My Frugal Year

Hello! Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend. Today was a great day with family and friends. We went to celebrate a friend’s 40th birthday. It was a great party at Lucky Strike. The kids and my husband had a great time bowling and I just socialized and took pictures. It was a blast. Tonight is just relaxing at home and finishing a homework project I had.

Not much in the way of spending today – just seven bucks for parking. They get ya downtown on that! But that’s a small price to pay for good times with good friends.

Now there is a My Frugal Year network on Ning! Come visit and join the discussion about all things frugal. Share your favorite frugal tips, great deals, and have a good time with some online frugal friends.

There is a difference between “frugal” and “cheap.” Cheap seems to have a negative connotation. That word brings about notions of Scrooge-like behavior. Being frugal or thrifty is a positive thing and to me, it doesn’t come from a place of lack or unwillingness to share. It’s just smart. I’m frugal and thrifty so that I CAN do things I enjoy, donate to causes I believe in and to create a better life for my family. In my life, being frugal brings a feeling of abundance to my home, so I think it’s a truly positive thing.

Today I blew four bucks on a Chai Latte at Starbucks. Not too frugal particularly, but that’s ok. What that brought me was a couple hours with a dear friend. Being frugal doesn’t have to mean that you never treat yourself! Saving is important – but that Chai Latte with my friend was a sanity saver.

No other spending this day, so nothing saved but my sanity – so I think of that as a really good day!