10 February 2010
February 14 approaches quite quickly on the heels of the Christmas and New Year spending sprees and as such you may be dreading the approach of Valentine’s Day this year because you are still struggling with credit card debt, or trying hard to stick to a New Year’s savings plan. Instead of splurging on your beloved this [...]
Posted in Frugality, Guests, Personal Finance, Saving Money0 Comments
09 February 2010
What are the two words that people love most? Oftentimes it’s free and money! Who doesn’t want to get free money? What’s amazing is the number of people who I run into on a regular basis who continue to leave money on the table! If you woke up this morning, got your cup of coffee and went to [...]
Posted in Making Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money10 Comments
08 February 2010
According to dictionary.com, a fool is a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. The Bible is full of vivid pictures about fools. The Scriptures generally define fools as people who don’t “catch on” or just continue to repeat the same dumb mistakes. On the contrary, the wise man learns from his own mistakes and [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, Personal Finance4 Comments
05 February 2010
We finally got our internet hooked up at our house this week! It’ll be good to get back to a regular posting schedule next week. I’m excited for this weekend because I get to teach a class to a Young Marrieds group at church on Money. I’ll try to post some of the content from that [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Personal Finance, This Week In Personal Finance0 Comments
04 February 2010
One of the things I want to make sure I do on Redeeming Riches is to provide a look at other resources to you from a Christian perspective as well as secular resources to help with managing your money. I know that R2 should not be the only voice you hear when it comes to your [...]
Posted in Personal Finance2 Comments
02 February 2010
I know you must be an experienced saver (you are reading this blog!). But there are still money-saving tricks you are probably not aware of. Let’s take a look at three of them. Here’s my list of 3 fun and geeky ways to save with your email. 1. Create a Money-Saving Gmail Filter If you have ever bought [...]
Posted in Frugality, Guests, Personal Finance, Saving Money8 Comments
01 February 2010
Confession time! I’m not as generous as I should or could be! Here’s another thing: I like to receive more than I like to give. Why? Well, because it’s inherent and I’m selfish. I know what you’re thinking - “Wait a minute – but you write about generosity and giving and doing good things with your money” That’s true. And I [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, True Wealth Series3 Comments
29 January 2010
Another week “in the books”. I can’t believe it’s almost February already. This was a fun week on R2 – if you didn’t check out my mom’s guest post on marriage you should! Anyways, This Week in Personal Finance takes a look at interesting articles, posts and news from the past week in the personal finance arena. Give [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Personal Finance, This Week In Personal Finance5 Comments
28 January 2010
Below is a guest post from my Mom! My mother is a Mentor Mom for a MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) group at church and they asked her to give her insights on the question of how to keep spouses from growing apart. I thought I’d post what she wrote. I know what you’re thinking – “Wait a [...]
Posted in Bible & Money, Guests, Miscellaneous19 Comments
26 January 2010
A few weeks back I tackled this annoying topic by discussing four questions you should ask before you buy life insurance. I was honestly surprised at the popularity of that post – so I decided to tackle the annoying topic AGAIN! This time to help clear up some common misconceptions that are out there regarding life insurance. We all [...]
Posted in Personal Finance10 Comments
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6 Ways To Find Free Money
4 Money Lessons From a Fool
This Week in Personal Finance – February 5, 2010
Christian Finance Directory
3 Fun and Geeky Ways to Save With Your Email
Confessions of a “Receiving” Addict
This Week in Personal Finance – January 29, 2010
How to Keep Spouses From Growing Apart
5 Common Misconceptions About Life Insurance
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