Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. Proverbs 13:11 These days get rich quick schemes are a dime a dozen. You are told that you can buy and sell foreclosed houses and get rich quick! Try the newest currency trading exchange and get rich quick! Invest in […]
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 2 – Relating With Money
In Review – Last Week Last week I talked about our first week in class for the Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University” seminar that we’re taking with some other couples from our church. In that post we talked about how if you want to get out of debt and become financially solvent, you need to […]
Wisdom and Understanding: Better Than Silver Or Gold!
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are […]
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 1 – Super Saving
Signing Up For Class My wife and I started attending the Dave Ramsey “Financial Peace University” class a week or so ago through our church small group. We had some people in our group that were “Dave Ramsey evangelists”, and who thought that everyone should take the class at least once. “It’ll change the way […]
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 […]
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. […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Never Enough
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:10
Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Be Content
Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you. Hebrews 13:5
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 […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Problems ahead
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 […]
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