based on the word of God produce
positive results. If you look at the
glass as half empty, it will be just that,
half empty. The Bible says "As a man
thinks, so is He" Psalm 23:7. But if you
can find scriptures with which you
can speak God's promises on your
life, then you are speaking these
better things into existence e.g. "I can
do all things through Christ who
strengthens me", Phil 4:13.
Do not be upset about something that
will exist only for a season. Everyone
has a bad season and storms they
have to get through, but do not allow
the season to hold you back. Own
your season, gather and share your
wisdom this season, and grow from
your season. Seasons have to change,
and you’ll have a better season
coming your way.
Allow me to tell you about some
places you can find money you
already have.
BUDGET Many people don’t realize
that there are many places inside
your budget that you may be
overspending and can minimize. In my
husband’s and my budget, we found
extra money in groceries, TV
entertainment, and electricity.
Cutting costs in your budget will
produce money for other things.
We have cut down from $400+ on
groceries to $150-$200. We also
eliminated cable and bought electric
heaters and fans to decrease our
energy costs. In total, we save about
$300-$400 each month just by
cutting costs in our budget. That’s
$3,600-$4,800 saved each year!
HABITS Everyone has something
that they have a habit of spending
money on that could probably bring
them much more revenue each
month. We have a habit of
overspending on fast food and
buying things we don’t need. Once
we stopped buying fast food all the
time and eating at home more
frequently, not only did we get
healthier, but we saved about $100
each month.
We also stopped buying little knick
knacks that we did not need so
often. It is okay to buy things you
want every now and then, but it
should never be excessive. I
remember my husband coming
home with random things and I
asked him why he bought them. His
response was always, “I don’t
know.” If an item is not going to
bring value to your life, don’t invest
in it. This means those random
shopping sprees you do can’t
happen every month. Resist!
Eliminate your spending
temptations to make yourself richer.
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