We made a budget...
Now we have to stick to the budget... This budget allows us to save a lot of money to adopt the babies and move to Africa and in essence change the world...
We are not going to like this budget... it does not allow for unlimited visits to Starbucks, renting 10 movies a month, and using the AC without abandon.
The real thought of this post and really our lives is "how should we live" we are not to live as a part of this world which to me means we abandon material possessions, maybe give up one of our 12 yearly vacations and find a more simple way of living. Living simply is very hard.
On one hand I would like to live my life without reservations, throw caution to the wind, on the other hand I know that we will never adopt, or move to Africa if we cannot give up our Starbucks-eating out-movie rental- really good steak- vacationmani lifestyle. So here we are... on a budget.
2 comments:
A really good book about the simplicity of life and its benefits is...making room for life, i cant remember the author but if you cant find it then email i can go check. we have found the more we cut back the happier we are, the world has tricked us into thinking we "need" so much stuff.
Materialism is such a part of society and we are totally realizing that if we are going to make it to Africa and adopt all of the millions of babies I want to adopt we are going to have to save money which we have not been great at. I will look at that book. Thanks.
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