Totally disagree Mrs Sav; we're from the same general area as you and we stay free on SLS because most of the people in Alabama are fakers when it comes to committing to a meeting and executing. We've never had problems like this in the other areas of the country in which we've lived (on a free SLS membership); we tried paid for a few months here and it was worthless. I think has a LOT to do with whether or not it is worth it to get a paid membership.