Counter Culture
In an attempt to live out a critique of our society and refuse to adhere to the social norms of our culture (even our Christian culture) when we feel those norms are disadvantageous to living the culture of the Kingdom of God, Tiffany and I have decided to make our finances an open book. As of January 1, 2007, we have kept track of every penny in and out. To us this means we are accountable to others for what we do with money.ÂÂ
Tiffany writes about part of the process that brought us into the open.
Ariah discusses finances as well.
February 25th, 2007 at 9:19 am
Great idea! Keep it up it’s a wonderful idea.
If you want I’ll share our budget with you guys too. We aren’t keeping track quite as well as you two, by the penny, but we do stick within our budget.
February 25th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
It would be cool to see another couple’s budget.
May 18th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
[...] I do understand that because you see a justification for war, you feel my revocation of promise is unjustified. But surely, you can appreciate that because I do not any longer have justification for war, that I could not in faith fulfill my obligation as originally described. If a professional hitman had promised to assassinate a certain person, yet before the appointed time that hitman became a Christ follower, I have to imagine we would not site a lack of integrity if he did not fulfill his assignment. Before this example is dismissed as irrelevant, I ask that my position be taken into account. I am under the impression that war is unjust. I imagine you would not do something you believe to be wrong, because you promised to do it. I do want you to know that I value integrity. That is why my wife and I’s life is increasingly transparent, as evidenced in part by our online budget.  Thank you for valuing integrity as well. [...]