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Budgets and *Bling* by Nikki Willhite Everyone needs a little bit of *bling* in their lives. Without it, life is just plain boring. What is bling? According to the dictionary, bling was first used as a word in 1999. Bling is broadly defined as "expensive and ostentatious." Everyone differs in what they consider expensive or ostentatious. A pianist may long for a nicer piano. A crafter may wish for a better sewing machine.  There is nothing wrong with wanting that which brings us pleasure. There is nothing wrong with buying things that we can afford. It is when we desire bling either because we want to impress other people, or we start defining ourselves by our possessions that it becomes a problem. How much better to hope, save, and eventually buy a few items that are really important to us, than to become obsessed with having the "best" of everything and trying to impress other people. Frugal people can have bling, and still be frugal. Low income people can have bling in their lives. What is bling to me is probably laughable to Bill Gates. Who cares?  What makes me happy, and what I deem worthy of work and sacrifice to achieve is all that matters. Make yourself happier by carefully selecting your *bling* . About the Author: Nikki Willhite, mother of 3 and an interior design graduate, has been writing and publishing articles on the topic of frugal living for over a decade. Visit her at www.frugalhappyfamilies.com - where you will find hundreds of frugal living tips and articles. Frugal Happy Families- more than just money!

 

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