There is power in numbers and we must be holding it not the other way around.
I am guilty of some disgruntled days of whipping credit cards to get the next bargain. I guess, it's true...sometimes when you get so tired of being strict to your budget , you just go liberate yourself of the ties.
Maybe the littlest extra money I have, I save and spend at the same time. Maybe because I want to live comfortably but hungry enough not to stop saving and working for my future.
STUFF
I am so slow with all my clearing and organization as I find it uneasy letting go of things I tried to accumulate but then I don't want to be a hoarder just a keeper of what's good.. I need help, big time. I try,,,tried harder..and still trying. This year I am going to really do the BEST...like really. I love decorating and some designing but I am hoping to get some assistance from my boys. They don't want to deal with my mess or theirs...it's chaos...then I try again and again.I am hopeful as I have two strong hands and my spirit is on fire. Discarding the old habits that restricts me from moving swiftly is the first thing in my to-do list.
FOOD
I just learned that we ,Canadians are the worst in the world as water and food wasters. We throw quarter of the food we buy. I can see that sometimes happening in my kitchen and addressing it more thoughtfully will be my new other focus for this year.Eat out the food in the fridge...and then make a list of what we regularly eat that will not be discarded again.There are many reasons but there are no excuses.
More info on Food Waste
http://www.worldvision.ca/Education-and-Justice/advocacy-in-action/Pages/what-a-waste-the-food-we-throw-away.aspx