Are you Frugally Challenged? How do you know when you are Frugally Challenged? How does one even recover from Frugal Challengitis?
I am frugally challenged. I try to be frugal, but it’s like a fish trying to swim out of water. It’s difficult.
It’s not because I don’t want to be frugal, nor is it because I don’t know how. It’s because it doesn’t come natural.
My mother would disagree. After all, she raised me with canning, couponing and clothe diapers. It SHOULD come naturally to me right? I should love to be frugal as much as a baby loves their mamma. Right? Um, would someone PLEASE tell me I’m not alone.
If you clip coupons and forget to take them to the store…you may be frugally challenged.
If the thought of reusing a product makes you squirm….you may be frugally challenged.
If you think coupon clippers are obsessive and a little bit weird…you may be frugally challenged.
If you would rather buy your bread from the local grocery store than make it…you may be frugally challenged.
If you are a squeeze the toothpaste in the middle type of a gal (or guy)…you may be frugally challenged.
If you make a trip to the grocery store 3 times in one day because you keep forgetting something…you may be frugally challenged.
Not that I’d know anything about doing any of those…
How does one become unchallenged?
First, don’t beat yourself up for all those wasted minutes and pennies. Just say, I will make changes, 1 day at a time.
Here’s my 6-step process from consumerism to frugalism.
- Create a realistic budget for your discretionary spending. (Hint, after you pay all those bills, save money…then you figure out how to spend the rest)
- Stick to said budget for one month.
- If you fail go back to step one and start again.
- Ditto for step 4, 5 and 6.
To be honest, I don’t have a nice simple formula. I’m beginning. SO…here goes. Feel free to join me.
Looking for some frugal tips? I recommend Frugal Village!
This confessional is purely my own. I am not compensated in any manner, nor have I been bribed with chocolate (hint! hint!). This post is in no way associated with Frugal Village. I am simply a mom who has overspent her grocery budget (again) with 2 weeks left.
