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Debt Pay-Off Day Excitement

June 23, 2015

This is going to seem so silly but I wanted to encourage you! And honestly, it’s really funny.

So…it all started when our checks finally arrived in the mail. The checks I had been so eager to deposit to finish paying off the credit card! A few days earlier while driving to the grocery I got a flat. So my husband was now at the dealership getting the tire replaced. Being creative I thought I’d drive up to his work and surprise him with the checks {in a Father’s Day card} and allow him to be the one to pay off the card. Here is how that first part went:

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Removing the Heavy Chains of Debt

June 22, 2015

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Goodbye Credit Card Debt{ photo credit: 401(K) 2012}

When you first sign up for a credit card that first dollar you put on it makes you a slave to the lender. For 20 years this credit card has been heavy. For 15 years I’ve taken on this heaviness as well. When you say “I do” you say yes to it all. The enjoyable and the difficult.

I want to encourage you as the Lord has provided for us in ways that we could only have dreamed of. But I also want to walk alongside you and let you know the difficulty in walking this road. You’re not alone. There were so many times I felt singled out. We were house poor. After an inheritance we were able to buy a house. We bought a nice big house. But we still had credit card debt. Continue Reading…

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In Your Face Debt Payoff

August 21, 2014

Just like the vast majority of America we are in the grips of debt. It is a sticky, painful and life sucking grip. However, because of God’s amazing grace {that is such an understatement} we are paying down and marking off many debts. From credit cards to school loans to vehicle loans. We give all the glory to God. Without Him my husband wouldn’t have the work that he does. Yahweh has been so gracious to us and is teaching us how to be good stewards of what He has given us.

Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, (Proverbs 1:5 ESV) Continue Reading…

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