05 December 2009
Have you ever played the “Would You Rather…” game? It pits two opposing choices against each other and people go around and decide which one they’d rather have and why. It’s a good ice-breaker and a fun game to hear people’s insights. That’s exactly what I’d like to do this weekend – play the “Would You Rather” [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, Weekend Edition1 Comment
04 December 2009
How would you like to win a $500 American Express Gift Card or even a $100 gift card just in time for last-minute holiday shopping? Who wouldn’t!? Joel, over at Credit Card Chaser is running the 2009 Credit Card Chaser LOVE/HATE credit cards contest. Head on over to Joel’s site to enter your comments for a shot at the [...]
Posted in Credit Cards, Personal Finance1 Comment
03 December 2009
I came across an interesting statistic that blew me away the other day: After a divorce, a woman’s income decreases on average by 79%, while a man’s increases by 49%. Think about that for a minute. How would you respond to a seventy-nine percent decrease in your income? How would you respond if your income grew by forty-nine percent? Unfortunately, divorce [...]
Posted in Personal Finance4 Comments
02 December 2009
You’ve seen it a thousand times – but perhaps you haven’t given it much thought. What does A.P.R. stand for and what should we be aware of when it comes to these three little letters? Let’s face it, mortgage financing can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. Mortgage APR or Annual Percentage Rate [...]
Posted in Guests, Personal Finance3 Comments
30 November 2009
The 2008-09 recession has been one of the roughest ones in history. Jobs have been lost, lifestyles altered and net worth’s slashed. There has, however, been a couple positives from this recession - primarily it has forced many people to get rid of debt and begin saving more. For some of us it has also revealed what [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, Most Popular7 Comments
28 November 2009
If you were really honest with yourself right now, wouldn’t you admit that oftentimes it’s hard to share!? C’mon, it’s not easy to give things to others without strings attached or to let people borrow items without being worried about getting it back in one piece or getting it back period. You know why I know it’s hard [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, Weekend Edition4 Comments
23 November 2009
Many times the simple things have a way of sticking with us and helping change our patterns of behavior better than a list of 25 items we need to remember to do on a regular basis. If you’re struggling with stopping the use of your credit cards - you could set fire to them, but I hate [...]
Posted in Credit Cards, Debt, Personal Finance9 Comments
23 November 2009
Meet John. John’s a nice guy, has a stable job and is making a good income. He’s got a good marriage, has two kids and a dog. He drives a newer car, lives in a nice neighborhood and plays golf a couple times per week. From the outside, it looks like John is living the ultimate American [...]
Posted in Personal Finance, Saving Money3 Comments
21 November 2009
Each weekend I like to provide for of a devotional style post that includes a few verses on money and occassionally the study notes to help with further reflection. These past two weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about true wealthand what exactly that means. I deal w ith money and people’s attitudes with money on [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, True Wealth Series7 Comments
19 November 2009
In part 1 we looked at the retirement that is mentioned in the Bible and also the idea of rest that the Bible is flooded with. Now let’s look at retirement defined and re-defined. Definition of Retirement Merriam Webster defines retirement as: withdrawal from one’s position or occupation or from active working life. Unfortunately many people often think and define retirement as [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, Most Popular, Retirement, Retirement Planning8 Comments
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