First Profits: God’s Profits

I’m reading a book called Profit First to get another angle on my personal spending habits. Because I run a little side business making doll clothes and matching girl and doll dresses, I give time and any extra money to this business, which only made money once in 2018. After that year, I shut down my business for several months, gave all my fabric away (inventory) and lived for a few months off my profits until I gave it all away to my daughter who was struggling financially.

It’s been a real struggle to get my business up and running again while at the same time not spend money. I’ve had to make critical buying decisions and even abandoning merchandise I was on the verge of purchasing. I’m really struggling with this and sort of realizing that my little side business is just a hobby where I use my time and profits to work hard making pretty things that aren’t selling. It’s a real disappointment to me. Effort on something that bears no fruit for anyone. Wasting the talents God gives me and intentionally trying but unintentionally failing. This bank account needs an examination of spending and my own God given talents and use of time might need to be reconsidered moving forward.

First Profits

Regardless of any profits of mine, I’m going to first give the first profits back to God. I’m going to start choosing Catholic charities that work with the poor and in need. I’m going to figure out the greatest need and start a foundation to serve that need. I don’t know yet what that is going to be.