Frugal Friday

Well, this week has been very tough and long and I'm sooo glad it's almost over. I hope to resume more regular blogging again next week.

This Frugal Friday is going to be the hardest and most trying for me because I'm going to make myself accountable to the blog world. As I've said in the past, our finances have been hit very hard, but this month has been about the worst so far. We're still trusting God and waiting on Him to provide work, but this coming month (March) has been declared a no spending that's not absolutely necessary month. This is the first time I've attempted to cut back this much and I know it's going to take a lot of discipline and my husband and I will need to encourage each other in this. I've read some blogs recently of other people doing similar "spending fasts" so it's given me hope and inspiration. It's going to be good for me to work to use up my pretty well stocked stockpile (foodwise) and learn to stay home more to save gas and such.

I hope to blog about our success and experiences along the way. I'm sure this is going to be a HUGE learning experience for us and I hope to share anything I learn with you all. It's always better to learn it from someone else than having to learn it the hard way. :) My husband always tells me about a great Christian teacher from India that used to say: "The greatest wedding gift we received was from God and it was a few years of finacial struggle." He says that starting out their marriage struggling taught them to learn to live within their means and set them up to do well when things weren't so hard anymore. I hope this is true for us and I'm trusting God that this is just a season. So, until it passes, bring on the lessons! If any of you have any stories, experiences or suggestions that would help, please let me know. Like I said, I'd rather learn from other people's experiences than the hard way! :)

Plan for March:
Spend no money on anything except necessities, like housing and utilities.