Smart Shopping: Save Money with Bulk Buys

A wise man saves for the future, but a foolish man spends whatever he gets. Proverbs 21:20

Yesterday, my husband and I shopped at Costco. During our visit, we returned several unopened bags of unsatisfactory Sargento crackers. While there, I decided to purchase additional Scrubbing Bubbles Citrus foaming bathroom cleaner. The package of four 25-ounce cans is on closeout for $9.97, making each can approximately $2.50, saving me at least $2.50 per can! I have two bathrooms and two men in the household, so I bought another case of five packages because I use the product daily. As a result, I’m saving $12.50 over the long run! That’s money earned by planning ahead! Can you say “cha-ching!”

Well, [sigh] a rather loud individual, accompanied by her indulgent mother, remarked, “Why would anyone need that much cleaner?” I found myself wanting to respond with a thought-provoking statement. Instead, I allowed the young girl and her mother to pass by, permitting them to feel a sense of triumph in their impolite behavior. Especially since the joke is on them! I’m shopping in their affluent community because they buy on an as-needed basis. As a result, when things go on clearance, most times those who are privileged or want to act like they are privileged won’t buy because they don’t need to. However! Smart women DO finish first!

I know I will need the product. Right now, prices are rising daily on this and that! So, when I can stock up on my favorites… guess what… I’m stocking up! I use my savings to help me get further along in life!

So! I guess what I’m trying to say is to never let the loudmouths dictate how you live on the plus side! 

NOTE: The closeout price is not on Costco’s website. You must go to the store in Colorado to get this deal. Let’s pray!

PRAYER

Father God, thank you for the gift of another day to make things right! Lord, guide us in saving the money we’re putting aside from purchasing items at such incredible prices. Amen  

Inspirational Fridays: Guy In The Glass Poem

Artist:  Unknown
Artist: Unknown

Dale Wimbrow

(1895-1954)

When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.

For it isn’t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.

He’s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear up to the end,
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.

You may be like Jack Horner and “chisel” a plum,
And think you’re a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you’ve cheated the guy in the glass.