Church/Business Leaders
This is a first for me, so here goes …
On August 16, I want to have a roundtable discussion about teaching people about personal finances.
It looks like I will complete counseling for over 450 people for this year, and that pumps me up! However, I am confident that I need to learn more!!!
So here's the deal, August 16th at NewSpring Church in Anderson, SC, this roundtable will take place. I can accommodate up to ten people who are church/business leaders and are passionate about helping others with their personal finances.
Agenda
10:00AM Walkthrough of the process I am using to teach people about personal finances
12:00PM Sit it on one session of the Financial Freedom Class (lunch provided)
1:30PM Open Discussion
3:00PM Meeting over
To throw your name into the hat, contact me HERE. In the contact form, please tell me your name, your position, and why you are interested in participating.
I'm looking forward to it!!!
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What should I do with my car? Part THREE
It has been fun hearing everyone's thoughts about what Jenn and I should do about our 10 year old car that has been failing routinely and helping my mechanic friends achieve financial freedom!
I do want to remind everyone that I did try to replace my car, but the deal fell through!
So with all of the problems, all of the frustrations of the old Purdue car, we have decided to replace her.
She was replaced last Tuesday with a SUV that is able to run over the old car without the driver even noticing.
God gave us an incredible deal!
So the saga of the old car is over. She is replaced.
And, yes, Steve_Sr1 (see his comment below that post), I will be changing the oil routinely and checking the oil regularly. Thanks for the reminder!
Should I replace my car? – PART TWO!!!
WOW! What a tremendous response to my post about my MOM telling me via the blog to REPLACE THE CAR!!!
There was a multitude of well-thought out responses that have me thinking …
Here are some of my thoughts about the responses:
- "Steve_Sr1" cracked me up when he said that I should have listened to my dad about checking the oil occasionally – He's right!
- "Indiana Pal" knows WAY TOO MUCH about me – he brought out a reference to a 1981 Datsun B210 that I used to drive
- "Joe D." needs to understand that I will pay cash for a car – car payments – did he say CAR PAYMENTS? May my voice never utter the words CAR PAYMENT ever!!
- "Julie Brown", "Rich Brott", "Moneymonk", and "Paul Moyer" all just flat-out agreed with Mom.
- "Mark Asbell" and "Chip" offered excellent responses that indicates that they may have encountered this situation before.
- "Just Me" needs someone to help her out with her car!
The amount of responses to this topic really have made me think a lot about this. There are so many people who have to deal with making the two key decisions when it comes to their car:
1. Should we replace the car?
AND
2. If we decide to get rid of the car, what should we replace the car with?
Tell me some of your stories about how you made these decisions in the past, and I will post a consolidated group of those stories to help us all make a more informed decision.
PS: The Sangl's HAVE made a decision and HAVE TAKEN ACTION in regards to the car situation. Details to follow … 
Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell passed away a month ago.
I will tell you this. Whether you agree with Falwell's positions or not, you cannot dispute the following facts.
1. He was a man of great vision!
- Jerry Falwell was given a God-inspired vision to reach Lynchburg, VA. He took hold of that vision and unabashedly proclaimed from the mountain tops, streets, and anywhere ears were present to listen!
- He was given a vision to start a university. From its start in 1971, it has grown to over 20,000 students.
2. He flat got it done!
- Thomas Road Baptist Church has grown to a membership of over 22,000 people.
- Liberty University has grown to over 20,000 students.
3. His integrity was unquestioned!
- With all of the heat that Jerry took from his opponents, they would have LOVED to have something on him to derail his vision. It never happened.
4. His family was STRONG!
- You look at Jerry and you see his wife, sons, daughter, and grandchildren. A tight family. What better legacy could anyone leave than a TIGHT family?
5. He aimed HIGH
- He purchased the land for the university on a prayer (he didn't have the money). By the time the note was due, the money was there.
- He bought a MOUNTAIN for the university. God can move mountains. He can also give mountains!
At the end of the day, let the people say what they want or wish, but let the FACTS show that I was a great father, husband and that I took hold of the God-inspired vision given to me and DROVE it to completion!
Let the FACTS show that I had a TIGHT family. Let the FACTS show that I got it done. Let the FACTS show that I had unquestionable integrity. Let the FACTS show that I aimed high.
Thank you, Dr. Jerry Falwell, for a life well-lived.
Should I replace my car?
Well, my 10-year old car is starting to make decisions that could alter our relationship.
First, she decided to die in the middle of my 10-year anniversary evening. As you can see in the comments to this post, my MOTHER actually wrote a comment telling me to dump the car. The car's brakes went out. When Jenn went to get the oil changed and tires aligned, they made her sign a waiver because the oil wouldn't register on the stick and the tires were too worn to align. While at the oil changing joint, someone HIT the car. Now, the stupid vent fan won't operate again in the low setting (I've had this problem before – $19 fixes it).
Total expenses since September 2006 have been around $1,200 (around $120/month).
I was wondering, if your 66-year-old mother tells you "ON THE INTERNET" "THROUGH YOUR BLOG" to get rid of the car, should you?
UPDATE TO STORY: You won't believe the rest of this story. More on this in the next couple of weeks.