Frugal Hereafter - An Idea for Frugal Dying

Hello, Dear Readers,

It looks as if our new home will be closing in the next two weeks, so as you can imagine things are pretty frantic around here. I’ll do my best to keep up, but I’m afraid I can only promise sporadic posting over the next few weeks especially as we get closer to the actual move date. Uggghh! Moving is the worst, Dear Readers! It’s a good thing you get a nice, new house at the end of it because otherwise I can’t see why anyone would EVER bother doing it. Have a great week, everyone.

Yesterday my husband and I were out and about running errands. As we were driving along the freeway we saw a big billboard that proclaimed “Total Cremation Package, $895.00″. I turned to my husband and said, “That’s a great idea. When it’s my time to go, don’t waste money on a fancy funeral. Go ahead and do that.”

He looked at me and said, “OK, then I’ll take an old Folger’s coffee container, write “Tessie” on the front with a Sharpie, and put you in it (see “Best Friend with Benefits”)”. I can’t tell you how good I felt when he said this! Could it be I’m finally getting through to him with this frugal stuff after 13 years of marriage? Well, it remains to be seen.

My final resting place? A fitting tribute to my lifelong frugal endeavors.

Just don’t confuse me with the whole wheat flour!