I’m amazed at how many people claim they don’t have “time” to be frugal, but they have plenty of time to watch 8-10 hours of TV a week. I’m not saying that everyone needs to give up their relaxation time, but people definitely need to take stock of what they’re doing and how much time they really have.
For example: Someone who claims they have ‘no time’ to cook healthy meals for themselves could easily mass cook food for the coming week(s) in the commercial breaks of American Idol. 2lbs of skinless, boneless chicken breast can be salted/peppered and placed in a baking pan within 3 minutes, or the prep work could be broken up during two breaks. While that’s baking, they could go back to the judges mocking people. Next commercial break, start rice cooking (the real stuff, not Minute.) Towards the end of the show, a bag of frozen veggies could be steamed in the microwave. Split all that into single portions and freeze 8 meals at once. The next day, they could make Breakfast Burritos, then make meatloaves and mashed potatoes to freeze the next night, sauce for pasta the next…
A lot of people don’t seem to realize that they manage to make time for the things they WANT to do, but somehow all that free time disappears when they don’t want to do something. I know that I mysteriously don’t have time to do the dishes some days, but I usually manage to read my blogroll. Amazing how the space/time continuum warps for these things.
Sure, there are people out there working 16 hours a day just to make ends meet and they really just do not have the time to be frugal. But most of us working long hours are doing so because we are paying for the new laptop, the iPod, the HDTV, the fancy new car, those fabulous new shoes… If you’re really that short on time, it’s time that you take stock of your life and rethink whether you’re overworking yourself for the necessities, or because you’re trying to keep up with your neighbors. No sense working yourself to the bone if you don’t have the time to enjoy what you’ve bought.
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