Financial Hilarity

Editor's Note: This past weekend, our church did a service about finances. Sermons about money can be pretty boring, so to combat that, I asked our drama team to improv some scenarios, we workshopped the scripts and then came up with these (in my opinion very funny) sketches that talk about the 6 types of budget-blowing financial dysfunctions. These files are about 25MB, so be patient, or right-click on them to save them to your computer.

Skit 1: The Impulsive Spender
This skit illustrates the problem with people who blow their budget with impulse buying.


Skit 2: The Compulsive Spender
People who are compulsive buyers buy not because they "need" something, but because they're trying to fill a void with material possessions. This skit shows how ridiculous this dysfunction can be.


Skit 3: The Revenge Spender
People who are "Revenge" spenders are disciplined for long periods of time, and then get tired of the discipline of budgeting and blow their savings on something lavish. This skit illustrates the problem with people who "get revenge" on their budget - but really hurt themselves.


Skit 4: The Boredom Spender
This skit illustrates the problem with people who buy things simply to alleviate their boredom.


Skit 5: The Special Interest Spender
This type of financial dysfunction is caused by a person with an out-of-control hobby that siphons off hundreds - sometimes thousands - of dollars. As you can see from this skit, this can result in real marital tension.


Skit 6: The Status Spender
Status Spenders are people who buy things not because they need them, but because someone else has it. This results in envy and coveting, which this skit shows is never a good thing.