How about living the way you want now, not luxuriously but with purpose? You can enjoy your family now. Enjoy being debt free. Enjoy the freedom that comes with not worrying about money. Enjoy sleeping at night. Enjoy your marriage more because you will not have the #1 cause of divorce in your house - financial woes. Surely God does not want us to be slaves in bondage to money. We don't need more. We need to do more with what we have.
I agree with you! We don't NEED more! We (the United States) have too much. We are spoiled and don't even realize it. I tell my kids this all the time. Great thoughts. =)
Amen! I have to agree with everything Elizabethmarie said.
So SO True! I want my kids to know we don't need everything we want! All the way down to snacks and other random things their little hearts desire!
I loved this! Thanks for sharing.
Amen!
I've watched this video before and loved it. I have her 3 volume book and refer to it periodically. I've learned new things and made them habits in my life. It's becoming more and more a way of life. Thanks for sharing.
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I agree with you! We don't NEED more! We (the United States) have too much.
We are spoiled and don't even realize it. I tell my kids this all the time.
Great thoughts. =)
Amen! I have to agree with everything Elizabethmarie said.
So SO True! I want my kids to know we don't need everything we want! All the way down to snacks and other random things their little hearts desire!
I loved this! Thanks for sharing.
Amen!
I've watched this video before and loved it. I have her 3 volume book and refer to it periodically. I've learned new things and made them habits in my life. It's becoming more and more a way of life. Thanks for sharing.
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