Thanks to everyone for taking our poll for the week. If you would like to review these results, you can view them here.
The results concluded that most of us have taught ourselves how to be frugal. We should all be so proud (*patting self on the back*) for learning how to save money.
I felt like I learned the most from a little book called, “The Tightwad Gazette.” If you haven’t gotten this book, I highly recommend it because it made such an impact on how I look at things in my home and how little I really need. Many of the ideas, to me, were very extreme and ones that I would not personally follow, but I am able to overlook that and look to the things that would truly benefit me & my family. Whenever I need a little frugal inspiration, I get my copy of this book out and start reading. Each time I come away with something new that I have learned (no matter how many times I have read it!)
I am also a self-taught frugal momma. I wanted to stay home with my son in the worst way and I was willing to do whatever it took to make that possible. I checked out books, read countless articles, visited websites, shared on forums and became a human sponge- absorbing everything & anything that I could get my hands on. We barely made ends meet for a long time and are just now experiencing a bit of breathing room in our finances. This “breathing room” is getting socked away for a rainy day so that we have this money if things should change unexpectedly.
Thank you all for taking the time to take our poll. Be sure to take our poll this week on your favorite summertime activities!