A sensible man watches for problems ahead and prepares to meet them. The simpleton never looks, and suffers the consequences. Proverbs 27:12 This verse really hits home for my wife and I this past couple of weeks as my wife has been in the hospital. Luckily we’ve saved up an emergency fund, and we had […]
Please Pray For My Wife
I just got off the phone with my wife a short while ago, and she is being admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee. she had been having some leg pain and back pain since the weekend that has gotten steadily worse. She went in today because she was just feeling awful, and couldn’t stand […]
My “Frugalist” And “Dumbest” Home Improvement Project Ever
The Project My “frugalist” and “dumbest” home improvement project took place last summer. We had just moved into our new house the previous fall, and it was late spring, early summer 2007. We decided that we’d like to spend a little more time outside, enjoying the weather while it lasted (here in Minnesota, you have […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Sharing
John answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.” Luke 3:11
I Made A Stupid Money Mistake This Week
Well, if you thought us personal finance bloggers had it all together and never made silly money mistakes, this week I decided to prove you wrong. BIG TIME. The Setup I had a busy week last week, and to top it all off, my wife was sick. When I wasn’t at work I was at […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Flourish
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Chasing Fantasies
He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. Proverbs 12:11
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Good Advice
Without good advice everything goes wrong– it takes careful planning for things to go right. Proverbs 15:22 This verse speaks to the idea that when you’re doing your finances, or anything else for that matter, it pays to get some good advice from someone who knows what they’re talking about. Get your advice, and then […]
Paying For Pets: When Is It Too Much?
My wife and I are the proud owners of a little nine pound Shih-Tzu named Nala (as in Disney’s “The Lion King”. The female lion is Nala). She is a precious little pooch, who loves running around the house, barking and rolling around on the floor. She’ll even sit in her favorite easy chair and […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: My Daily Bread
Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. Proverbs 30:8-9
Is Your Jar Full?
An interesting little story I read today: When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar……and the beer. A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked […]
Own All The Markets: Vanguard To Release A Global Stock Index Fund
According to the Sun Financial Diary Vanguard has just revealed plans that they have to release a total global stock index fund. As most new investors like myself are learning, buying index funds of the entire markets are a great way to buy stocks without thinking too hard about it. You buy a share in […]
Myths About The Sub-Prime Lending Mess
In an article over at MSN Money, Rick Newman of U.S. News World and Report talks about the looming recession and the sub-prime loan mess that we’re finding ourselves stuck in. With 2 million home foreclosures possible over the next two years and the economy stumbling toward recession, it’s clear that Washington will enact new […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Contempt
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. Proverbs 17:5
