Tag: consumerism
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Just Not Ready
One of my favorite things (next to week old Valentine’s day candy and week old Christmas candy) is week old Easter candy. Actually it has been closer to two weka now. Shopping at Walmart I discovered they had candy for 75% off! That is a deal I can’t pass up. However I just couldn’t bring…
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Is the Church Driving Recession?
For our economy, to be healthy, needs people to act as consumers and continue to increase their spending. Our local news paper said that the Christmas retail season was ‘timid’ because there wasn’t a very large increase in spending over last year. It does make sense that for our economy to grow then spending must…
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As I take time to process the last 6 years of my l…
As I take time to process the last 6 years of my life (try that some time), I’m discovering that I’ve learned many things. Perhaps the biggest thing I’ve learned is about people. I’ve also learned something about money and power. It seem like those three things go together (but not real well). I understand…