My dad made me feel so good tonight! We were eating dinner and somehow the topic got onto "tightwadedness". My mom laughed and said that Kevin and I had turned into "tightwads". My dad was like "no, she's not a tightwad..she's frugal. there's a difference - Lisa is frugal. She knows how to take a penny and stretch it so it will count". I just sat there beaming!!
Now, mind you, I am one of those (in a former past life..haha) who would happily blow a 100$ minimum wage first job paycheck in one hour at Goody's!
Dad use to pick on me all the time because of my freehanded spending "shopaholic" habits (i've been working - and blowing - money since i was 14). Im 24 now and have worked so hard the past 2 years to become a better money manager... and its been so hard for me to control my impulse to spend spend spend. But to have my dad recognize it like that and acknowledge it for the good that it is.. and the change I've made in my life ..was sooo special - i think I'll remember that moment forever.
Do any of you have moments in your life where someone paid you a cherished "financial compliment" and it made you feel like all the hard work was worthwhile?
