I shared eight things I wish people would have told me when I was in high school in a recent presentation. I will be sharing number two today.

2. Stay out of debt. It is so possible.

I can’t tell you how many times this one value has saved us from making some very poor choices. I’m also very thankful to my mom that preached continuously about not getting into credit card debt, for a husband that had similar values, and I thank Dave Ramsey and most importantly God for softening my hard heart to realize that being completely out of debt is possible. It has really forced us to work harder and motivated us to be very frugal and creative in building our home, farm, and business. I shared how we got out of debt in a post back in 2016. You can click here to read more. As I looked over this post, I realized that there is so much more I could add to it, and maybe someday I will. Are you feeling like a slave or have you been set free? We would love to hear from you!