{"id":8639,"date":"2022-12-27T16:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T21:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=8639"},"modified":"2022-12-27T22:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T03:06:53","slug":"imagine-how-much-good-we-could-do-if-only-we-were-all-debt-free-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=8639","title":{"rendered":"Imagine how much good we could do if we were all debt free!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=5760\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" 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=\"financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-5760\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy.jpg?resize=232%2C232\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/financial-peace-ig-fear-is-the-enemy.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Did you know that 89% of the people in a typical American congregation don\u2019t have a financial safety net?<\/p>\r\n<p>Shocked? I was too. But there\u2019s HOPE! And that hope is Financial Peace University. FPU is a nine-lesson course taught by Dave Ramsey and his team of financial experts. With FPU, our members will learn step by step how to handle money using\u00a0common sense.<\/p>\r\n<p>Through life-changing videos, online tools and resources, and group accountability, our members will learn how to create and stick to a budget, save for emergencies, pay off debt, and plan for the future.<\/p>\r\n<p>Learning these simple and practical steps in a Financial Peace University group could help shift the giving culture in\u00a0our community!<\/p>\r\n<p>Just imagine the impact we could have if we were all debt-free! Marriages and families would be strengthened. People would be freed up to be outrageously generous. This kind of hope will ignite change in our entire community!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Interested? Join me for our next group at Adult Life Training, Inc. starting Monday Jan 9 or Thursday Jan 12 at 7PM. Details are on our page at <a href=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/<\/a>. There is a different money topic each week. Classes, AND the year of Ramsey Plus membership, is absolutely free! Paid by a generous grant from<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3riversfcu.org\/community#Foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3Rivers Credit Union Foundation<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortwaynedoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Wayne Door, Inc.<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/jdnash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Programmers Independent LLC<\/a><br \/>and other Fort Wayne area businesses.<br \/>You don&#8217;t get charged anything. It is FREE.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Register and get your class materials at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/<\/a>. Bring your workbook book to class as we will watch the video then do the examples in class. We dismiss by 9:00PM. There will be coffee. You may bring church-appropriate snacks to share.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2 Congregation Preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9lF-m2qu6Ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This free public workshop has been underwritten by a generous grant from the 3Rivers Federal Credit Union Foundation. 3Rivers is Here for you: here for good. If you\u2019re ready to start a lifelong banking relationship with a local organization you can trust, then 3Rivers is for you.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3riversfcu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.3riversfcu.org\/<\/a> And by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortwaynedoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Wayne Door, Inc.<\/a>, Fort Wayne Door Inc. Is Your Complete <br \/>Garage Door Services center. And by <a href=\"https:\/\/jdnash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Programmers Independent LLC<\/a>. If you want something done, call API. And by other Fort Wayne area businesses.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that 89% of the people in a typical American congregation don\u2019t have a financial safety net? Shocked? I was too. But there\u2019s HOPE! And that hope is Financial Peace University. FPU is a nine-lesson course taught by Dave Ramsey and his team of financial experts. 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