Taking advantage of what you have

As you begin to save money some of the stuff just becomes automatic. I have not been posting on this blog as often as I'd like to because quite honestly I forget about it sometimes. Saving money had become a habit instead of something I have to put lots of thought into so that's a good thing. A friend of mine recently told me she wanted something she didn't have to spend a lot of time on. My answer to this was God mentioned money management in the bible hundreds of times, so it was obviously something he knew we would spend a lot of time dealing with, so he left us many tools to help us with it. Unfortunately managing your money takes a lot of time, but as you begin to take care of it, it becomes a habit, and not something you view as time consuming. Money management reveals the priorities of our hearts and our spiritual maturity. "Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?" (Luke 16:11).

So I realized this morning as I went through my kitchen and took stock of what I have how fun saving money can be. One of the things I have been doing naturally is taking advantage of what I have. Recently Winco had a sale on pork roasts, whole chickens, tilapia, and shrimp. I have lots of it. I have been looking for new recipes for the last several weeks to get rid of it so we don't get sick of it. I have found some cool new recipes with a couple that will become new favorites. Making good use of what you have is an awesome way of not only making good use of your money, but a way of finding some new things for your family to enjoy. There are lots of recipes on the internet and they don't cost a thing! Unless you use top secret recipes. Sometimes he charges a minimal amount for some of his recipes. This website is fun for making something you would normally spend a lot of money of eating out. My favorites are taste of home, pilsbury, and betty crocker. They have these search engines that you can use to find recipes for the ingredients you have. For example I have some fresh asparagus I want to use and some shrimp so I put those in and voila, I have a new stir fry for lime shrimp and asparagus. I have lots of cans of beans too, so I'll be searching today for ways to use those. If you have any good recipes, send them my way!