Financial Wisdom

This is my 100th post and would like to talk about financial wisdom. Well, I do not think that I have all it takes to talk about this topic.. However, based on my little experience that I have and looking at the lives of people around me, I think I can conclude a thing or two...

Firstly, one must live within his/her means. Being prudent is a virtue and it doesn't mean that by reducing expenditure, it equates to no faith for God to provide more. However, for people who spends without thinking and especially when you're spending like a king while earning peanuts, you are really asking for it..

Secondly, to increase income, one must be reasonably valued in the market. else, you'll always end up doing jobs that no one else wants to do. One way to increase value is by education. With a better education, you will not neccessarily be able to earn much more, but the very least, you'll not be poor. Those people who says that higher educated people will not be able to find jobs as easily those with lower education, are often people who cannot get to that education level themselves. Sour grapes is the word. By not wanted to put in the hard yards, the next best thing is to say that it's not worth it.

Thridly, it's only with financial abilitities that one can even start to consider blessing others. If one is financially tight, he/she will find himself/herself getting caught in a situation where the heart is willing but the pocket is weak. This is when one wants to do something but financially it is impossible. Be it doing a visitation, paying for a meal, paying for a cab fare, sponsoring someone, everything needs money. In fact, the bible says money answers everything (Ecc 10:19)... Think about it. Start spending wisely.