tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578424551314366111.post2982218049159364013..comments2024-01-04T05:06:04.506-08:00Comments on Toothsome Family: I am the 53%Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01289465149087442009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578424551314366111.post-1156633273481810532011-10-26T19:52:53.714-07:002011-10-26T19:52:53.714-07:00I've always admired your frugality and respons...I've always admired your frugality and responsibility. I notice that sometimes you feel like you have to almost apologize for spending money on trips and things, but you don't have to do that with me because I know what you sacrificed to get where you are. You are never going to try and keep up with the neighbors, and I love that about you! You have been a great example to me and I remember you when I make financial decisions.Mark and Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067197552181226607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578424551314366111.post-80537951872939077032011-10-26T15:31:23.909-07:002011-10-26T15:31:23.909-07:00Good for you.
I love it when people put themselves...Good for you.<br />I love it when people put themselves out there.<br /><br />We are not in your situation although we tried our hardest to be there. We may never be out of debt. We started law school with three kids and went straight into a failing law practice.<br />My husband suffered a life crisis and realized that he couldn't handle the stress of practicing law the rest of his life. <br /><br />Until we went to law school we were completely out of debt and financially strong. We saved $10,000 the year before law school when I worked two jobs at night while pregnant with #3.<br /><br />But now we are basically starting over again because our plans took a very significant dive. It has been absolutely awful. We paid our tithing. We worked hard. We had children like we were told to do. We served the Lord in many calling (at the same time)in our church callings in the Southern US, where we gave and gave support to many others, but received very seldom in return.<br /><br />We scrimped, we went without. We had dilapidated bathrooms and ugly furnishing and had the same underwear for 6 years. I completely relate to what you are saying and the things you went without, as I have done all of it with 3 kids in tow.<br /><br />Yet, my story is not a success. It sucks. If you knew me, you would know what a hard worker I am. I have learned that nothing is completely within our control. I hope you won't have to learn that lesson. It's horrible. It's a nightmare.<br /><br />It sounds like your trial may not be losing everything that you have, but maybe yours will be how you look down at others who don't have as much financial wisdom or fortitude. <br /><br />I think sometimes conservatives come across as upitty in their lives and it comes across as prideful, judgmental, and unmerciful. We shouldn't judge others. We have no idea what they are working with or what they've been given compared to what you've been given.<br /><br />And truly you really have no idea what it is like for a person to try to make it on their own when they don't come from a family of a dentist where they got extra opportunity, education, and support. I knew so many people in Knoxville that only knew the dole, have only lived in government housing, and have no education or opportunity.<br /><br />I am a believer in Dave Ramsey, but I learned the hard way, just as, ironic enough so did Dave Ramsey.<br /><br />I would lovingly help people improve their situations if given the opportunity and there are a lot of people in financially bad situations that without a second thought I would choose to be over the prideful kind of people who look down on others. <br /><br />There is an attitude in the upper class that I've worked for all that I have, and you people without anything just need to work harder. How surprised people are going to be when they realize that some of those poor people really did work a whole lot harder.<br /><br />I just read the book Sounder yesterday and it gave a great illustration of just such life injustices.<br /><br />Truly, it is financial freedom that everyone wants, it's just some have different paths to getting there.<br /><br />I take comfort in knowing that all Christ is going to judge us on is how we learned from our mistakes. However much money we leave to this world, is never going to matter in the world to come.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971378715777007757noreply@blogger.com