Count Your Blessings

And today, I simply leave you with a quote.  Hopefully to help you feel encouraged and blessed.  I got it from a silly "pass it on" email so I can't give you its true author. 

"If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back."

Membership Renewers Beware!

Yikes!  I just read (only briefly) that certain companies like Costco may automatically back date your renewal if you let your membership lapse.  So let's say you usually renew in December and become too busy, wait until March to renew, you may loose January and February and not even realize it!  They'll renew you, but back date your membership to the date it left off.  Again I feel my job here is to inform you.  Helping you live better and save money.  This is not to say bad things about Costco (I'm a member!) nor to really discuss the issue itself, but just to inform YOU that this is a possibility and could be the policy elsewhere too.  Be sure to ask about the renewal date as you renew memberships so you are able to enjoy the accomodation they CAN make for you, IF you know to ask.  Don't waste months worth of membership money!  It all adds up.

Financial Advice

Perhaps a good thing that the financial advice I have for you today is not actually from me, but a website with plenty of resources of differing topics and types. I encourage you to check it out when you have a chance, and bookmark it as it will take you multiple views to watch the videos as well as download the written resources.


http://www.saddleback.com/webcast/financialseminar/

Give it a try and see if you don't get anything out of it.

And a big thanks to my home church Saddleback Church of Lake Forest for providing us with this great information at such an important time.