Our friend has started calling FPU (Financial Peace University) "Fa-Poo"! He's a boy. Boys think that kind of stuff is funny! ;)
You know what else he found out? He and his wife are the youngest in the Fa-Poo class, which means they have the greatest opportunity to invest themselves into millionaires! How cool is that?
At the beginning of the class our Class Coordinator (who gets to wear a very official looking badge) asked the class what they wanted to get out of the class. Some answered that they wanted to budget better, some said they wanted to get out of debt, but not I. I said that I want to become rich.
And I said it with a fist pump.
I know, I know. It's not the most adult answer. But, it is absolutely true.
I want to be rich, so that I can give more back to God. I want to help people. I want to adopt. I want to go places I've never been. I don't want to worry about retirement. Heck, I don't want to worry about tomorrow. I don't want my kids to worry about money...ever. I want Hotsauce to be able to breathe. I want to bless my neighbors. I want to be a blessing to you.
Who wouldn't want that? I don't think that wealth will change our character. I believe our character will dictate what our money does.
I don't need money to make me happy. I'm already happy. My joy comes from the empty tomb and the One who has set me free.
I may or may not ever be rich. That's fine. But, no matter what happens from this point on I know that I will never ever be able to stick my head in the sand again. Education does that. It forces you to be accountable. It forces you to be responsible.
So what have all of you been up to? How many of you are educating yourselves in the area of personal finance? Other than The Total Money Makeover and FPU what resources would you recommend I read?
You know what else he found out? He and his wife are the youngest in the Fa-Poo class, which means they have the greatest opportunity to invest themselves into millionaires! How cool is that?
At the beginning of the class our Class Coordinator (who gets to wear a very official looking badge) asked the class what they wanted to get out of the class. Some answered that they wanted to budget better, some said they wanted to get out of debt, but not I. I said that I want to become rich.
And I said it with a fist pump.
I know, I know. It's not the most adult answer. But, it is absolutely true.
I want to be rich, so that I can give more back to God. I want to help people. I want to adopt. I want to go places I've never been. I don't want to worry about retirement. Heck, I don't want to worry about tomorrow. I don't want my kids to worry about money...ever. I want Hotsauce to be able to breathe. I want to bless my neighbors. I want to be a blessing to you.
Who wouldn't want that? I don't think that wealth will change our character. I believe our character will dictate what our money does.
I don't need money to make me happy. I'm already happy. My joy comes from the empty tomb and the One who has set me free.
I may or may not ever be rich. That's fine. But, no matter what happens from this point on I know that I will never ever be able to stick my head in the sand again. Education does that. It forces you to be accountable. It forces you to be responsible.
So what have all of you been up to? How many of you are educating yourselves in the area of personal finance? Other than The Total Money Makeover and FPU what resources would you recommend I read?
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