My Frugal Notebook

Before Brushing Mouth Rinse

Easy Moisturizing Cream

½ cup coconut oil

1 Tablespoon jojoba oil

½ teaspoon lavender essential oil

Melt the coconut oil over very low heat.

Remove from heat and add the jojoba oil.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Add the lavender essential oil.

Whisk until the mixture thickens.

Pour in

Weed Killer

Paste or Glue

When I’m considering buying anything other than consumables, I ask myself these questions:

Why do I want it?

Do I need it?

Do I have a specific place for it?

Do I have something that I could use instead?

Is it really worth the price?

Is it lasting?

Will I still want it next year?

Is it useful?

Do I want to dust it?

Does it cost to own it?

When I have an impulse to buy something I don’t need, and later won’t care about, this is the method I use. I call it my “STOP” method.

S---Say, “No, not right now.”

T---Take time to think.

O---Overcome the urge.

P---Pat yourself on the back for being strong. Put the item on a wish list, and if it’s something you really want, give yourself time to reconsider. Then, if you decide it’s not worthy of your money, pat yourself on the back again.

I entered each room, I considered each item, while asking myself several questions:

Do I need it?

Do I really want it?

Is it sentimental?

Is it useful?

Do I want to spend the time, effort, and money to move it?