Back in January I began sharing about how one of our goals as a family is to live sensibly, spend our money wisely, and to live within our means. I went through the why and how we live on less with our eating, entertainment, and living debt free.
But after I left that little series, I’d remember things here and there I should have added to the already mammoth posts. I decided instead of going back and adding my extra thoughts to each post I’d start something new. So…
Each Friday, right here at Reflections of a Princess I’ll be sharing little ways how we’re living on less and living intentionally for the kingdom. But it’s not just about me! I want to here how you’re living on less and intentionally. I want to learn whatever tricks and tips you have up your sleeve.
To join in all you have to do is leave a comment or write a post and leave the URL, if you feel so inclined.
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My tip this week is really more of a confession. You see…my husband got a job. Which is a definite blessing and answer to prayer, but with that comes more money and not having to live as tightly as we were. Since we’ve gotten the news we’ve definitely been more liberal in our spending. We haven’t gone out and blown out on some big item like a new TV.
But it’s been in the little things…like ice cream or Easter eggs or more books. Things we don’t need, but are still enjoyable. It’s not horrible and we haven’t blown our budget, but as I was inputing our receipts the other day I realized we had multiple receipts for almost every day last week! Some were because Joe bought needed biking gear for his commute and then we forgot things on errands and had to go out again, but I was still surprised.
It didn’t feel like we’d spent money every day, but we did. It kind of shook me and made me think just how intentionally and purposefully am I living with our money. I don’t want to be legalistic about it, but I also don’t want to get so comfortable with having excess (and by excess I mean not counting down the months until our savings reaches dangerous levels).
I want to be intentional in how I budget and spend our money, so that we can make the most out of what God has given us to bless others.
So that’s my confession.
How are you committing to living on less?
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