Detaching From Financially Enabling Others

Thought for today: It’s tempting at times to take on the responsibilities of others in our lives, but it can cause stress in our lives in the process. If we live with someone who doesn’t help at home it can become a financial burden. If they spend compulsively, it can counteract all our good efforts at living within a Spending Plan. […]

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“‘No’ Is a Complete Sentence”

Thought for today: Sometimes it feels like we can’t resist spending money on something a family member needs.  The compulsion is overwhelming.  Circumstances feel like there is no alternative.  I dismiss all logic.  It’s at these times that we need to remember what the program teaches.  Like money in the bank, making meetings pays dividends […]

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