Yes, I realize it’s not Friday. I’m not sure what happened but this published early. So consider it an early Christmas gift. 🙂
We are the frugal.
We use coupons.
We do it ourselves.
We say no – a lot.
We canceled the cable.
We rarely dine out, and when we do go it’s always with a coupon.
{and some of us don’t eat at restaurants, at all}.
We play board games.
We read books from the library . . . out loud to our children . . . for fun. {someday they will thank us}.
If money can be saved, we will find a way.
We make our own laundry detergent, dishwashing detergent, and household cleaners.
We garden and compost.
We can and freeze.
We meal plan.
We collect reward points and then use them on practical things.
We rarely shop, but when we do, we shop discount, secondhand, clearance, and thrift.
We revel in sharing exactly how much . . . or rather how little . . . we paid.
Our clothes, phones, and home decor are outdated according to most of the population.
We don’t have the latest video game system {unless someone gave it to us}.
Our tv is a hand-me-down.
We aggressively attack debt.
We cut up and paid off our credit cards.
We like 15 year mortgages with fixed low interest rates {that we plan on paying off early}.
We don’t have a car payment.
We use a cash only system.
What little we do have, we share with open hearts.
Money is something to be possessed with an open hand, not something that possess us.
We are the frugal. Are you?
By the grace of God, $115,722.52 paid off since April of 2008. ~5 months to go . . . Join our ranks. You CAN do it. You won’t regret it. We are the frugal.
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