"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
Seems an appropriate adage right now. My Dad used to repeat it when I was a child, wanting something new or better or cooler. I learned frugality from him, and I'm grateful. Especially when it comes to weathering the economic storms that lay ahead of us. While Mr. J's job is not glamorous or lucrative, it is remarkably stable despite financial unrest in the world. We are grateful for that, and grateful that he loves going to work every day. We are also grateful to understand what it means to live beneath, or a the very least within our means. Our lives are no less rich because of it. We may go without certain luxuries, but never without needs. What kind of world would we live in if we all took this saying to heart?
4 comments:
Amen. Well said.
BTW - I made your cute cookies for B.W.'s Home Teaching families. Impressive, but easy. Thanks for the idea.
I need to that more. Plus it's better for the environment!
Amen, sister friend! And we know we can always throw parties with the fruit snacks and raspberry sticks we keep stashed around just for you!
I've actually been meaning to post this on my fridge. It says it all, no? The current fad of recycling and homemade goods has been around for a while. And I love it.
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