Thrifty Thursday & "Operation Celebration", Day #4
"Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character." ~ Calvin Coolidge It's Thrifty Thursday and today I want to talk about our attitudes towards frugality. I have to be honest and say that I don't always have a good attitude about it. Sometimes I get tired of counting every penny and not being able to purchase even the smallest unnecessary item. However, when my attitude stinks, the rest of the family's does too. If I allow myself to feel deprived everyone else starts to whine about it. When I'm positive and upbeat and make a game out of it, the rest of the family follows suit. I love this quote by Calvin Coolidge because it's true. These things do develop character. As you learn to be content with what you have you are developing peacefulness. When you live within your means you learn to make do and have patience. When you come up with a creative, inexpensive way to have fun, y