Long before there was a Lucas and an Ava, Matt and I participated in one of Newspring's first Financial Peace University classes. Taught by Paul Marshall, we spent 2 1/2 hours every Monday night at the Anderson Library, for I don't know how many weeks, going through this incredible program. This class changed our lives. We made a plan for our finances, changed our view on money and started living on a cash only system.
Then life happened. And we lost some of our focus. It became much easier to use the debit card than carry around all that cash. Our emergency fund took a hit, and suddenly we were worried again.
But one thing did stick - we didn't accumulate any new debt (except medical bills, and that's because our health insurance coverage sucks, and we had two babies with very high deductibles).
Our passion to be in control of our money and not let it control us has lingered as well.
So today we got the chance to spend 8 hours being taught by a man who is on a "crusade" to teach financial freedom across the nation. This man is Joe Sangl. In case you don't know Joe, you should check out his site now! There are a TON of FREE resources on that site that will help you calculate your debt payoff, make a budget, plan for your life, calculate your payments, and so much more! I'm especially excited about his site Next Steps. This page will link you to countless resources that will help you save money and climb out of your debt!
(I promise Joe didn't tell me to write this promotional post. I just want to share with you something that I'm really excited about!)
Matt and I are in the process of becoming volunteer financial counselors at Newspring and we are honored and humbled. We want to teach people the tools necessary to become debt free and experience financial freedom for life! It's a little daunting, to be honest. We're still trying to figure this out ourselves. We certainly aren't perfect. But we are sick and tired of being worried about money. So we're doing something about it.
Put a bookmark on Joe's site and spend some time looking around.
Then life happened. And we lost some of our focus. It became much easier to use the debit card than carry around all that cash. Our emergency fund took a hit, and suddenly we were worried again.
But one thing did stick - we didn't accumulate any new debt (except medical bills, and that's because our health insurance coverage sucks, and we had two babies with very high deductibles).
Our passion to be in control of our money and not let it control us has lingered as well.
So today we got the chance to spend 8 hours being taught by a man who is on a "crusade" to teach financial freedom across the nation. This man is Joe Sangl. In case you don't know Joe, you should check out his site now! There are a TON of FREE resources on that site that will help you calculate your debt payoff, make a budget, plan for your life, calculate your payments, and so much more! I'm especially excited about his site Next Steps. This page will link you to countless resources that will help you save money and climb out of your debt!
(I promise Joe didn't tell me to write this promotional post. I just want to share with you something that I'm really excited about!)
Matt and I are in the process of becoming volunteer financial counselors at Newspring and we are honored and humbled. We want to teach people the tools necessary to become debt free and experience financial freedom for life! It's a little daunting, to be honest. We're still trying to figure this out ourselves. We certainly aren't perfect. But we are sick and tired of being worried about money. So we're doing something about it.
Put a bookmark on Joe's site and spend some time looking around.
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