{"id":4703,"date":"2016-09-20T10:39:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T14:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=4703"},"modified":"2016-11-18T16:03:38","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T21:03:38","slug":"she-found-an-extra-700-a-month-she-didnt-know-she-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=4703","title":{"rendered":"She found an extra $700 a month she didn&#8217;t know she had!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=4529\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/z.jpg?fit=235%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"235,152\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Nikki&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1366207460&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=\"z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/z.jpg?fit=235%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4529\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/z.jpg?resize=235%2C152\" alt=\"z\" width=\"235\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/z.jpg?w=235&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/z.jpg?resize=150%2C97&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>Making an budget helps Jody S. and her husband, Stephen, breathe easier. Like, $700-a-month easier. &#8230;\u00a0\u201cWe weren\u2019t telling our money where to go, so we were just spending it! I remember looking back, saying \u2018What did we buy this month? Where did it all go? We have no money!\u2019\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>You can take control of your money, just as several million other families have, through the training available in the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University curriculum.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Adult Life Training fall FPU class just started this week and there is still time to become a part of that\u00a0Mondays at 6:00PM-8:00PM.\u00a0The link to register on-line is\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1022752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.daveramsey.com\/fpu\/locations\/class\/1022752<\/a>. There are two more\u00a0classes already running at Abundant Life Church, Wednesday 7:30PM-8:30PM ( one for college age students and the other for adults). You are welcome to join, and maybe you too will find that extra $700 you didn&#8217;t know you had!<\/p>\n<p>The non profit organization that underwrote our Financial Literacy program this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3riversfcu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">3Rivers Federal Credit Union<\/a>, has a page with several tools. One of which is designed to help you assess\u00a0your own financial health. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.savvymoney.com\/checkup\/3riversfcu\/Welcome.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.savvymoney.com\/checkup\/3riversfcu\/Welcome.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Credit Unions are not banks &#8211; banks exist to maximize their shareholders wealth, not yours! Credit Unions exist to maximize <em><strong>their member&#8217;s<\/strong><\/em> financial health &#8212; <em><strong>that&#8217;s you and me<\/strong><\/em>, not some rich guy in France who bought your bank&#8217;s\u00a0stock. It makes a huge difference in how you are treated!<\/p>\n<p>There is Ramsey recommended software too, that makes your budgeting a snap! Look up EveryDollar at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydollar.com\/blog\/how-this-family-found-an-extra-700-a-month\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.everydollar.com\/blog\/how-this-family-found-an-extra-700-a-month<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can take control of your money, just as several million other families have, through the training available in the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University curriculum. 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