Friday can't come soon enough

So this frugal living is kind of hard right now. We are in forced frugal instead of chosen frugal. You see Christmas did a small number on us and now we are paying the piper. It's too hard for me to go to someone's home for the holiday without a gift and there were a lot of gifts that needed to be brought. We did regift some of the gifts however, there were many we purchased which was definitely difficult.

Trying to pay off these debts before February 19th (possible layoff date) has been challenging in that we are strapped to the maximum. This week we have $17 to last until Friday payday. If we make it to Friday that $17 goes towards paying off a bill. My thought is that we will have about $7 to put towards bills but I do know that whatever the dollar is it will all go towards the credit card bill and we will struggle again in two weeks.

There is a bright spot to this. We had a lovely dinner last night of shrimp, broccoli, baked potato and wine and the entire dinner cost us $9.00 for both of us. We even had enough shrimp left overs that my husband can eat lunch on it today. So I'm learning that even in the frugality of the times, we can have wonderful dinners and show our love for each other.

I'm also finding that taking my lunch everyday isn't that bad. A little planning and a lot of will power creates an atmosphere where taking my lunch everyday is quite uplifting. With the frugality of bringing my lunch, I find my confidence level increasing. I know it sounds wierd but when I eat the lunch I brought and know I'm saving money, it gives me financial confidence which then translates to work confidence. I'm in control of something and it's working all right. That brings confidence.

So even during frugal times, there are lessons to be learned, confidence to be learned and control to establish. In the end, when the dust settles from all this, he who has adjusted their lifestyle and created wealth will thrive!