fru·gal
[froo-guhl] : adjective
economical in use or
expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs
is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful
cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise,
scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant,
spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
or
entailing little
expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal. Synonyms:
scant, slim, sparing, skimpy. Antonyms: luxurious, lavish, profuse.
Frugal is the new
black. It's the new cool kid table in the economically friendly cafeteria.
Frugal people have emerged from
their off the grid homes and proclaimed, “I am not cheap! I am frugal (and I have more money and less debt than
you)!"
I say this in jest. In reality I am jealous of them and their
frugal ways.
Their tips and tricks
work. I grew up using them out of
necessity. My mom worked 3 jobs and I
helped raise my little brother and sister.
Eventually my mom got her nursing degree and now she is pretty dang successful. I admire her for all of that
hard work. I still use them but my
downfall is that when I do have some moola in my pocket I can’t seem to hang on
to it.
Please tell me I am
not alone.
That I am not some
sort of freak of nature.
I know that this
ridiculous spending is because I have no self-control or money management
skills. I know that I SHOULD know how to
manage my money because I am 38 years old and have a family. I know that I SHOULD be ashamed because I AM
ashamed.
I have bought the
books, read the blogs, and beat myself up.
And don’t forget the eating healthy part. I have the Insanity Workout and Turbo Fire
Series and have never used either of them like I am supposed to. I have a kick ass juicer that I have used a
handful of times.
I have the best
intentions but lack the follow through.
So…
I have decided to
start working towards a frugal, healthy lifestyle and here is what I am going
to do. I am making myself accountable to
the World Wide Web. Every Thursday there will be a Scrimping Savagely on a Thursday post where I am going
to update you on what I changed in my life for that week and how it went. I will share my resources and maybe someday
will have some advice to give.
You see I am sticking
to the belief that I am not alone in this…
Help me help you!
Sorry had a Jerry McGuire moment.
Until then check out
this website www.wisebread.com
They have some
awesome articles like these:
http://www.wisebread.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-frugal-living?wbref=readmore-1
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