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When you are stuck in the trenches. That is what I am calling our time in the debt snowball - "the trenches" you need inspiration.
The trenches looks like one broken car waiting for the cash to be fixed. One broken oven. Did I tell you I have been without an oven since Cora's birthday? - well I have been. Thank goodness Kyle's lovely mother bought us a six slice toaster oven for Christmas. It has been our "little oven" It will bake anything in a 10x10 pan and it does homemade pizza from scratch pretty good.
The trenches is also never stepping into Target. No shopping at the mall. No brand new hardcover books - don't ya just love they way they smell?
Instead you make the circuit to Sam's, thrift store, and the bread store.
Working on homemade/thrift store Halloween costumes starting NOW. And prepping your kids for a humble Christmas during Family Home Evening.
You think about every little expense - like could we just make paper mache pumpkins from leftover newspaper this year? Or do we buy a pumpkin and save the inside for homemade pumpkin puree?
While we beat this debt horse with a stick there is no lack of happiness around here!! And that is what its really all about.
It's times like these when you gain strength and appreciation from each other.
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I'm so affected by your resourcefulness and determination! I am sure you will do it!
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