look who picked me up to go cruisin’ the neighborhood last month:

The local chicks were so jealous

The studs around here don’t drive though. <g>

Kidding aside, consider this the first installment in the  Frugal Luxuries  category. The book of collected essays, ideas, and tips by Tracey McBride is great encouragement for those trying to live well on less. In that spirit we have been trying to carve out free or nearly free fun time to reconnect as a couple. Whether it is going for a spin on the 4-wheeler or taking a bottle of cider and the books we have been reading up to our room after the kids are in bed we have found you don’t have to be wealthy, just motivated and creative. 

This really should have come after the getting out of debt post but I need to run. Stay tuned. The long and the short of it is you don’t need to be joyless while being frugal. It’s about changing the focus from entertaining oneself to engaging in life. Being proactive about fun vs being a passive audience. You can tell there is more to say here, just not the time to say it all at once. This is an awesome book to start with however. : )