For me spending money equals happiness. However, I always appreciate the principles behind thriftiness: especially being a good steward of the material things God has endowed me with.
Also I am an avid admirer of the Queen...so when I found this news story I jumped at the chance to post it here on this blog.
The Queen has invited Britain's royal family to follow her example and tighten the purse strings during the financial downturn.
The 82-year-old monarch has warned her grandsons Princes William, 26, and Harry, 24 third and fourth in line to the throne that all ostentatious signs of living it up would be inappropriate, according to newspapers.
British subjects are apparently in no mood to see the young royals partying in exclusive London nightclubs while the kingdom sinks into recession, the cost of living rockets and jobs are lost.An author of several books on the monarchy, Nicholas Davies, says, ''Whatever is the mood of the nation, she [Queen Elizabeth] tries to go along with that mood.''
According to the 2008 Rich List published by The Sunday Times, the sovereign has a personal fortune of 320 million ($A725 million) but she is not a spendthrift. ''She's not a flamboyant character and never has been,'' Davies says. ''She is not someone who has gone and spoiled her children, because she doesn't believe in spoiling them. She would expect them all [the other royals] to follow her example this Christmas.
''Children or grandchildren, they will all behave in the same way. It is unlikely that this coming season we will see William and Harry going out to nightclubs, getting blind drunk and fooling around with attractive girls.''
Adapting to the credit crunch should not be difficult for the Queen, who has long since garnered a reputation for looking after the pennies.
She insists that the Buckingham Palace lights are turned off when rooms are vacated and that banquet leftovers be reused.
2 comments:
"God save the Queen!"
Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation of saying that!
Very interesting post sister : )
I love this post and i agree with you. I have always admired the Queen and have "felt" considerably sad when her offspring have behaved somewhat not to her liking. May God bless our queen.
Ma
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