By Stephanie Cook
White House, TN
After three years of following FPU principles, we felt led to "preach" by leading an FPU class. There was one couple who showed up at the last class that we hadn't seen since the first class! We weren’t really sure how to react to that until they told us their story. Here it is:
At the first FPU session, they told us that they were interested in finding out how to save for retirement. Well, after the first session, he started having problems with his back so much that, at times, he couldn’t walk. Once they realized that coming to class every week was not going to be possible, they bought the FPU DVD set, and every Sunday night while we were in class, they were at home going through the same session. They had been following along in their book, doing their budgets, and saving the entire time. As a matter of fact, they paid off $8,000 in credit card debt, saved $1,400 for a beginner emergency fund, were able to talk together about money for the first time in about 30 years, and paid cash for all of the deductibles that he had to fix his back…which included surgery to repair 3 vertebrae in his neck.
I’m sure that my jaw hit the floor, but I was so thrilled for them! When they shared their story with others in the class, there was much rejoicing and enthusiasm as we ended the night. I think that was just the push that they needed to knuckle down and continue with the plan. It was AWESOME!
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