We have this green chair that sits in our sun-room. It’s a very comfortable chair and I like to sit in it when I’m studying my Bible or reading a book to the kids. The fabric is in great shape – but two of the little legs on the bottom of the chair have become unstable. The holes where the…
Category: Frugality
Breaking Bad Financial Habits – It’s Only
It’s only twenty dollars… It’s only three percent… It’s only for six months… It’s only – Is there a more powerful, desire-justifying phrase in the English language? How many times have I blown my budget, because I fell into the It’s only-trap? Seriously, even those of us who are trying to follow our budgets tend to spend more, in bits…
Breaking Bad Financial Habits – Impulse Purchases
As you read this, you already know something about yourself, something very important. You know, without even having to think about it, if you are the kind of person who makes impulse purchases. You also know, with equal certainty, if this tendency to make impulse purchases is negatively affecting your financial situation. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to…