Today’s Twitter Tuesday Profile is all about Amy of @AmysFinerThings. She’s a stay-at-home-mom and wife living in a tiny town in Kansas. Amy’s blog, AmysFinerThings.com, is all about getting back to the basics and avoiding materialism– a perfect message for this time of year.
OODC: How did you get started blogging and tweeting?
@AmysFinerThings: The first blog I ever read was Heavenly Homemakers. I had never even heard of blogging, and it rapidly opened up a whole new world for me. I started my own blog after I was asked to guest post on another website. I started tweeting about a year ago at the insistence of some blogging friends. It’s a time-sucker if you’re not careful, but Twitter has done wonders for my blog traffic and has introduced me to some wonderful friends.
OODC: What do you hope people get out of your Tweets and blog posts?
@AmysFinerThings: I want people to learn that the best things in life AREN’T THINGS. We need to refocus as a society. More emphasis on simplicity, family, relationships and less (much less!) on acquiring STUFF.
OODC: You write a lot about enjoying the things money can’t buy. Why is this so important to you?
@AmysFinerThings: Because in the end… no one has a U-Haul following their hearse. You can’t take it with you. I truly believe that people would be happier if they weren’t chasing stuff all the time.
OODC: Do you think simplicity and saving money go hand-in-hand?
@AmysFinerThings: Absolutely! Even the savviest of shoppers knows that it’s not a bargain if you don’t need it. Reducing what we “need” is an amazing money saver. My husband’s salary qualifies our daughter for reduced-lunch prices at school, and yet… because of our simpler lifestyle, we don’t want for anything.God provides.
OODC: With the rush of the holidays sometimes we can forget about the finer things in life. What’s your advice for not letting that happen?
@AmysFinerThings: Schedule time with your children. Children are masters of the Finer Things in Life. They don’t want your stuff; they want your time. Play a game, read a book, watch a movie with a bowl of popcorn and an afghan.
OODC: Who are some of your favorite money tweeters?
@AmysFinerThings: @CrystalPaine, @FrugalFemina (she got me a free turkey this year!), @mommysnacks, and @KingdomFirstMom.
Thanks again to @AmysFinerThings for giving us a glimpse into her life for this week’s Twitter Tuesday Profile. Want to be considered for an upcoming profile? Just tweet me!