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Rules that work for any goal & money saving

Jennifer Chait — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:45 +0000

Life isn’t all that complicated – ok it is, but there are some basic rules that can be applied to most of life’s situations. For example…

College grades
Weight loss
Buying a home
Exercising more
Eating better
AND yes, of course saving money and more

For example:

Get support – no matter what you’re doing, having a baby, learning to in-line skate, creating a workable family budget to save up for a car, you can’t (or shouldn’t) do it alone. If your family is not on board with saving it’ll be harder. Just like if you’re trying to eat better and people keep bring ice cream into the house.

Make a list: Clearing your head works wonders for just about any goal. Once you write it down it’s there, it’s real, it’s not keeping you up at night. Making a list is also the perfect way to clarify your goals – i.e. steps to buying a home include… or my study plan for algebra should consist of…

Don’t cheat or take short cuts: You can’t cheat in school and learn anything of value. You can’t reply to some make a million $ scam and expect to get rich quick. You can’t grow a great garden in a week with some crazy ‘miracle’ garden product. Real money saving, real goals, take time and effort.

Be positive: I had an ex who thought life would be perfect ONE DAY if he had enough money in the bank. He was wasting his current life though, while waiting for that some day. The more positive you are the better your goals will go. So what if you only lost 2 lbs this month – it’s SO much better than not trying at all right? Did you ruin your budget by buying shoes? Well, fix it. Don’t splurge again – but coming down on yourself and focusing on the negatives makes you one, less likely to succeed, and two an annoying person to be around. Know that goals take effort, but that you’re doing fine!

What other simple life rules do you follow?

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Laminin (with Louie Giglio)

Karen Weideman — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:45:38 +0000

Every now and then Kelly and I veer from thrifty topics. Today is one of those days. I watched this video again this morning. It is so awesome and I hope that you’ll find the time to watch it. Louie Giglio is a favorite speaker of G and me.

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Presidential Campaigns – Please pray for guidance

kellys — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:46:44 +0000

I realize I am about to break the 2 major rules of conversation but let’s talk about politics and religion for a minute. I want to throw out a new twist for you to think about and ask that you pray a little different for the next 2.5 weeks. As much as I would like to tell you who to pray for, I will at least say that there is nothing wrong with praying for the candidate that you think is the most qualified for the job. But I will ask that you also put aside your preferences and pray in the end that the Lord’s will be done. As scary as that may seem, we might need a president that will bring this wonderful country to it’s knees in order to return to our first love. Just food for thought.

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Thoughtful Thursday

Karen Weideman — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:12:16 +0000

“The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.”

~Proverbs 21:20 TLB

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