Mysterious Ways: The Hobbyhorse That Came to the Rescue – Guideposts

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Today’s hard economic times remind me of the time 20 years ago when our own finances were tight. My husband, Steve, and I woke up that crisp fall morning in 1990 knowing exactly how broke we were. Our finances were in worse shape than the hobbyhorse lying on its side on our front lawn, broken loose from its springs.

 

We had no money in the bank, no cash in our pockets, not much food in the house and we were out of diapers for our baby. I added up everything we needed in my head. Diapers—about ten dollars. Baby food—another ten. Bread, milk and eggs—just about ten. Thirty dollars. That would see us through, for now.

 

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