Who does money control more: the saver or the spender
Various topics break the surface during our small group discussion on Sunday nights. As typical with any Bible study guide, there are some topics that are bigger problems (e.g.-sins, bad habits, etc) for the group as a whole than others. We are all either newly weds or parents with small children and are more likely to go to garage sales than malls, so when the topic of money (or should I say ‘love of money?’) comes up in a study guide. It can easily be more about how bad other people are with their summer homes and luxury cars, since we aren’t coveting others’ expensive items or splurging excessively. So what does the Bible have to say to us?
When we love something, we are obsessed with it. Just as someone can be obsessed with spending, another can be obsessed with saving. Every week or so, I think of my bosses purchasing my lunch. There income is greater than mine, but they also more easily give it away–”What’s five dollars to me?” Yes, there is more to give, but isn’t it the thought that counts–or Biblically, the widow’s mite that counts. So how much am I caring about my mite? I care about my mite a lot, thank you very much. I have spent 10 hours researching computer monitors for the best buy, five hours researching digital cameras, hours searching for discount coupons, and hours finding the best bank CD rates. I check dealnews.com and gotapex.com before I buy. I use e-bates.com when I do buy.
I have come to decide that among the circles that surround me, the temptation is to sacrifice our time in order to save our money. With me though, it’s more than saving money, it’s beating the system. It’s a game. It’s applying for the credit cards that give you $100 and not using the cards. It’s cashing the checks that ask you to subscribe for a trial period, and then canceling before the trial period ends.
Who does money control the most? The man who spends all his time working or spending or the man who spends all his time searching for deals or saving. It’s both work, I just have a tendency to go easier on the person who is saving and not categorize him as a workaholic.Various topics break the surface during our small group discussion on Sunday nights. As typical with any Bible study guide, there are some topics that are bigger problems (e.g.-sins, bad habits, etc) for the group as a whole than others. We are all either newly weds or parents with small children and are more likely to go to garage sales than malls, so when the topic of money (or should I say ‘love of money’) comes up in a study guide. It can easily be more about how bad other people are with their summer homes and luxury cars, since we aren’t coveting others’ expensive items or splurging excessively. So what does the Bible have to say to us?
When we love something, we are obsessed with it. Just as someone can be obsessed with spending, another can be obsessed with saving. Every week or so, I think of my bosses purchasing my lunch. There income is greater than mine, but they also more easily give it away–”What’s five dollars to me?” Yes, there is more to give, but isn’t it the thought that counts–or Biblically, the widow’s mite that counts. So how much am I caring about my mite? I care about my mite a lot, thank you very much. I have spent 10 hours researching computer monitors for the best buy, five hours researching digital cameras, hours searching for discount coupons, and hours finding the best bank CD rates. I check dealnews.com and gotapex.com before I buy. I use e-bates.com when I do buy.
I have come to decide that among the circles that surround me, the temptation is to sacrifice our time in order to save our money. With me though, it’s more than saving money, it’s beating the system. It’s a game. It’s applying for the credit cards that give you $100 and not using the cards. It’s cashing the checks that ask you to subscribe for a trial period, and then canceling before the trial period ends.
Who does money control the most? The man who spends all his time working or spending or the man who spends all his time searching for deals or saving. It’s both work, I just have a tendency to go easier on the person who is saving and not categorize him as a workaholic.
