It seems as though everyone is talking about the new memoir book that has come out by Maureen McCormick in which she tells everyone her life story, including how she survived being Marsha Brady. I haven’t read the book myself, but I hear that she had a very difficult life, including having to overcome a drug addiction.
For a while, the Brady Bunch was America’s favorite family. The basically good kids got in to just enough trouble to give mom and dad something to do. There were always good lessons to learn in each episode. I started thinking about this and wondering if there were any frugal living lessons in the show as well. I think they were. Here is the Brady Bunch Guide to Saving Money.
Get more than one use out of something
In later seasons, all of the men had perms. Rather than letting the one box of perm kit go to waste, they applied it to four people in total. Just think of the savings!
Don’t play ball in the house
Make every effort to take care of your things so they will last. And, if they do happen to break, make every effort to fix them so no one knows the difference.
Use rebates
Back in the day, there were these things called green stamps. You would get them at the grocery store when you made purchases. The Bradys then traded in their green stamps for stuff. While it isn’t the same as cents off coupons, we have the equivalent today in rebates and rewards.
Save on entertainment
Who needs to go out to the movies when you can make your own entertainment at home? From elaborate chemistry sets involving exploding volcanos to just lobbing a football at your sister’s nose to witness the dramatics, who knew staying at home could be so much fun?
Did you notice any other ways that the Brady Bunch practiced frugal living?
Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right.
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