Join me in climbing out of the slavery of debt one day at a time!

Fill your jar!
The Change Jar
Several months ago I began to put all of my spare change in an old opaque pitcher. I had tried saving change in clear glass jars but I found that the old adage "out of sight, out of mind" was true. If I could see those shiny quarters, I would use them. With the change out of sight, up on the top of an old fashioned free-standing kitchen pantry, the change stays there. It's actually my first attempt to not spend every bit of money in my wallet. This jar has a purpose: Christmas. But the mere fact that I am saving money and watching it grow gives me tangible satisfaction. I encourage you to do the same. Let's save for that rainy day, Christmas, or whatever!
About the Author
I am the proud mother of four great kids and wife to the most patient man on earth. Over the course of the last seven years, I have gotten us into a large amount of debt through bad habits, unwise choices, and circumstances beyond our control. I decided to share my struggle to pay it all back with other moms, knowing that there are others out there in the same predicament. I had enough of worrying about how we are going to pay the bills, send kids to college, have money for retirement while I played chicken with our checking account. Desiring a better way of life, I started this journey to becoming debt free one step at a time.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
The Weight of Debt
Debt is a terrible thing, at least the kind that isn't a manageable mortgage. It weighs you down, saps your energy, keeps you awake at night. If we didn't know that we have an all powerful, Sovereign God that holds us in His hands, we would feel so completely lost. He forgives our sins, even our biggest mistakes, and delivers us from guilt and shame. Shame does nothing for us, nor does wallowing in guilt. No, problems are solved not by self-flagellation but by turning to the Savior, whose grace is unlimited. He has a plan to get us out of the mess, we just have to follow Him and be obedient. Keeping close to Him keeps us from our own lunacy.
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