Running beside the wagon

Here’s the thing about frugal living: you have to think about it EVERY SINGLE DAY.  At least at first.  It’s not easy making the change, especially when your husband suggests Del Taco because nothing else at home sounds good and we have no leftovers from previous dinners.  Sure, we have other food on hand.  Sure, I could make something from scratch.  But if I have to expend energy to stand on my feet and cook something for lunch (lunch!  Who cooks something for lunch??) (the more I type the word ‘lunch’ the funnier it looks.  Ha!  Lunch lunch lunch…) (where was I?)…Oh yes, I am not going to expend precious energy to creatively combine random pantry ingredients to cook a satisfying lunch from scratch EVERY DAY.  That’s crazy talk.

Needless to say, my zeal for frugal living has it’s ups and downs.

Clearly, I have the wrong frame of mind.  The key to frugal living is Big Picture type thinking.  The little sacrifices, the planning ahead, the constant effort…it all pays off in the end.  In the end you’ll have extra money to [insert desired activity/item here].  But some days it is really hard to think Big Picture.  Sometimes I can’t help but just think about Right Now.  And Right Now mama’s tired and wants a burrito.

I’m not off the frugal-livin’-n-lovin’ wagon yet, just kind of dangling off the edge a little and dragging my feet in the sand.  And I’ll get back on.  Just you wait.  One day I’ll be driving that bad boy.  Just you wait…

Tags: frugal living, thinking

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