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What is Creative Frugality?
by Nancy Twigg
Nancy Twigg is the editor of Counting the Cost, a free bi-monthly
Christian e-zine devoted to everyday abundant living at its best. Topics include
experiencing life more joyfully, using our time and money wisely, building
stronger family relationships, and spiritual enrichment. To subscribe, send a
blank e-mail message to: countingthecost-subscribe@topica.com or visit Nancy
online at www.countingthecost.com and subscribe there.
Most people understand what creativity is, and have a good idea what it means
to be frugal. But the idea of putting the two together is a little hard to
grasp. Because creative frugality is one of those things that is easier to show
than to tell, here is a quick list of dead giveaways for identifying creative
frugality in action.
- It’s making something out of little bits of nothing that the average
person would have overlooked or just thrown away.
- It’s stubbornly refusing to pay full price because you know that if you
hold out, the store will have a sale soon.
- It’s using your talents, skills and abilities to produce a gift that’s
priceless because it cannot be purchased in any store.
- It’s looking for free or low-cost ways to have just as much fun as if
you went out and spent a bundle.
- It’s finding unusual ways to make things last longer or go farther so
you don’t have to spend as often.
- It’s making dinner with what you have on hand rather than what the
recipe calls for and ending up with a tastier dish than if you’d followed
the recipe.
- It’s figuring out how you can reproduce some expensive something sold in
stores for next to nothing at home.
- It’s being happier with extra money in your bank account than a new toy
in your garage or entertainment center.
- It’s enjoying the thrill of the bargain-hunting chase much more than the
instant gratification of just going and buying something.
- But most of all, it’s understanding that your mind works a little
differently than everyone else’s and being proud of it!
In celebration of National Creative Frugality Week, January 19th– 25th,
author Nancy Twigg has put together a special 8-page report entitled 101
Creative Ways to S-T-R-E-T-C-H a Dollar. Copies of this report are $3 for
domestic orders, $4 for international orders (price includes shipping). To order
your copy, visit www.countingthecost.com/101ways.htm
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