Generosity
January 27, 2009
This is a recurring theme in my life lately. I have two topics relating to generosity to tell you about, and I am excited about both of them!
First of all, thanks to Casey Graham of Rethink Money (www.rethinkmoney.org), I have a Monthly Spending Plan, and a Kill It plan for my debt (a get out of debt plan), and I am taking control of my finances. Why? In our Rethink Money seminar on Saturday, Casey asked us to identify one financial goal that we want to accomplish in the next twelve months. Mine is to be more generous in my giving (I have a very specific goal but will keep it to myself.) Casey taught us all how to get our finances in shape so that we can use our money to fuel God’s mission. Our money should be used in this order:
- Share some
- Save some
- Spend some
Unfortunately, most people use their money in the opposite order, and I am guilty of that. But over the next twelve months, I will reverse the order in which I manage my finances. I am excited about it!! I will also be living on a Monthly Spending Plan and working on my Kill It plan to get out of debt! I want my money to be used to glorify God. It is His. He has only allowed me to have what I have.
Next, on the topic of generosity is the wonderful company of which I am blessed to be a part, Premier Designs. Premier has a new Gift with Purchase Promotion for February. For home shows held between January 31 and February 27, any guest who makes a purchase of $75 will receive one piece of jewelry up to $40 in value absolutely FREE. If you are a hostess holding a show in February, this will increase the retail of your show, therefore increasing your hostess benefits. If you have a catalog show open with me right now, we will flip it to a home show so that your friends and family that make purchases will be eligible for this promotion. This is a win-win for customers and hostesses!!!! What a GENEROUS company!!!!
Also, right now I am having a 24-hour sale going on. It started yesterday, but you can still order today and receive these great discounts.
But 1 item, get 20% off your order or Buy 2 items, get 25% off your order or Buy 3 items, get 30% off your orderCall or email me today if you would like to take advantage of these discounts. My email is msjewelrylady@gmail.com. You can also twitter me: www.twitter.com/msjewelrylady.
Megan
January 27, 2009 at 7:46 pm
How is this better than Dave Ramsey? Ramsey says you should tithe. He uses a debt snowball. His plan is tested and has proven results. He provides an endless support system. This just seems like a knock off of the original. Good Luck!
January 27, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Hi, thanks for your comment. Casey Graham was first inspired by Dave Ramsey to get out of debt. I have been through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University and learned a great deal from it. That was close to three years ago, and I haven’t used a credit card since. I never said that one was better than the other. I just think that different things work for different people. Casey’s plan addresses some parts of the Ramsey plan that didn’t work for me such as the envelope system. I like the Monthly Spending Plan Worksheet much better, but only because it works for me, not because it works for everyone.
As for the endless support system, when I went through Dave Ramsey’s FPU, it was delivered by a representative from his organization. Casey Graham actually has a relationship with the leadership from my church, he himself came and did our seminar, and I feel like I could ask him a question and he would personally answer it at any time. Like I said, it’s just what works for me.
I think when it comes to getting out of debt and using my money to serve God, there isn’t an argument of whose plan is better. The only thing that matters is that it happens. You have to do what works best for you. In the end, God will only care about the fact that I used what I had to serve Him.