But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction. 1 Timothy 6:9 Often wealth once you have it can be less of a blessing than you thought it would be, especially when you get it through less than positive […]
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Making Kids Money Savvy: Try These Four Financial Tricks
Helping your kids become savvy about money is all about looking for and taking advantage of teachable moments.Here are four financial tricks for them to try
Dave Ramsey’s Baby Step Series At The M-Network
Since I’ve been blogging about personal finance, one thing I’ve read quite a bit about and been impressed with is Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps for getting out of debt. The M-Network of bloggers is currently doing a series of posts on the subject. You can check them out at the links below! Posts in the […]
3 Weeks With Buxfer.com: A Review
Buxfer.com is a new personal finance site that allows you to bring all your personal finance information together in one place, along the lines of competitors Mint.com, Geezeo.com. I recently signed up for the service so that I could weigh its advantages against the one I’m using right now, Mint.com. We recently became more deeply […]
Time Magazine: Does God Want You To Be Rich?
I just discovered an article in Time Magazine from a couple of years ago discussing the topic of “Prosperity Theology”. It is an interesting article, and looks at the divide in the church between those who believe God wants us to be “prosperous” and those who say it is damaging to preach the “gospel of […]
Money, Bible Verses, And Context
In reading some other websites, I found this commentary on another blog that reminds me that I need to be careful when cherry picking bible verses to post. I need to be careful about context. From “Going Broke With Jesus blog”: What happens when people try to build a Christian doctrine of money? They usually […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Taxes
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1 What does this verse mean? Unfortunately it means that I have to pay my taxes, and live under the govenerment authorities God has established. I […]
20 Money Hacks: Tips And Tricks To Improve Your Finances
Over at ZenHabits.net they give 20 good tips on things you can do to improve your finances. Among my favorite hacks that they mention: Use Cash: We have started doing this more often at our house – paying cash for everything from furniture to new cars. It’s amazing how much nicer paid off things are […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Satisfaction
A mere lover of silver will not be satisfied with silver, neither any lover of wealth with income. This too is vanity. ~ Ecclesiastes 5:10 This verse tells us what many of us probably already know, or sensed at some point. When you have money – you want more. When you get a raise, you […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Count The Cost
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it. Luke 14:28 This verse serves as a reminder that we need to save up for the things we buy. If we don’t have enough – save!
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Storing Up
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Proverbs 21:20 This gives us an idea of how God wants us to save for a rainy day, to set something back for […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Pride
This is what the Lord says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and […]
The Bible And Tithing: To Give Or Not To Give – Part 2
In part 1 of our “The Bible and tithing” series, we talked about the perspective that tithing is a biblical requirement, and that all Christians need to give 10% (at least) of their income. Anything after that is a free will offering. For a quick refresher, see Part 1 here. Today we’ll look at a […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Laziness Won’t Help
No matter how much you want, laziness won’t help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough. Proverbs 13:4 I know there are days where I just want to lay on the couch, play a video game and not do a thing. This verse tells us, however, that laziness won’t help […]
