Friday, April 4, 2008

Did you listen to Focus on the Family this week?

Dave Ramsey was the guest on Focus on the Family this week. I enjoyed the program called "Let the Buyer Beware." It was in two parts. You can link to the radio digest here.

It is really about having financial discipline. So many of the financial principles used are based on scripture. These things really work! Something that stuck out to me was the idea of contentment. I've always felt that so many people in society lack contentment and continue searching for something to fill the void. He said he felt "contentment may be the most powerful financial principle there is." Another idea was that of delayed pleasure. We are bombarded with advertisements constantly, no matter where we go. It is so easy to give in just because the items are in front of us and we think we "need" them. When we sleep on it though, many times we'll find we don't really "need" whatever it is.

This Total Money Makeover is really working too! It was very exciting to see our statement for the truck loan. It is wonderful to see the amount decreasing so quickly as we have "snowballed" our payments towards the truck loan.

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"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that." 1 Timothy 6:6-8

1 comment:

Runnergirl Creations said...

Thanks for sharing this revelation and insight! I am happy for ya'll and the blessing it is to have payments being paid down!! Praise the Lord!!