Simple Attempts at Money Stewardshipby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 21 Feb 2009 05:51 AM
Imagine that you had a leaky faucet in your kitchen. You know that you have to fix it, but right now you have bigger priorities, and you will get to it later. Before you go to bed, you place a bowl or bucket under the leak. In the morning, the bowl is full of water. Those little insignificant drops have added up to make something more significant. A useless drop of water has combined into enough water to boil pasta, make tea or quench someone's thirst. It can be the same way with simple attempts at money stewardship. Things may not look like much at first, but positive actions can add up over time. And those actions can be combined to do good. For example, let's say that you go through the effort of doubling a recipe and freezing one of the meals every day for a week. You could then take those meals to an elderly person or a family in need. While the little bit of extra effort wasn't much to you, it makes a big impact for someone else. Or let's say you eat the extra meals yourself and use the money you saved from buying those ingredients in bulk or by not eating out. You can then put that extra money toward a great cause. I guess my point here is that take the time to do the little things to be a good steward of your money because then you have the opportunity to be a good steward in other areas of life. What do you think? Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right. Favorite Deal Websites: Related Articles: Spend More on Groceries to Save Money Ten Ways Being Organized Can Save Money Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags frugal living, money, stewardship Discuss this article
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