A Frugal Relationship:
You can learn to be frugal without being cheap!
Have you ever noticed how frugality is often
confused with being cheap? Isn’t it a shame that those who choose to live
frugally are sometimes accused of being selfish and stingy?
Just like Compulsive Spending this trait can create
serious disruptions and pain in your relationship. We would like to tell you that there is no
need to be stingy and instead you can shift the paradigm and redefine yourself
or partner as FRUGAL.
Being frugal means making smart spending choices.
Let’s say that for your partner’s birthday, you give her a book. You paid only
50 cents for the book at a yard sale, but it was in like-new condition and it
is by an author your partner loves. Some would say that it is cheap to only
spend 50 cents for a gift, but if it’s something you know the recipient will
love, why does it matter how much you spend? Why spend more on a gift if you
could get something the person would enjoy just as much for a lot less? This
kind of gift giving is not being cheap; it’s just good money management.
Frugality is showing you care without spending a
lot of money. Let's say it is Father’s Day. Instead of buying a gift and
greeting card, you use your time and creative talents to make something special
for your husband. The gift doesn’t actually cost you much except your time and
a few supplies you already had on hand. Some people might think this is being
cheap because you didn’t buy your husband anything. However, the frugal person
knows that giving of her time and talent is much more valuable than spending a
lot of money without giving it much thought.
Frugalty is both a healthy and wise choice – the
old adage says that when it comes to a gift, it is:
“the thought that
counts”
and when it comes to money and relationships, we
can confirm the same adage stands true.
New Prosperity can help tremendously, as it will
articulate and calculate the household after tax position. It is this result
that can empower you and your partner to better understand your financial
position at years end. Therefore financial unknowns about your finances will no
longer be an issue. The easy to read summary pages consolidate all financial information
where informed decisions can be made
about any expenditure whether it is frugal
or NOT !