Cheerful Frugality Thinks Twice
Truth be told, I'm not always happy about spending less. But I always manage to wrap my mind around it in the end.
Here are the tools I use to stretch my frugal thinking:
Frugality as game:
Am I going to let the store beat my budget?
Frugality as creative pursuit:
Can I use my imagination to recycle or reuse?
Frugality as education:
What skills can I learn to help us save more?
Frugality as stewardship:
How can my money do God's will?
How do you use frugal thinking to stay cheerful?
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3 Responses to “Cheerful Frugality Thinks Twice”
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:18 am
This may not be quite in the same line of thinking, but rather than asking myself, “Will I really use this?” I try ask myself, “Will I really miss this if I don’t have it?”
There are many items that I do or would use, but am getting along just fine without them. This often helps me leave a great deal at the store even if it’s a useful item.
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:41 am
I’m a little lazy so I use that to my advantage:) I always picture whatever I’m thinking of buying taking up space and needing to be cleaned. I ask “do I really want to take care of this?”
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I like to remind myself what a good friend told me a few years ago.
“Good deals come along all the time”
God is sovereign he is in control, he will take care of my every need and if a “great deal” doesn’t fit with existing spending or savings plans then it’s probably not a great deal.
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