Financial Peace Life Stories
Financial Peace University is coming to Sonrise Church in Fall 2011! FPU is a 13-week class that sets you free to live without limits. Get empowered to use money as a tool to fund your God-given vision instead of letting it limit you!
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Adventure along the Journey to Financial Peace
by Liz Jackson (via Facebook)
So as Pastor James said a couple weeks before FPU started, things were going to happen and the devil was going to try to make us fail in getting out of debt...well our washer broke on Thursday. It flooded the laundry room and part of the hallway. I was able clean it up but it looks like it is probably the pump that went out so we will need a new washer. Anyways, we don't have an emergency fund set up yet. All our money goes to bills, mortgage, rent, food, etc. so with the little we can set aside...to say the least will take a LONG time to save. Rob and I were wondering how the heck were we even going to get the quick $1000 in savings. He had a small retirement fund from when he was a teacher. We figured if we cashed it in we might get $500-700. We filled out the paperwork last week and were told it would be a few weeks. Rob and I just prayed and prayed hard. This morning I woke up and the retirement fund came through and it was $1230...I just praised the LORD! So there was our emergency fund! Then we had $230 left to replace the washer. I checked on Craigslist and found a front loader for $199. The ad said they would deliver it and haul off my old one too, for a small fee. I called to find out how much the "small fee" was and it was $30...my new washer delivered and my old one gone for $229. No matter how hard the devil is trying to trip us up, God is helping us stick to our budget!! GOD IS SO GOOD! Thought I would share.
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FPU: Journal Entry by Sherry Green
Today I went out and spent money. That's right. But you see it was different today--I used cash. It was risky because I only have a little. But I feel delighted with my efforts so far to stay on track of not borrowing to buy--or even using that darn debit card. (no touchy--no plastic). This seems such a simple concept, yet I fail again and again. There are all kinds of stories I tell myself. For instance, right now my purse is crumbling on the handles--visibly crumbling. It is still functional but I tell myself "I NEED a new purse." I look in the paper, "JCPenneys has them on sale--wouldn't it be "smart" to buy one while it is on sale, and I need it?" Of course I know, when using my actual mind about this that my credit card is 30% interest and I'd end up owing and paying more--all for a casing for my junk. What is with this attitude??? It really struck me what the FPU book said about a mark of maturity--that adults wait and plan, do not need pleasure NOW. I have lost the ability to wait.
Even in the first class last Sunday evening. My kit was not there--what? I need it NOW! Then I prayed about that saying something to the effect that it must be His will that I not get what I want NOW. "This is good for me." And you know--it was. Everything comes out in the end just as it should. We need to work, AND we need to trust. Today is a good day, and my broken down old purse isn't going to change that.
Lynn's story: "I learned the difference between my wants and my needs."
Cindy & Ken's story: "we paid off $10,000 of debt in 3 months!"
