tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744747710472418668.post1659909004733663686..comments2013-09-30T15:17:12.579-07:00Comments on Dem Golden Apples: Freedom From DebtKristen @ Dem Golden Appleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08428456104203480161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744747710472418668.post-42872332189028490062011-03-10T07:16:17.092-08:002011-03-10T07:16:17.092-08:00Kristen,
Thanks for stopping by my blog party pos...Kristen, <br />Thanks for stopping by my blog party post. It's great to meet you. I enjoyed reading your responses to the party questions, and I loved this debt free post! Congratulations on getting out of the bondage to debt!! <br /><br />My husband and I just paid off our last student loan and it feels so good to be debt free. We were both blessed to have grown up in a household where our godly fathers taught us how to manage our money well and have never had credit card debt. <br /><br />It's crazy how the culture governs our thoughts in ways we don't realize. I have recently come to see the world's hand in my life in other areas, and I'm so glad God is releasing me from those molds!Melanie Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426364679790785007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744747710472418668.post-38667820311801507662011-03-09T18:42:45.551-08:002011-03-09T18:42:45.551-08:00Ana, I know you are doing a great job girl!
Brand...Ana, I know you are doing a great job girl!<br /><br />Brandy, I agree. I think sometimes the issue is not wanting to wait on God for what we need and even some things that we want. It's so much better, though, when He makes a way for it! :)Kristen @ Dem Golden Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428456104203480161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744747710472418668.post-51274937378316312342011-03-09T10:10:50.044-08:002011-03-09T10:10:50.044-08:00Kristen, I am so happy for you! Being out of debt ...Kristen, I am so happy for you! Being out of debt really IS freeing. We finished paying off school loans about four years ago now, and I was amazed at how light we felt--I hadn't realized the psychological and emotional effect of carrying the burden. I hope to enourage our children to never go into debt in the first place.<br /><br />We love Dave Ramsey, too, though we haven't read a lot of his stuff. I think he is contributing so much to our culture in helping us realize that debt=slavery. We think it makes us free, but we are completely wrong. It is such a hard mentality to fight.<br /><br />Years ago, we were at the homes of various people, and they had really nice stuff. When we got home, I asked Si what we were doing wrong. How is it that people had such beautifully decorated homes? Some of them were younger than us! What was wrong with us? It wasn't until later I realized that the difference was that these couples were buying on credit and we weren't. I had thought that there was something wrong with us that we couldn't afford the new couch or the trip to the beach. It turned out that they couldn't afford it either!Brandy Vencelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945305890488681685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744747710472418668.post-81925765369086682312011-03-07T17:29:50.180-08:002011-03-07T17:29:50.180-08:00Thanks so much for sharing Kristen! Matthew and I ...Thanks so much for sharing Kristen! Matthew and I learned the hard way. Went through foreclosure and bankruptcy but now very happy to be credit card less for 2 yrs and the only debt we have now is one $1,800 medical bill. We try very hard to stick to our budget, live within our means (even below), tithe faithfully, pray continually, and to be good stewards of what God blesses us with each and every day. :)mamasabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381033510019950393noreply@blogger.com