Provident Providers

This week we read and watched some good material in our lesson plan regarding funding/debt. Something that stood out to me this week was the article by Elder Hales, “Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and Spiritually”. Elder Hales talks about excess in his article, not just spending money that we don’t have but he focused on addictions to things such as food, drugs and pornography. He said that giving in to the excess diminishes our freedom and negatively impacts our family relationships. He talked specifically about debt and said that some debt is acceptable if it is for a modest home, vehicle or an education. As I read I reflected on my current financial situation. Something that my husband and I have always agreed upon is living by the counsel to stay out of debt. We have strived to live within our means and only incur debt for the types of things that Elder Hales mentioned above. We have been very blessed as we have heeded the counsel of our prophets to manage our money wisely. I know being on the same page regarding our finances and spending wisely is something that contributes to a strong marriage. I know that we can also be examples to our children and teach them that wise money management will result in the avoidance of unnecessary trials.

I am currently testing patterns for the $100 challenge and am narrowing down what I want to make to sell.  I want to make sure that I can produce items that I can knit up quickly but that are still quality items that fill a need. I will finalize my choices in the next two weeks.