{"id":8313,"date":"2023-08-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=8313"},"modified":"2023-07-01T05:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T10:27:57","slug":"8313","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/01\/8313\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> 2 Chronicles 30:1-31:21<\/strong><\/a>, Romans 15:1-22<\/strong><\/a>, Psalm 25:1-15<\/strong><\/a>, Proverbs 20:13-15<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cBad, bad,\u201d says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.\u201d Prov. 20:14<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today\u2019s world, undervaluing a product to get a deal, then bragging about taking advantage of someone\u2019s naivete happens. I love a good yard sale where people haggle for prices, but I don\u2019t try and rip people off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My most recent yard sale purchase, a white dresser and nightstand for my craft room saved me money. During our annual community yard sale, I spotted the treasure, valued at $80. The seller didn\u2019t want to come down on the price because of the time of day; with four hours to go, she wanted to wait, telling me to return at the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the weather didn\u2019t cooperate, and it started to rain. Heading home, we did as she asked. The homeowner, desperate to get rid of everything, had marked it all free. When I asked if her offer included the dresser, she said no, lowering her price to $40, which I accepted. Grateful to get rid of the furniture; the transaction benefited both of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t take advantage of people to save a buck. Better an honest reputation than cheating people. Things in this world don\u2019t last, but our reputation outlives us.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for allowing us to practice integrity. Help us develop a reputation for honesty in business as we put You first in our lives. Let us honor and serve You well. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Chronicles 30:1-31:21, Romans 15:1-22, Psalm 25:1-15, Proverbs 20:13-15 Daily Verse: \u201cBad, bad,\u201d says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.\u201d Prov. 20:14 Bad business. In today\u2019s world, undervaluing a product to get a deal, then bragging about taking advantage of someone\u2019s naivete happens. I love a… Continue reading Bad Business<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8313"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8317,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8313\/revisions\/8317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}