Couple that paid off $120K of debt

It's so annoying when people are praised & given a sense of accomplishment when they get out of an enormous amount of debt.  Here's the thing, debt isn't good, we all know that, so you shouldn't be praised for getting out of debt.  If you were in debt and got out, good for you, but you didn't accomplish anything big, you didn't cure cancer, you didn't save someone's life, get it?

Here's an article that really upsets me.  (link also below)

You have this couple that "got out of $120,000 of debt."  Like most people, I was intrigued by this article, so I clicked on it and read it until I read that their friend lent them a home to live in, free of charge (the house is paid off), while they chipped away at their debt.  WHAT?!

That's BS!  If we didn't have to pay rent, we would all have the ability to pay off debt super fast!  That's no accomplishment, you didn't strive to work off debts like a lot of other people.  Instead, you were fortunate enough to have a friend GIVE you a home to live in for several years at NO COST to you so that you can allocate the your income on getting rid of debt!

OH WAIT, if you keep on reading the article, you see that this particular family "slipped up" because they put their kid in a private school that was about $30,000.  Are you freaking kidding me?! What the heck?! At the beginning of the article, you learn that this mother homeschooled her children... then why the heck would you put your kids in an expensive private school when you're trying to get out of debt?! That doesn't make any sense!

Can you understand why articles like this upset me?  There are other stories.

I wish someone would give my husband & I a home that's paid off so that we can save our money and buy our own home.  But we know that's not going to happen for us. Some of our friends have had homes, property, vehicles, and/or other major assets just handed to them from their relatives, that's great for them, but sad for me because they will never understand the struggle that other people have to go through just to get by and try our hardest to make it.  Instead, we have to work hard, manage our money, sacrifice our basic standards of living, give up our comforts, just to get by living.

Should these people really be praised?  I think not.

So what did I learn from this article?  Rack up an enormous amount of debt, have someone give me a free house, start paying off debt, be careless while paying off debt & stick my kids in an expensive private school, and then eventually pay everything off & alert the internet press so they can write a story about me.

STUPID

Link to that stupid article that doesn't help anyone:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/aja-mclanahan-paid-off-debt-171432328.html

Lazy Kids - Tying Shoelaces

Part of the playground where I worked
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You know what really grinds my gears about the current generation of parents & kids today, some parents are babying their kids WAY too much. I work with elementary kids, I don’t think it’s acceptable for a third graders not to know how to tie their shoes. What the heck is going on?  Either these kids are stupid, their parents are dumb, or society has decided to dumb down a generation to help the other generations out.  

One day, I told several third graders to tie their shoes before they played a game with me, shockingly, a few of them walked over to me and put their foot out and looked away. Excuse me? I am not responsible for tying their shoes, I am not their servant.  I looked at those kids and said, “Sorry, but I’m not here to tie your shoes, that’s something you learn in kindergarten. Tie your own shoes or you don’t get to join the game, we don’t have enough time for people to trip on their shoelaces during the game.”

Here’s the best part. When I went back into the “teachers lounge” (more about that in another post), I shared my shocking discovery with another lady I work with. She told me that her son, a fourth grader, did not know how to tie his shoes and that it was ok.  Then, she said the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard, “The doctor said that he’ll learn to tie his shoes when he’s ready.” WTF?! Since when do kids have the option to decided whether or not they want to learn basic life skills? Really? Learn to tie your shoes when you’re ready? Give me a break, that is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, I hope she was just making that up. Then you know what, maybe we should all learn to brush our teeth, wipe our asses, use a fork, etc. whenever we’re ready.  Ridiculous.

"Falling in love with Jesus"

"Fall in love with Jesus" is one of the top annoying phrases that some Christians use today.  These are the same Christians who also say that they will "love on" people.  Those phrases just don't sound right.  First of all, how are you supposed to "fall in love" with the Son of God?  Are you going to woo Him?  Make Him a candle lit dinner?  Take Him out on a nice date?  Sure it makes sense to say it to a woman, but how they heck can you say that to a guy, "Hey dude, you need to fall in love with Jesus." WHAT?!  That doesn't even sound right! Just stop saying that... Instead, say something like "Talk to Jesus/God daily," OR better yet! just tell people "Pray.  Pray daily and let God know what's going with you & thank Him for giving you another day to live."

Also, I understand that it's not the eros type of love when the annoying people say it... however, I'm not so sure that the non-Christian population understands that, so be careful when you say it, better yet don't say it at all.

Please stop saying "Fall in love with Jesus."  It just sounds creepy, weird, and somebody will get the wrong idea.  Just sayin'

P.S. The Bible doesn't say "fall in love with Jesus." Instead, the Bible says to ACKNOWLEDGE God, not fall in love with Him.