Money comes and money goes just like Paul said in the Bible, I have known plenty and I have known being broke. This is the way my life is. Do I wish I would know plenty more than broke, yes. What I would really like is knowing how much money I will make, in a salary, each month to stay in the peaceful existence of not worrying about money. My life, as a mother, has not been easy financially and I praise God for the ups and downs in my finances, because that is where my faith has grown by leaps and bounds. God has lead me and taught me how to be faithful and trust HIM in meeting all of our needs.
I have made a mental two column list in my mind of my wants in one column and my needs in the second. My needs are always the same; godly children, home, food, bills paid, health and so on. My needs seem to change regularly from a vacation to a new TV. Just like God's words is forever and never changing, my needs never change and are the same today as the faithful in the Bible were thousands of years ago.
I am going to share my secret to saving money when there is none to save. I save all of my change! Every single penny, nickle, and quarter and every single dollar bill. At one time, I had close to 35 pounds of change and over $400 in singles. This is my personal stash to be used in an emergency, which always happens.
Saving any bill over a single, I just couldn't afford, but when I saved all my singles it didn't hurt my pocket book. It was actually really fun! We all need a little stash of money that we can use when needed and as a single parent, that little stash is harder to save. Saving your change and singles will give you that emergency money that is needed when something unexpected happens.
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