I have to have a vent session about money. We all wish we had more, but what would you do with more money? I have a story to tell you and it has changed my whole thinking on money and materialism.
This morning I went to breakfast with my parents, which we do every Saturday morning. We always have this same waitress. She is a middle-aged woman that treats my children so well. She is a very hard worker and always provides us with great service. Today she checked on us one last time before leaving to go home. My Dad asked her if she had a busy weekend planned. (excitedly) she told us that she was very excited because she and her husband were going out t dinner. Somewhere where you sit down and get waited on. She explained that she does not go out much because she does not have the money to. It made me so sad. Here this woman is excited to go out with her husband because it rarely happens. How many times do I go out? How many times do I make random Target and Hobby Lobby runs just because it is something to do.....then $40.00 later go home with my random (boredom) purchases. It really makes me feel horrible.
So...this evening Brad and I went to one of my favorite stores.....Pier1. I found SOOO many things on sale that I wanted SOOO bad, but the only thing that popped in my mind was the waitress being out with her husband. I really want to start to prioritize my wants and needs. I feel like this woman has shown me that if I cannot display the same excitement about going out with MY husband to dinner, then we are living too care-free. Am I trying to be cocky by saying "ohhh....I shop a lot and eat out a lot"?? No! I am wanting to reprioritize. It is so easy to get caught up with materialism and money. Eat out...buy buy buy. I want to be excited to go out to eat occasionally. I want to be excited to take a fun shopping adventure every now and then. Bottom-line......time to live with more frugality to be a better, happier person.
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