Happy New Year! To start off the new year we are focusing on personal finance. Here is a quote from our prophet:
"We urge all Latter-day Saints to be prudent in their planning, to be conservative in their living, and to avoid excessive or unnecessary debt." President Thomas S. Monson, October 2008 Priesthood Session General Conference
Before we jump in and start ordering more food storage we thought it would be a good idea for everyone, on their own, evaluate your own situation and see if there is any room for improvement there (I know there is a need for improvement in my house). Being debt-free and saving your money is important, just like food storage, and a BIG part of emergency preparedness. If anyone needs any personal one-on-one help with this, we have many members of our Ward who know how to establish a budget and set financial goals for the coming year. If you are interested in this, please email me and I can make sure you get the advice and help from a Priesthood leader. Another helpful tool is to use Mint.com. (https://www.mint.com/what-is-mint/)This is a website, FREE of course, where you enter your accounts (checking, savings, credit cards, loans, etc) and the site tracks your finances. You can budget your spending and make a savings plan, a get-out-of-debt plan, and it is all on the site step-by-step, and did I mention it was free? And safe.
If this is something that does not apply to you or you have other resolutions and plans to make and work on, feel free to use this time. We'll be back ordering food storage in February. Be sure to check out the bulletin board by the Bishop's office for information and upcoming events. Thank you!
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