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Many people are talking about money and the struggling economy these days, but what difference does that make to you-especially if you're a teen or a young adult still in college or trade school? Maybe you don't have to worry about your allowance continuing, or maybe your part-time job isn't in any danger. So why worry about how you use your money-your dough?
God tells us that "sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later" (Proverbs 22:3, Good News Translation).
The financial truth is, how you treat your money today is a good indication of how you will treat it later in life. If you're careful with the smaller amount of money you have now, the odds are very good that the habits you develop will carry over to how you handle money later. All that changes is the number of digits on the left side of the decimal point!
While there are many principles we could discuss, let's focus on one basic principle: Don't waste what you have.
Sounds simple enough, doesn't it? Just get the most out of what you have. However, there's more to it than you might first think.
Wasting is done in many subtle ways. Much of the Western world has been driven by greed. Advertisers often find unique ways to make people feel incomplete, unfulfilled and "not good enough" without their product. They convince people to purchase something they don't need and cannot afford with money they don't have.
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