Week 11: Measuring the Cost

 

  • What is your attitude toward money? 

While I was reading "Attitude on Money" by Stephen W. Gibson, I thought about how I really feel about money. There have been a lot of ups and downs for me as a mother raising four kids, but I've learned that money is neither good nor bad. It's just a tool. But how I use that tool shows a lot about my faith, my priorities, my values, and how I care for my family.

  • How can your view of money affect the way you live?

The way I view money directly impacts how I run my home and plan for the future. I don't do what I do every day just to make money; I do it because I believe in myself and want to be self-reliant and take care of my family. Families can have a lot of stress when they have money problems. But when we plan ahead and don't spend more than we can afford, we can find peace. I'm more aware of how much I spend, how to set goals, and how to plan ahead because of ups and downs I have faced in the past with money.

  • What rules are recommended for prospering?

Rule 1. Seek the Lord and have hope in him.
 Rule 2. Keep the commandments, that includes the temporal ones, tithing and fast offerings. Rule 3. Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant.
 Rule 4. Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters.      Education, as President Hinckley has taught us, is the Key to Opportunity. 
 Rule 5. Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated. 
 Rule 6. Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick or those who are held captive.

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