{"id":4752,"date":"2016-12-16T17:30:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T22:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=4752"},"modified":"2016-12-15T11:08:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T16:08:23","slug":"she-found-an-extra-700-a-month-she-didnt-know-she-had-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=4752","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 a 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<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4752-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-helping-families-gain-margin.webm?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-helping-families-gain-margin.webm\">http:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-helping-families-gain-margin.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_4771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4771\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/3301+Coliseum+Blvd+E,+Fort+Wayne,+IN+46805\/@41.1099674,-85.0979914,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8815fcb082bd05df:0x2cf864a3a731e376!8m2!3d41.1099674!4d-85.0958027\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=4771\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/map.png?fit=406%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"406,306\" 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=\"map\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/map.png?fit=406%2C306&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-4771 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/map-150x113.png?resize=150%2C113\" alt=\"picture with link to Google Map\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/map.png?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/map.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/map.png?w=406&amp;ssl=1 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for Google Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Adult Life Training spring\u00a0FPU class starts Monday January 2, 2017 at 6:00PM-8:00PM.\u00a0The link to register on-line is\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fpu.com\/1031451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/fpu.com\/1031451<\/a>. There is no charge for this class and we are not paid anything to provide it.\u00a0You 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<h5 class=\"fpu-primary\">LESSON DAYS AND TIMES<\/h5>\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n<div class=\"form-group-content\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"0\">\n<td>Super Saving<\/td>\n<td>01-02-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"1\">\n<td>Relating With Money<\/td>\n<td>01-09-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"2\">\n<td>Cash Flow Planning<\/td>\n<td>01-16-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"3\">\n<td>Dumping Debt<\/td>\n<td>01-23-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"4\">\n<td>Buyer Beware<\/td>\n<td>01-30-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"5\">\n<td>The Role of Insurance<\/td>\n<td>02-06-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"6\">\n<td>Retirement and College Planning<\/td>\n<td>02-13-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"7\">\n<td>Real Estate and Mortgages<\/td>\n<td>02-20-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"8\">\n<td>The Great Misunderstanding<\/td>\n<td>02-27-2017 | 6:00pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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. Making a budget helps Jody S. and her husband, Stephen, breathe easier. Like, $700-a-month easier. &#8230; \u201cWe weren\u2019t telling our money where to go, so we were just spending it!&#8221; The Adult Life Training SPring 2018 FPU class starts Jan 2 and there is still time to become a part .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":[79,708,58,903,911,910,740,879,99],"class_list":["post-4752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","tag-adult-life-training","tag-budget","tag-dave-ramsey","tag-daveramsey-com","tag-everydollar","tag-everydollar-com","tag-financial-peace","tag-fpu","tag-money"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3sKnr-1eE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4752","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=4752"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4778,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4752\/revisions\/4778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}