Family Economy

Just looking through my notes the idea of Family Economy struck me. It is not about money but the resources one has and how they use them. I feel that my family has an incredible amount of resources and we are finally really going to start putting them to good use. The biggest thing I thought of was how my mom and I both know how to sew but usually the only time during the year we do any major sewing (other than all the mending) is to make like a dress or something to enter in the county fair. Both of us now really want to make a bunch of skirts and stuff to wear this summer. We will have to buy the fabric but overall it will be much cheaper to make than to buy. Our pantry is nearly always full, even during the "pancake and pasta" months of January and February as my mom calls them (because my dad works in construction and those are the really slow months where not a lot of income is coming in). We always have food (resources) we just need to be a little more creative in combining things to make meals and not be so picky. We also have a wood stove in our garage which we use to heat it in the winter - and since my dad works construction we don't have to go buy wood or chop down trees, my dad just brings home wood scraps from the jobsite. These are just a few examples of family economy for me. I really do have a ton of resources, I just need to think about what they all are and how I can use them to the fullest.