Last week for FHE I showed the children a pie chart of how we spend our money. That same night we went to Aldi and with a budget of $100 tracked what we spent. G kept our list and added items and told us if we had enough for a few boxes of tuna snack cracker thingies. Later in the week we went to Walmart for milk and spent a lot of money. I was very happy today to show the kids that we had kept within our budget.
Going forward I'm going to make my food budget a family thing, and rely on the Lord. Whatever I can save each month, I'm going to add to my fast offering or to the humanitarian fund. I know the lord will bless us to find good sales and make do, so that we can bless others. I'm so excited for the children to see this cycle with something so concrete, food!
When I proposed this idea to the kids, that I not spend all the food money, I asked them what they thought I should do with the money. They suggested that I save it toward our big trip next summer. Smart! But I'm looking forward to bringing home the blessings of counseling with the lord in all things.
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