Do you ever think about the joy that comes from sharing a meal with others? The conversation, the laughs, the encouragement, the yummy food- I love it all!
Because I live so far away from my family, I tried very hard (especially the first year) to have my 5 younger siblings come and visit me and Dave in PA! We had a blast!! Trips to Philly, trips to NYC, trips to Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster, dinner out, shopping sprees, and lots of late night chats! Sharing and seeing the joy on their faces was so much fun!
The same is true with living the frugal lifestyle. Okay, maybe not daytrips to NYC and Philly, but you know what I mean, the sharing part!
This year, I moved up the food chain...I mean, the seniority ladder at work and was able to move to dayshift! WAHOO! A huge answer to prayer! But, that also came with the cost of parking in the city and a slight pay cut. Two things that were not accounted for in the budget! So, I revamped the budget and began looking into transportation ideas:
Take the train= too much variability in my schedule to make it on the train home in time.
Drive= $13 a day to park and a 6 block walk.
Carpool= don't work the same schedule as my friend all the time
What to choose??? Well, thankfully, my coworker and friend who lives 5 minutes from me only works part-time, so we share her parking pass! I pay her less than half of what it would cost me to park and I only have a 3 block walk! PERFECT! And, on the days we both work, we carpool together! Makes for a lovely ride in and out of work after long, hectic days!
Another way I have found to share this year to help with the frugal lifestyle is couponing for others! Since you usually have to buy a larger amount of product to get the coupon/sale price, I decided to see if others wanted the same products as I did. I do all the work (which I would do anyway), go shopping, and they pick up the items from me and pay me what I paid for it. I don't pay as much for a good deal and someone else gets to share in the same deal too...without all the work!
So, whether you are sharing meals with friends or carpooling to work, sharing is caring...and frugal!
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