Contemporary rendering of a poster from the United Kingdom reading “Keep Calm and Carry On”, created during World War II. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Plato said it. Not having something causes you to be creative. I was much more creative with cards and fashion when I had less money. Being frugal and being creative go hand in hand. You find new uses for old things, using up old food in fridge while cooking (for example stir fried rice with leftover meat and veggies). You can make cards from groovy labels you peel off a can.
I just made two signs for our newly decluttered and organized laundry area. One says ”Keep Calm and Laundry On.” I printed it from the internet, printed it on 8 1/2 by 11 paper, and put in a plastic sheet protector. It’s pretty cave like down there with concrete walls, so no fancy frame needed. It’s not fancy but it looks a lot better than it did!
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A very well written, simple and meaningful entry this! Indeed when we have less money we innovate more because we cant afford cute looking wallet shrinkers.. So we tend to use what we have and come up with we were initially looking for,its a very well observed point
Thank you so much for your kind comment. I am really trying to be frugal. And I love being creative! It’s nice to know these two things are so compatible.