Howdy – rite here in the middle of the week …
I was just reading an article on the differences between debit and credit cards. We’ve recently tried seriously to get rid of what I call ‘hanging debt’ – stuff that just slows you down and builds up till it’s like you’re walking in a sea of chewing gum.
When we lived in a different city where we had to get into a house that was in a real estate market *much* higher than the one from which we’d moved – we were not only fortunate – but I think the Lord lead us to a seller/lender who *wanted* someone to buy their house with a second mortgage rather than a lump sum – and believe me in those days with all the pressures of five children in school and working hard to make ends meet… there were few ‘lump’ sums except when we had to spend more $$$ than we wished … for kids shoes and clothes and the like.
I’m not complaining… we learned a lot – and particularly I learned a lot about having to ‘doodle’ my money around as my Mother used to say. So… not wanting to, nonetheless I had to carry some credit card balances for things like taxes and oil tank fill ups and stuff like that which used to be painful… and because I was NOT as good a money manager as was required… well. Thank the Lord those days are over.
But there have been other times when we just weren’t paying attention and carried over balances or messed up a 0% card program by missing a payment deadline… that I could get uncomfortable with. All that to say, there are some of us for whom managing money well doesn’t come naturally… and we pay the price.
May I suggest… just like spelling, in the days before spell checkers, you can improve. I’ve proved it… I hope you have success in overcoming obstacles like that. It’s just discipline… and the Lord will help you, if you buckle down and pay attention to HIM and let HIM help you!
God bless you in these troubled times.
Cordially, IN HIM
Jack and Barbara
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AND THE WINNER IS… THE ENVELOPE PLEASE…
BB: JIST A MINITE – Ah’m not understanding at-all, Mr Jack.
JACK: Not understanding what, Mr. Bill?
MizP: Seems like you can’t tell th’ player even wif a program.
JACK: That’s pretty dire – what’s all the concern.
BB: We’uns jist cain’t keep up … .
HOMER: Ah bin a-thankin’ over th’ Huff & Puff Post.
MizP: You mean th’ Huffington Post, Homer.
HOMER: Everbody jist a-changin’ sides an a runnin a’roun…
MizP: Like I said – You can’t tell th’ players… you know.
JACK: OK let’s have an example.
BB: See there’s this one feller -- Dan Froomkin…
HOMER: Yeah – him… sounds like he b’longs in Fairy Tale.
JACK: He used to write for the Washington Post. You could count on him to have some
thing negative ‘bout President Bush – even if he had to make it up.
BB: Now, he’s a workin’ fer a blogs – whatever they is.
JACK: The Post was probably too calm for him – he’d rather be stirring the pot.
MizP: If’n he’s a-workin’ fer Miz Huffy Post… hit’s a big pot ta' stir…
JACK: Sounds like there’s an insult in there somewhere.
BB: I gree’s wif Miz Pearl… Ah cain’t unnerstandn’ tha-ut woman…
JACK: Join the club – probably half of
HOMER: Then why do they keep a-puttin’ her on th’ TV?
JACK: Oh maybe she watched the Gabor sisters and picked up the accent.
MizP: Well… she ourt to put hit down. Souns phoney..
BB: Some people mite thank that we’uns sounds funny.
MizP: Funny? Who souns funny – not you an not me… Homer maybe…
Ah jist wish people’d stick on they-er side an not mix me up.
BB: Hit’s all Mr. Bomba’s fault… Ever since he quit a-goin ta' church nobody kin
unnerstand what he’s a sayin’…
HOMER: He may be jist soundin’ funny like a fox.
MizP: You mean thay’s a doin’ awl this ‘vestigatin’ each other…
JACK: Just to keep you confused?
HOMER: Didja ever heer of a dubble reeverse Miz Pearl… Hit like in football.
MizP: Ah’ll have ta' thank ‘bout tha-ut.
JACK: Maybe next week. Time to go now… I’m Jack Buttram. (END)
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