The benefits of thrift.

As a stay-at-home mother of seven, I have at least that many reasons to maintain a thrifty lifestyle! I spoke to a group of young women recently about household thrift, and to get thrift out of the box labled "deprivation," I shared the following positive reasons for living a lifestyle of good stewardship.

One obvious benefit is that thrift requires creativity of you--even if you aren't creative. For instance, making the menu for the week with limited funds inspires me to see what I can create with what I have on hand, in combination with what's on sale at the grocery s