Great turnout at FPU preview!

What a great turnout for our free preview of the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class we are beginning at Parkview. Counting those who already signed up (and paid) and those who are still thinking it over, we could have about 25 families participating.

Think about the impact this will have: 25 families have said we are not going to be normal anymore because normal is broke! One report says 7 out of 10 families live paycheck-to-paycheck. So, normal is indeed broke.

This success story came off of the Dave Ramsey Web site. It is from a single mom in Missouri with three boys. This is what it is about:

I joined Financial Peace University in May of 2007 at my church. I am a single mom with 3 teenage boys. In 90 days, I was able to pay off over $2700 in credit card debt; which eliminated my debt and save over $1800.

I did this by putting ALL of the principles I learned into place and not only did I tithe, but I gave over my tithe each month. I got rid of all my credit cards and now pay only cash for everything.

It's been almost a year now and things are going great! I led the next FPU class at our church and am now leading our senior high students in "Next Generation".

In November, I met a widower with 3 boys of his own and he is so much like Dave Ramsey, it's scary! HA! He, too, is debt free (except his mortgage). We are planning a July wedding and from the sale of his house, we'll have a fully funded emergency fund and be able to make a huge principal payment on my house and be have our final debt paid off, our house, in 3 years! FREEDOM! We are in our mid-40's.

I am not tooting my own horn, but rather praising God for his promises. He truly does honor obedience over sacrifice. And he has given me "exceedingly, abundantly more than I could ever ask or imagine." Think about it....we will have 6 boys altogether and we already have a fully funded emergency fund, college tuition set aside, all cars paid for, no credit card debt AND our house will be paid off in 3 years before we are 50!! That blows my mind!!!

God is so good. It truly pays to "Act Your Wage". Thanks for all you do Dave!