Do the things you take for granted seem strange to everyone else? What do your friends and neighbors think about your frugal ways? You may be surprised.
Last afternoon, it was the very last day of school. The kids had a half day, and our neighbor and friend asked if I wouldn't mind having his son over at our house. After settling everyone in with lunch, we sat around the back porch. The kids played a board game and talked. Since I wanted to keep an eye on them and be part of the conversation, I grabbed up some mending and got to work.
A little while later, our neighbor came by to pick up his son and noticed that I was sewing. It actually shocked him a little. "Anything to save a few dollars," he said. "That is good." But did he really think it was? What I realized in that moment, is that something that seems so natural to me, repairing a tear in a fitted bed sheet is probably unusual in this day and age. Read the entire article.
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