Hot Topic-Winning Some Frugal Battles

Wow! Thanks for the great participation in yesterdays post. You're all thoughtful in your points raised and added so much perspective. Thanks for sharing your stories. I think I hit a nerve with myself and was prepared for back lash, but I'm learning different thoughts, when given with respect, is great for communicating. For me, I'll continue practising my thrifty skills, while still humbly acknowledging I am truly privileged. Here's five frugal things for my week so far. 

1. I tapped into some of my coffee gift card balance and got a medium  Day Break at Caribou and an oatmeal cookie. I didn't deserve anything, but felt like a treat. Really, I didn't want to grind coffee beans this morning and convinced myself that the cards are meant to be spent. I did throw  40 cents in the tip jar though, so that is the grand sum of my purchase. 
2. Having back to back early meetings outside of my office, I didn't pack a lunch. I had fruit left from yesterday and soup in my desk drawer. I was tempted to stop for a Jimmy John's on route back to my office but talked myself out of it. 
3. I left the office late, called home to see what they might want me to pick up for dinner. DH said never mind, we'll use up the hamburgers. I remembered we still had 1/2 a bag of tots and coleslaw cabbage. We successfully avoided take out, but DH gets the win on that one. 
4. I brought leftover chicken noodle soup on Monday and Tuesday for lunch. I'll bring it again today and finish the last of it tomorrow. Boring, but I'll vary the fruit between apple, clementines, and banana. 
5. I found change in the laundry, my coat pocket, and at the bottom of a back pack. Into the tea tin it will go. 

I loved a comment yesterday from a reader. She mentioned she felt privileged to be able to be frugal. Because she chose to not have a job outside of the home, it meant she needed to sew, cook from scratch,and economize. I won't always do the most thrifty thing and my finances are such that I don't need to, but I detest waste and stupid spending. For the most part, I really  like working outside the home. It is my privilege. But like Barbara, I hope I am practicing economy along the way.