Freedom from debt comes with a price

I was just pondering on how anything worth getting requires a fight.

I am saddened when I hear people concede to a debt-ridden life. Freedom is attainable, but they aren’t willing to pay the price for it because they are comfortable. Spending money is comfortable. Not spending it when you want to can be very painful, but it gets easier.

Getting out of debt and being a good steward of your finances is not easy – but it is worth it. Remember, if it is worth having, it is worth fighting for.

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Here is a little bit of what I have been reading the last week…

• Warren Buffett pays attention to every detail of his finances and that is part of his success.
• A graph showing the vast difference between CEO pay and everyone else
• This article talks about how 60% of todays oil price is based on speculation
• BoltBus and MegaBus are offering $1 fares from a few major cities.
• Time magazine lists the 10 essential websites
• The 5 stages of financial health
• Are your resources swallowed up by Parkinson’s law?
• The top 10 retirement planning mistakes to avoid
• A look at an automated Tithing machine
• Lower your grocery bill by checking unit cost
• Student loan rates are set to drop, so if you have high rates you may want to consider consolidating…
• We all have room to cut our expenses – as difficult as it may seem, there probably are things we can do without.
• 7 surprising ways to save money
• The price of leadership
• Exploring Deuteronomy 3
• Jesus in China: Christianity’s rapid growth in China
• 10 lessons about developing people
• Jesus is the way: Most Christians disagree