{"id":4663,"date":"2016-08-24T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2016-08-24T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:08:08","slug":"money-is-fun-if-you-have-some","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=4663","title":{"rendered":"Money is Fun! If you have some!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4663-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/7-class-preview.webm?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/7-class-preview.webm\">http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/7-class-preview.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>In the last 20 years or so as the economy has become worse and worse an increasing number of capable but poor young couples, single parents, and s<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">eniors have been made homeless. These people would work and support themselves if only they were permitted to do so. A huge part of this problem is debt, in particular student loan debt. Those who are still in their own homes are hanging on by a thread usually because most or all their income is\u00a0lost to\u00a0debt service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_4616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4616\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=4616\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg?fit=3000%2C2021&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2021\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Poverty in Chicago, IL USA\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Two youths in uptown, chicago, illinois, a neighborhood of poor white southerners.&lt;br \/&gt;\nFrom the National Archives and Records Administration as part of a cooperation project. The National Archives and Records Administration provides images depicting American and global history which are public domain or licensed under a free license. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person\u2019s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two youths in uptown, chicago, illinois, a neighborhood of poor white southerners.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg?fit=640%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4616\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x-300x202.jpg?resize=300%2C202\" alt=\"Picture of Poverty in Chicago, IL USA\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg?resize=768%2C517&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/x.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two youths in uptown, chicago, illinois, a neighborhood of poor white southerners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recognizing that this fundamental and preventable problem is so important is the motivation for provision of the free and open to the public Dave Ramsey Financial Peace training offered by both Adult Life Training, Inc. and Abundant Life Church. The next classes start in September, with one beginning Mondays 6:00PM-8:00PM and two others Wednesdays 7:30PM-9:30PM ( one for college age students and the other for adults).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Links to register on-line are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1026344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1026344<\/a> (starting Wed 9\/7) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1022752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1022752<\/a> (starting Mon 9\/19). <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=4527\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/x.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Calendar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/x.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4527\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/x.jpg?resize=259%2C194\" alt=\"Calendar\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/x.jpg?w=259&amp;ssl=1 259w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/x.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/>A &#8220;Membership Kit&#8221; can be purchased from the Ramsey organization, but it is entirely optional. Interested people (or families, or groups) can also call Abundant Life Church at 260.432.0014 for additional information, to register, or to arrange training through your own church or organization.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s bad but it&#8217;s not hopeless: none of us has all the answers but together we can do more than any of us can achieve alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too many people are struggling with the subject of money in their relationships, in their marriages, in their careers. Money is actually fun: if you have some! The average person who goes through FPU pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700. It works. It will change your life. There is no doubt whether this process works: the only question is whether you are going to be involved. Links to register on-line are http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1026344 (starting Wed 9\/7) and http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1022752 (starting Mon 9\/19). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[76,79,902,880,897,740,879,542,898,587,900,901,899],"class_list":["post-4663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","tag-abundant-life-church","tag-adult-life-training","tag-dave-raqmsey","tag-debt","tag-economy","tag-financial-peace","tag-fpu","tag-homeless","tag-poor","tag-senior","tag-single-parent","tag-student-loan","tag-young"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3sKnr-1dd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4663"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4668,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions\/4668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}