Authentic Living How would you describe the life you are living? Is it authentic or is it faux?
Those who live the faux life consume as if they had a big bank balance. Their strategies? They live on credit. No one starts out living the faux in the extreme. It`s subtle. It starts with one item or a single meal on a credit card here or there because "I just don`t have enough cash until payday." As long as the charged items are seen as needs and absolutely necessary, charging them seems to be okay. And when the bill cannot be paid in full, the faux lifestyle kicks in.
What starts out as the exception becomes the norm and the person "faux-living" is always looking for validation of this new way of living. Validation comes in the form of credit card offers (you`ve demonstrated your financial responsibility, you are in an elite group of folks who blah blah blah -- you`ve read them!) and hanging with people who are also living the faux life. To say that faux living has become quite socially acceptable is an understatement for sure.
The antidote? Cash! The cash lifestyle is the authentic way to live.
On this blog, you will find supplemental information to go along with lessons about getting out of debt being taught at Parkview Church of Christ in Wooster, Ohio. Visit us at 1912 Burbank Road, Wooster, Ohio, or you can check us out online at www.pccwooster.org.
I work as a staff writer for The Daily Record in Wooster, Ohio; teach an adult Sunday School class at Parkview Church of Christ; and in my spare time shoot video and perform magic and mindreading shows.
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