I’ve been getting more emails about the economy’s impact on families. People are really beginning to hurt. I read a report this morning that said that food prices are not likely to go back down - ever. So we need to learn to steward our treasures better. One of the ways we can do that is to reduce or eliminate our debt. Can you imagine the peace of not having heavy debts to worry about? Can you imagine only needing to consider daily needs like gas, food, groceries, clothing? How wonderful it would be not to have to worry about our homes or transportation. And wouldn’t it be comforting to be able to have savings for emergencies, college, retirement, or a family vacation?

Our GoodReads group will be reading and discussing Phil Lenahan’s book 7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free: A Catholic Guide to Managing Your Money. Phil is the founder of Veritas Financial Ministries, a group that teaches families to get out of debt and to steward their finances according to Christian teaching. If you would like to join in the discussion, and go through the debt-free program, you will need to first join the SG email group. From there, you can pick up an invitation to our GoodReads group and join the discussion.

I’m looking forward to seeing you there - and spread the word!

Posted: 04|29|08 at 7:59 am. Filed under: from our hearth and home.
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