I am a planner by nature, when I was a little girl we used to get the JCPenny catalog. I would pick out the things I wanted to buy and then take my mom's calculator and total up how much it would cost me. I would go page by page and dream about how I could decorate my whole house and buy all kinds of clothes and shoes. I literally would spend hours planning and choosing the things I wanted. Another thing I would do is try to calculate how much it would cost for our whole family to go to Disneyworld. I would add numbers and then figure out how much money I could earn and how long it would take me to earn it. Weird, I know.
I also love Dave Ramsey and his Total Money Makeover. He is a finance guru that I worship from afar. I believe in budgets and love how practical his baby steps are. I actually enjoy balancing our checkbook and reconciling our statement each month. I like to see the numbers equal out, my brain is just wired that way. I like to figure out how much money we could save (or spend) if we had an extra $500 a month. Where would I put it, what could I buy, how long would it take me to purchase a big ticket item...
Example, the last time you bought something how long did that make you happy? How long did it take for you to want to buy something else, the next thing on your list? We bought some new furniture when we moved into our new house and let me tell you it was a long time coming. We have been married 12 years now and this was the first time we bought bedroom furniture. Our room used to look more like a college dorm. But let me say this, I didn't stay thankful for it nor has it brought me lasting happiness, I moved on to the next thing on my list, a new matching dryer. We bought that, and I moved on to the next thing, a new TV for our living room, then a new Keurig for my favorite coffee. Then a table for in our living room, then some lamps, then some artwork for our walls...
I still have a list of things I want to do or purchase, but I don't want my life governed by money or the want of it. I want to say at the end of my life, I lived. I want to experience each day. I want to find joy in my kids and my husband and the time we spend together. I know that money can't buy me happiness. I also know that the Bible says money is a root to all kinds of evil. I also am aware that having money can make things easier. What I have just learned is to be content in whatever state I am in. I love how musicians can hit the nail on the head. "Honey, don't you be afraid, if we got nothing we got us." Thank you One Republic for saying what's in my heart.
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