Give Purposefully and Cheerfully
I have worked in the health care industry for more than half of my life. From doctors to nurses to ancillary personnel high consumption is the norm. To live on less than one makes as abnormal. Several years ago, we made a conscious decision to be abnormal. I recently wrote about our journey through the seven baby-steps as laid out in Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover. I wrote both about our successes and our struggles. Today, living in baby-step seven, we find ourselves in a much different place than we were just a few years ago, much-less, when we began that journey. “There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.” (Proverbs 13:7, NASB) Often, in the media, and among the populace, there is a misunderstanding about wealth and income. A high income does not mean wealth. Income usually defines level of consumption rather than wealth. Income is what you bring home but wealth is what you have. If you spend everyth...