I was cleaning and organizing this weekend and when I went downstairs to put clothes in the community laundry I saw a few boxes with signs on them for the food pantry. I thought to myself, "that is nice; I wish I had something to give."
Coincidentally, I was cleaning out the pantry. As I was cleaning out the pantry and finding food in there that had been in there a while, I was reminded of the boxes in the laundry room. I decided to put a few cans and boxes in the wash basket. As I was doing all of this and deciding what to donate I also recalled a short video of Dani Johnson I had watched earlier in the year called, "War on Debt." I was reminded to simplify my life.
As I was going through the pantry and putting some food in my basket to donate, I was looking at expiration dates on the foods. I ended up throwing out a few cans of food and and some other miscellaneous foods. One of the things I learned from Dani Johnson was to not overbuy. This goes for food at the grocery store and clothes at the department stores. I realized that the food I was throwing in the garbage wasn't just food; it was money that I was throwing away. Have you ever thrown expired food away? How about found clothes you have never worn with tags on them still? All of this is money you are throwing away.
The great thing about all of this is that I was able to donate to those who are less fortunate, remind myself what I need to do to stay on the road to financial freedom and, of course, clean up. For those of you that are wishing you could donate, but don't have the money, this is perfect for you.
My recommendation: Clean out your pantry and give away some of the food to a food pantry. Anything that you have to throw away because it is expired, realize that it's money you are throwing away. I would seriously considering purchasing "War on Debt" because it can really help you get on a good path.
What have you done this holiday season to help yourself or others?
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