my post about taking vacations and paying off debt kind of got turned in a different direction than i had intended it to. so i'd like to "unmisunderstand" everybody:) as of march 18th, i think that's the exact date, connie and levi will have paid off their debt and in less than 2 years. everyone that commented have personal situations that are each different so their comments reflected that. i would like to say that she and her fam were just "scrimping" (i think that's an appropriate word) on vacationing, cable, eating out - which of course they do)just during this "pay off period". mia and jules get what they want :) just like other kids do. they have a blast as a family. they just chose to cut back for about 2 years.....not a life time of no vaca's, etc. they will go on family vaca's, have their cable and be out of debt. Lord willing they will stay out:) i felt like i needed to "clear the air" and i hope i've accomplished that.....
"ok, so who wants some ice cream?"
"uh, i do i do and make it cookies & cream!"
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
misunderstood and it's my fault
Posted by Steph at 7:14 AM
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Well I for one are proud of them and their money saving accomplishments. I wish I could say that I was debt free! What a liberating feeling that would be.
How annoying that you even had to clear that up. Like it is anyone elses business if they have cable or eat out, etc.
We haven't been on vacation in 6 years, but we don't feel like we are missing anything.
Ronnie does take his vacation days, but we spend them close to home, enjoying the local attractions.
For some reason this all just cracked me up. I had to go back and read the comments on that post that I hadn't read before.
For us, we wanted to be debt free. It is totally biblical and totally freeing, that's for sure. We would've had to be debt free anyway. It's a requirement for people who go on the mission field (most orgnanizations anyway). Everyone's situation is different though. For instance, would the priority of being debt free been higher than the priority of me staying home if we had already had kids? Heck no. The priority of being home with my kids would've won over the debt free thing, so it would've taken us much, much longer to get out of debt. Me not working + the added expense of kids...yeah, a lot longer. Thank God we were able to do it before kids because...well, our lives just would've been much different (no mission field, etc.).
It is very biblical and I do think that people should do whatever they can to get debt free, i.e. denying self. But, it is a very personal thing as to how you do it and what that looks like...something that really requires prayer, just like the whole "birth control" discussion.
Those are just my personal feelings that go along with our personal priorities and goals for our family. Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents.
I'm not sure where my cousin is on their quest, but they decided to get out of dept - ALL the way out, not even a house payment! I'm proud of her, yet do fear/know/seen the stress of it has gotten to her little family a couple times. My husband just got a new job with a raise and all I keep thinking is "maybe I can quit my job" >>> which I believe I need to work on thinking "maybe this is what the Lord has provided so "we" can get ahead of the ball game". My job is only stressful because I don't always want to leave my child with my folks. I know many other children who don't see either of their parents or grandparents much on a daily bases. My daughter pretty much has me (115 plus hrs a week) and my dad (20something hours) can primary care takers and my mom (15ish hours) as secondary. My husband fills in the gaps when he's not at work or church. The fact that Jamie see's his daughter almost less than my folks is why we love our vacations, a way to re-connect...or even a trip to the park just the two of them, daddy daughter time. All around, she's pretty blessed and this other little one on the way will not know any other system. Congrad's to Connie, Love your blog and have a great Valentine's day:-)
Nothing is your fault, stephanie! It is very hard sometimes to "hear" the tone of something posted online, and often things can be taken in a completely different way than they were intended. We are all at different places both in our family life and in our walk with the Lord, and our thoughts/feelings/beliefs are going to reflect that. And that's ok! Honestly, I learn and grow so much more from discussions with people I don't agree with sometimes than with those I do.
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