{"id":718,"date":"2014-10-07T12:28:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T19:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithfulwithfinances.com\/?p=718"},"modified":"2016-02-19T21:31:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T21:31:44","slug":"what-it-takes-to-live-below-your-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfulwithfinances.com\/im-faithful-blog\/2014\/10\/what-it-takes-to-live-below-your-means\/","title":{"rendered":"What it Takes to Live Below Your Means"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"loose<\/a>You want the hard truth? The absolute hard truth?<\/p>\n

Living below your means is NOT easy.<\/p>\n

You will have to make sacrifices … on many occasions.<\/p>\n

You will feel like giving up.<\/p>\n

You will take each purchase seriously … even when it’s your favorite Starbucks drink.<\/p>\n

You will want to complain.<\/p>\n

You will feel deprived at times.<\/p>\n

But in the end … you will GROW to love this lifestyle.<\/p>\n

You will see your bank account slowly grow.<\/p>\n

You will feel a huge relief from\u00a0stress.<\/p>\n

Your heart and mind will begin to seek God.<\/p>\n

You will let go of the material, and look towards the immaterial.<\/p>\n

You will appreciate the little things.<\/p>\n

You will care more about the people around you … not the things around you.<\/p>\n

You will meet your goals.<\/p>\n

You will banish debt.<\/p>\n

You will release contentment.<\/p>\n

It can happen to you … yes you!<\/p>\n

The only way to start is to start today.<\/p>\n

Think about the sacrifices you will have to make, but more importantly, think about the rewards.<\/p>\n

– Faithful with Finances\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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