Robex’s blog hit the right spot for me tonight. She’s saving money and treating herself – undeprived and more financially secure. “Tonight [my husband] wanted to go to Dairy Queen and get banana splits…that would cost about $24.00…. I suggested we go to the grocery store…and make them at home…We spent 1/2 the amount and will have ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce left over!” She’s not giving something up!
Yeah, sometimes there are things it may make sense to give up. I've said myself that less frequent treats make treats...treatier. But sometimes, it’s nice to realize that we can have our treats at a lower cost. Food is an easy place to do this: some cold cuts for nice “deli” sandwiches, a couple of classy ingredients to make a plain meal sparkle (chives and sour cream on the spud?), smoked oysters for 99 cents of pampering.
I’m hoping that those of us working at building security, working at paying debt, aiming to avoid unconscious spending, take the time to make some sundaes now and then. It’s so not about doing without.
Put a Cherry on Your Day
July 18th, 2006 at 03:59 am
July 18th, 2006 at 02:28 pm 1153229318
Really fun was watching the more frugal kids get a dish of ice cream out of their containers a couple weeks later & flaunt it in front of the eat it all in one sitting kids!