These days, walking into a grocery store is expensive! My parents would have a fit if they saw the prices of grocery items these days. It is oppressive. I feel for all those on a fixed income - oh, that's us! Times have certainly changed in fifty years.
When we first got married we could get a bag of groceries for $25. That was very expensive for us back then. We were being paid so little that we had to scrimp on everything in order to stay within our budget. When the last week of the month came along we were lucky to have a few dollars left.
We did what many couples did, we got a credit card. Before long we had a very large amount due and we were paying high interest on all we didn't pay off. We learned our lesson and made it a top priority to pay off the credit card balance. It took us a long time to finally pay it off. From there on we only used the credit card when we could pay it off every month. That was the best thing we ever did.
"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs," (1 Timothy 6:6-10 NIV).
Timothy gives us much to consider regarding our finances. I pray that each of you can feel good about your financial situation. It isn't a conversation topic but it can be a topic of prayer. May God bless you with enough for each day. Amen.
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