The Envy monster is something everyone has to deal with in their lives. Some monsters rear their ugly head when a friend makes a frivolous purchase but yet you can barely put food on the table. Envy monsters might also appear when your friend gets pregnant and you aren't able to have kids. Or they may sneak up on you when you least expect it for hundreds of other reasons. But the bottom line is we all have them: ugly, sneaky, little envy monsters that frustrate and sometimes even incite bitterness in our lives.
So why, you may ask am I writing about an envy monster on a money saving blog? Well the truth is my envy monster seems to appear the most when it relates to money. I often find myself envious of those who can spend money freely, without giving a second thought to how it might impact their family budget. I find myself envious when I see someone with a new car, ipad, or (insert shiny new toy here). I find myself envious when I see a friend that gets to stay at home with their children and still has more expenable income then I do. We scrimp and save and still can't afford a lot of luxuries of life. However it's when I become so envious that God reminds me to be content.
It's when I realized that although our family might not be able to afford many luxuries, we can put food on the table while others around the world don't have a scrap of food to eat. That is when I am content. It's when I realize that some people will never be blessed with a child that remember my wonderful son. That is when I feel content.
It's when I realize that when I die no one will care about how much money I had, how nice my furniture was or what model car I drove. What my children will remember is how I loved them, and what my husband will remember is how I cared for him. That is when I am content.
Contentment is something that doesn't comes naturally to us as humans. We have to work at it. We have to remind ourselves that in a world that is obsessed with money and material items that those things aren't important. It's our relationships in life, with others and ultimately with God that bring true meaning to a richly filled existence.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Last Call for Printable Coupons!
It's the last day of the month which means new printable coupons will probably be coming out tomorrow! So make sure you print the ones you want from the following websites tonight, since they may not be there tomorrow!
*If you have a Swagbucks account print your coupons from there instead of coupons.com! They are the same coupons but you get 10 Swagbucks for every coupon you use!
*If you have a Swagbucks account print your coupons from there instead of coupons.com! They are the same coupons but you get 10 Swagbucks for every coupon you use!
$40 off Paper Coterie expires TONIGHT!
Paper Coterie is a new photo gift website that is offering a $40 off credit. I made 2 photo calendars for gifts and they were really cute and cost only $6 each! This credit expires at midnight tonight! So head on over to Paper Coterie and use the code beginanywhere at checkout to get your $40 credit (there is no minimum required).
S&H is around $6 per item!
Teaching your teen about money!
I don't have a teenager (well at least I won't for about 11 more years:) but I do truly appreciate what my parents taught me about money when I was a teenager. I strongly believe that my family would not be at a financially stable place if my parents and my husbands parents had not taught us good habits when we were younger! All that to say I ran across this great article on The Krazy Coupon Lady about Teaching your teens to handle money and I had to share! Click here to read the whole article!
Free Nailpolish and FREE shipping!
If you have never purchased from Savemore.com (it's like Groupon or Living Social) you can get FREE nail polish! Just click here to sign up and when you do you will get a $10 credit to your account. Then go to the Daily deals (if that doesn't work click on the "How it Works" tab and you will see on the right hand side that it says Nail Polish for $7.50)! It will ask for a credit card but will not charge it, because your $10 credit is automatically applied!
If you are curious to why it didn't ask for a color you wanted it's because once the deal go through they will email you a coupon code to be used at Fabulous Nails to pick what color you want!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Veggie Tales FREEBIES - 5 Silly Songs!
If you like to waltz with tomatoes and if a squash can make you smile I have deal for you;) Right now on Amazon you can download 5 free Veggie Tales silly songs, and I have to say they are the BEST silly songs!
Click here to download these SUPER Silly Songs!
Thanks Raining Hot Coupons for this deal!
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