Almost 20 years ago I was blessed to go through the late Larry Burkett's financial advisor training class. The class was invaluable in many ways, but one of the key points that was driven home was answering the question, "How Much is Enough?" (from Chap. 8 of How to Manage Your Money by Larry Burkett.)
The study challenged each of us to define, for ourselves and for our family, the parameters by which we were going to live. Just because our income increases does our standard of living need to increase? Just because we can buy another outfit, do we need another one?
This question has become a driving force in my quest to live a simpler life. Every time I go to the store I try to remember to ask myself, "How Much is Enough?" It's amazing how this one phrase has simplified my life!
"Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of possessions." Luke 12:15
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