Money

We are hanging out at Panera using their wireless. As we've been married, we've been doing all married logistics, and we just set up our first joint checking account!! I never knew how poor I was until I got married. We have been looking at out finances, and I've come to a conclusion. I spent too much on my credit card when I was single. We don't have a staggering amount of credit card debt. In fact, we should have it all knocked off in 4 months, worst case scenario. It helps that that is the only debt we have. Neither of us have student loans or debt to pay off. We don't have payments on our cars anymore, they are owned outright. We rent. God has blessed us financially. What I've come to realize as we slaughter the balance on my credit card is I was very sinful in how I spent my money. Not because I bought things, but why. I bought things to fix something. If I felt bad about myself, I'd buy a nice shirt on sale to make me feel better. If I was lonely, I would go eat with my friends. If I was bored, I'd buy a DVD or some new hockey stuff. I was trying to fix problems that were ultimately spiritual with solutions that were not. Stuff isn't supposed to fix or define us. I made my mistakes, and now we are paying for them.