{"id":9597,"date":"2024-09-09T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=9597"},"modified":"2024-09-09T21:03:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T01:03:32","slug":"do-you-struggle-with-money-theres-a-better-way-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?p=9597","title":{"rendered":"Do you struggle with money? There&#8217;s a better way."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=8908\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?fit=323%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"323,326\" 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=\"qr-code-fpu-modded\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?fit=323%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled alignright wp-image-8908 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"QR Code for free Ramsey access\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"8908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/public\/?attachment_id=8908\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?fit=323%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"323,326\" 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=\"qr-code-fpu-modded\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?fit=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?fit=323%2C326&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt-fw.org\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qr-code-fpu-modded.png?w=323&amp;ssl=1 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/the-ascent\/personal-finance\/articles\/86-of-americans-cant-afford-to-miss-one-paycheck-do-this-if-youre-one-of-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">86% of American families cannot afford to miss even one paycheck<\/a>\u00a0[<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2019\/01\/29\/americans-liquid-asset-poor-propserity-now-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fortune<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prospect.org\/power\/shutdown-lesson-americans-afford-miss-one-weekly-paycheck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Prospect<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/half-of-americans-are-just-one-paycheck-away-from-financial-disaster-2019-05-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Market Watch<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scorecard.prosperitynow.org\/data-by-issue#finance\/outcome\/difficulty-paying-for-usual-household-expenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prosperity Now<\/a>] including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/12\/16\/941292021\/paycheck-to-paycheck-nation-how-life-in-america-adds-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">families with higher incomes<\/a>. The 2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/publications\/2023-economic-well-being-of-us-households-in-2022-executive-summary.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Survey of Household Economics and Decision making (SHED)<\/a>\u00a0conducted by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/aboutthefed\/bios\/board\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System<\/a>\u00a0indicate a decline in peoples&#8217; financial well-being over the previous year. The survey, which was fielded in October 2022, found that self-reported financial well-being fell sharply and was among the lowest observed since 2016. 47% of families can not cover a $400.00 unexpected expense,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/most-americans-are-one-medical-emergency-away-from-financial-disaster-2017-01-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">61% can not cover a $1,000 unexpected expense<\/a>: they do not have a cash &#8220;Safety Net&#8221; or &#8221; Emergency Fund&#8221; so that they can deal with even small unexpected expenses without borrowing. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/publications\/2023-supplemental-appendixes-report-economic-well-being-us-households-2022-appendix-B.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SHED Appendix B with consumer response data<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/publications\/2023-supplemental-appendixes-report-economic-well-being-us-households-2022-appendix-a.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appendix A with the survey questions<\/a>\u00a0is available for public review.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/12\/07\/one-in-four-u-s-parents-say-theyve-struggled-to-afford-food-or-housing-in-the-past-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Pew Research article<\/a>\u00a0published in December 2022, one-in-four U.S. parents say they\u2019ve\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/12\/07\/one-in-four-u-s-parents-say-theyve-struggled-to-afford-food-or-housing-in-the-past-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struggled to afford food or housing<\/a> in the past year. Debt sucks up almost all of the money that we work hard to earn, we face a retirement eating dog food on social security at best, and if any little thing goes wrong we&#8217;re likely to be homeless. <strong><em>Does that sound like the American Dream to you?<\/em><\/strong> I think it is more of an American Nightmare! <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yet that is the reality for four out of five American families.<\/span> It should not be so, and here at Adult Life Training, Inc. we are changing that, family by family, across America right now. We will help you, too:\u00a0<em>The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.<\/em>\u00a0(Isa 21:12)<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve felt like you never can get ahead with money, listen: You can change your future\u2014and the best way is with other people walking alongside you.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\">Our public charity is hosting <em>Financial Peace University<\/em> classes, which have helped nearly 10 million people win with money! And you can join one of these classes completely free, using your Ramsey+ membership, which we will also provide, for free (while supplies last) if you live in Allen County, Indiana. If you haven\u2019t already, you can claim your free membership here: <a href=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>We meet online so you won\u2019t even have to leave home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our next Financial Peace classes will start soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register on this page:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alt-fw.org\/outreach\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0Your free membership to FPU includes your member workbook and a free year of Financial Peace Membership, with online tools created to support your journey,<strong>\u00a0underwritten by a generous grant from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3riversfcu.org\/community#Foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3Rivers Credit Union Foundation<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3riversfcu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3Rivers<\/a>\u00a0is here for you: here for good! And by a grant from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortwaynedoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Wayne Door, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0Fort Wayne Door is your complete garage door services center. And by grants from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jdnash.com\/\">American Programmers Independent, LLC.<\/a>\u00a0When you want something done, call API.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Message me\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kubulai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>kubulai<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>on FB or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jdnash@alt-fw.org?subject:%20Question%20about%20FPU%20class\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jdnash@alt-fw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over\u00a086% of American families cannot afford to miss even one paycheck\u00a0[Fortune,\u00a0American Prospect,\u00a0Market Watch,\u00a0Prosperity Now] including\u00a0families with higher incomes. The 2022\u00a0Survey of Household Economics and Decision making (SHED)\u00a0conducted by the\u00a0Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System\u00a0indicate a decline in peoples&#8217; financial well-being over the previous year. 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