Provident Living

I was sent this in part of our Relief Society newsletter, I really liked it and it inspires me to live within my means and pay off debt

Elder Robert D. Hales (Priesthood leadership meeting 2009) " Provident living means joyfully living within our means and preparing for the ups and downs of life so that we can be ready for the rainy-day emergencies when they come into our lives. Provident livings means not coveting the things of this world. It means using the resources of the earth wisely and not being wasteful, even in times of plenty. Provident living means avoiding excessive debt and being content with what we have. When we go into debt, we give away some of our precious, priceless agency and place ourselves in self-imposed servitude. We obligate our time, energy, and means to repay what we have borrowed - resources that could have been used to help ourselves, our families, and others. " "I testify that happy is the man who lives with in his means and is able to save a little for future needs."