tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809649983961298442024-03-05T08:52:19.335+01:00Frugal Italian FamilyFrugality to achieve our dreamsSabrina - Frugal Italian Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17925485208291960742noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480964998396129844.post-63287309546613133892015-04-01T16:36:00.000+02:002015-04-01T16:37:36.082+02:00Being Grateful For Little Things....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I really don't know why but I had a really difficult week and I cannot explain that to me...</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last year we realized that we had to buy a new wardrobe because we just had one big wardrobe in our children's bedroom and it was really too full even if we started decluttering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This seems to be a non frugal week for many people. In fact, today, while I was thinking of writing about the unfrugal decision we took yesterday, I read a certain number of posts about non frugal adventures that happened to a lot of very frugal people. This makes me feel better because I was a little annoyed about the unfrugal decision we had to take yesterday, even if I am sure that it is worth it. We all have to accept that there are some events that cannot be submitted to our Frugal Control.</span></div>
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My weekend starts on Friday afternoon when I come back from work and I pick up my son at school. </div>
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It is a lovely feeling to know that for two days I don't have to go to work and that I will have more time to spend with my family and to enjoy what I love.</div>
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I decided to dedicate my Friday post to two or three little things that made my week special.</div>
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As parents we often think about the future of our children and we wonder how their life will be in twenty, thirty or more years. Will they achieve their dreams? Will they be happy? Will they be prepared for life? Of course we cannot predict now how their lives will be in the future, but for sure <b>we can teach them some important values</b>:<br>
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Since we decided that we had to pay attention to our lifestyle as we really wanted to enjoy our life and become a <b>Frugal Family</b>, we tried to focus our attention on the simple things and we found that there is a large amount of <b>small things</b> that can <b>save us money</b> over the time.</div>
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Actually, every little amount adds up and <b>even a small amount of 10 Euro each month turns into 120 Euro a year and in 1.200 Euro for a period of 10 years!!!!</b></div>
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Thanks to Sarah from <a href="http://beingfrugalbychoice.com/">Frugal by Choice, Cheap by Necessity.</a> I am starting a Grocery Challenge during March.</div>
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This is a great occasion as, even if I try to take a list of all my grocery expenses, I am not very organized and I usually arrive at the end of the month with an approximate amount of expenses....I need some self-discipline and this Challenge is a very good occasion to keep me on the right path.</div>
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I'm a bit late for a Food Waste Friday post but, inspired by Kristen, <a href="http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/">The Frugal Girl</a>, I would like to share with you what I unfortunately had to throw away during this week:<br>
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</div><a href="https://frugalitalianfamily.blogspot.com/2015/02/frugal-italian-family-blog-321go_23.html#more">Read more »</a>Sabrina - Frugal Italian Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17925485208291960742noreply@blogger.com0Italia41.87194 12.56737999999995729.678010500000003 -8.0869170000000423 54.065869500000005 33.221676999999957