My husband and I aren't exactly "keeping up with the Jones'" types, but we have realized that simply refraining from buying lots of newer and bigger things doesn't necessarily mean that we're being faithful with our finances.
So, at the end of one month I pulled and categorized all of our spending for the previous 30 days. It was eye-opening and shaming. Sure, we gave a good 10% of our income, but we also spent far more than we brought in and the amount I spent at Starbucks alone could have fed ten families in Kenya for a month.
We need accountability. But even our closest friends weren't down with opening up our checkbooks to each other every week. Hence, a blog was born.
Each week, we'll post our weekly totals - how much we bring in and how much goes out (and, more importantly, where it goes!).
Our hope is twofold: that we'll be more faithful with the financial gifts we've been given and that we might encourage others to do the same.
