Bible Money Matters: 10 Attributes of the Perpetually Broke
Bible Money Matters has this provocative post: 10 attributes of the perpetually broke.
A snippet:
Like to blame their problems on outside forces: People don’t like to see themselves as the source of their problems. While people certainly have problems that aren’t caused by something they’ve done, far too often they will also try to shift blame when they should be looking at themselves. They blame their friends, family and the government. They believe that “the little guy just can’t get ahead“.
Think about it .. my husband and I can’t help the fact that our home value is down because of the recession. That was a situation beyond our control, and there is little we can do on our own to rectify it.
We can, however, stretch our household income as much as possible. That is most certainly within our ability.
Posted: October 8th, 2009 under Financial Literacy, In the Blogosphere.
Comments: 2
Comments
Comment from Kristie
Time: October 12, 2009, 10:19 am
Great article!
I remember being the perpetually broke before I change the way I looked at my finances in general. This article proves to me that a lot (not all) of our money problems originate in the way we view money.
Thanks for sharing this,
Kristie
Comment from Bible Money Matters
Time: October 8, 2009, 10:50 am
Thanks for the link! There are a lot of things happening in the economy right now that we can’t control. At the same time we have a lot more control than some people might think. You have the ability to do a budget, set spending and savings goals, set up an emergency fund in case the worst happens and you get downsized, you can refinance your mortgage, etc etc. Don’t worry about the things you can’t control, and worry about the things that you can.