Cheap or Frugal?

Hey!  I am FRUGAL!  Extremely frugal.  Drives Mr. Finn crazy at times.

I on the other hand take immense pride/joy/satisfaction in that skill/fact.

I have been working on it for years and have gotten very good at getting a lot for A LOT LESS....er.

I had lunch with some mothers with kids home today due to the Holiday.  (don't get me started on another day out of school!)  One of them made the comment that I can get things for almost nothing if not free at times.  It made me start thinking about this as I was shopping in Kohl's as to why I am this way.

I have narrowed it down to a few things:

1.  I am genetically predisposed due to my Grandma Rose.  She is amazing!  She lived through the depression in rural Canada on a farm.  She knew and knows how to stretch everything and nothing goes to waste.  I admire her more than anyone in this world.  I still have much to learn from the Master.

2.  It is a natural high for me to feel as if I have gotten away with something.  (That sounded a bit scary, didn't it.)  My goal is to go into a store and have them pay me to take something out.  LOL

3.   I don't want to squander what Mr. Finn has worked so hard to provide for his family.   

4.   I truly believe in what the scriptures say about being a good steward of money or resources or whatever.

Am I a good steward?

This is a question I ask myself. The Bible says that someone who is faithful with a little thing will be faithful with much (Luke 16:9-11). So, if we are honest and do the right thing when no one is looking, we will be able to be trusted when people are looking.