Frugality with a Large Family is a lot like...Candy.
Good & Plenty - These are the times where we have more than enough to go around. This can be a mixed blessing since it's easy for me to forget my frugality when we have a big buffer.
Now & Later - When I save and when I spend.
Crunch - What I do ever month to the budget numbers to make them work.
Red Hots - The clearance sales at the local discount store, where I'll save 50-75% on clothes for my kids next year.
Lemonhead - What I feel like when I impulse buy and later learn I could've gotten the item much cheaper had I waited.
Snickers - What I get from people when they hear how "little" I have to spend to feed my family of 11.
Milky Way - The dairy section of the supermarket, the one area I just can't seem to trim my budget.
100 Grand - The amount I would need to win in the lottery to even consider not being frugal.
Cookies & Cream - The things I'm cutting from my grocery list because money's tight this month.
Hershey's - The family down the block who gave me dirty looks when I pull out a stack of coupons at the checkout line.
Mounds - ...of laundry that is. Have to find the best deals on detergent...and save for the high efficiency washer.
Kisses - What I give my kids when they agree to live with holes in their sneakers for another week until that sale starts on Payless.
M&Ms - For the 2 key words in frugality: Money and Management.
Jelly Beans - The two items I managed to get free this week through smart couponing.
Whoppers - What we got at the take-out window for dinner, because they have a 2 for 2 deal going.
Lifesavers - Those income tax refunds, when I can finally pay down that credit card.
Symphony - The reward for meeting my savings goals.
Payday - Here comes the check, right into the bank. Time to do it all over again.
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Article by: Michelle Lehmann
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