Bible Money Matters

Christian personal finance

You’ve been given so much, now what will you do with it?

Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2 A common theme that keeps coming up in my bible study is that we are tasked with being good stewards of what we have been given. Whether we have been given money, special skills, or lots of […]

Does Your Bag Have Holes?: Choices and Consequences part 2

The following is an part 2 of an excerpt from a book I just read called “Does Your Bag Have Holes?. Read part 1 in yesterday’s post. The book was sent to me by the author Cameron C. Taylor, and is an excellent read (I’ll be doing a review shortly). This chapter on choices and […]

Does Your Bag Have Holes?: Choices and Consequences Part 1

The following is an excerpt from a book I just read called “Does Your Bag Have Holes?. The book was sent to me by the author Cameron C. Taylor, and is an excellent read (I’ll be doing a review shortly). The chapter below is on choices and consequences, and was an especially good one. I […]

Non-Frugal Spending: I Bought A GPS

I have a confession to make. I spent a large sum of money on something I didn’t need this week. I bought a brand new Mio Moov 200 automotive GPS. I know I didn’t need this GPS, but I really wanted it. I’ve been holding off on getting one for a couple of years now […]

It All Belongs To God: Giving Of Our First Fruits

  ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. Haggai 2:8   It All Belongs To God This verse brings home to me the fact that no matter how much money I get, or how many things I collect, that it all belongs to God. It isn’t mine, its His. […]

7 Ways To Use Twitter To Promote Your Blog And Build Traffic

Use Twitter to boost traffic and subscribers Years and years ago I discovered a great new website called Twitter.com. For those of you who haven’t used the site or are thinking about using it, I like to refer to it as sort of a delayed instant messaging platform where you can network with other bloggers, […]

Drive Free Cars And Retire Rich!

While taking part in Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University”, we heard a great example of how you could turn traditional thinking around, and make your money work for you. Drive Free Cars For Life! They started the lesson out by talking about how the average new car payment for 1/3 of car buyers is $475 […]

Unboxing Dave Ramsey: Opening the Financial Peace University Membership Kit

I‘ve been blogging about personal finance now for some time. During that time one person I’ve heard about time and again is Dave Ramsey and his baby steps. I’ve gotten a basic understanding of his program through posts that other bloggers have had on their sites, but I always wanted to delve a little deeper. […]

7 Positive Ways To Use Your Economic Stimulus Rebate

Big money on the way So now that you’ve got your rebate on the way, you may find yourself with extra cash that you can use to buy that new TV, save for retirement, or use to pay down debt. If you’re not sure of when you’ll be getting your payment, check out our post […]

Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Needs

my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 This verse is encouraging for us to know that all our needs will be supplied, even as we’re going through hard times, and times where we know we’ll be having lots of bills to be paid. Because […]

Economic Stimulus Rebate: When Will You Get Your Rebate?

If you’re anything like me you’re probably wondering when you’ll be receiving your economic stimulus rebate check or direct deposit. After checking it out today I found that the IRS has setup a payment schedule based on people’s social security number. My wife and I opted for the direct deposit, which means we will likely […]

Money And Your Prayer Life: Do You Pray About Your Finances?

The past few weeks I’ve been reminded in a bunch of ways of just how woefully inadequate I’ve been when it comes to praying to God in all things. As Christians I feel we constantly need to be in relationship with Christ, seeking guidance, asking for things we need and praising him for all the […]