"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away."
-- Dr. Maya Angelou

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Gentle spending

I have decided that every two weeks, on payday; I will put aside $20. I have a tea canister that sits on top of the kitchen cabinets, that is not in use. I will no longer make purchases on a whim. If I want to buy something, only when I have enough saved money including shipping costs; will I then decide if I still want it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's amazing how quickly the $$ accummulates in a change jar....so long as you NEVER "dip" into it!! Ours recently yielded $300 for new orchard trees :>)

Unknown said...

This cannister is up high on a cabinet and I am not one for climbling up and down.

Orchard trees sounds like a lovely investment.