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  1. Be Thrifty and Frugal, not Scungy and Stingy!

    by , 16-08-2012 at 10:10 (The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less!)
    I am accused of being tight by people because I don't waste money in the same way they do - this doesn’t worry me but actually being stingy, scungy, whatever is not good for anyone. I am talking about little or big things you can do which may impact negatively on other people’s lives or your own, involves fraud, setting a bad example for your children or is just plain stealing.

    You often see streaks of this behaviour in the newly frugal, filling up their pockets with sugar sachets ...

    Updated 17-08-2012 at 09:04 by bheditor

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  2. Grateful in April

    by , 04-04-2012 at 16:31 (The Thrifty Mama's Guide to More Life for Less!)
    A really important part of having more life for less is being grateful for what you have. Not in a “think of the starving children in Africa” way (Although that can help!) but in seeing the beauty and joy in your life right now. If you rely on bigger and better things coming into your life you will find you are not living in the present and when you ultimately achieve your goals (more money, fancy car, holiday) I am sorry to say that it won’t make you happy.

    Being thrifty and ...
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