How many of you have heard that there are over 2,000 Bible verses about money? I’ve heard it, too. In 2007, I wondered if there really were that many Bible verses about money and finances. You see this was of special interest to me as I had just started my career in financial planning. Being […]
Money Isn’t The Problem. Our Interaction With It Is.
I live and work in a metropolitan area, which means I spend a lot of time on buses and trains with my nose in a book attempting to avoid my fellow riders in the friendliest way possible. One of my co-workers suggested I add The Soul of Money to my Express Bus Reading List – […]
5 Ways To Successfully Fail At Personal Finance
Okay, so you want to fail. You want to crash and burn your finances. You really don’t care about all that “saving money” talk and would rather live your life on the edge – of homelessness. What advice is out there for a person like you? Well, here you go. These are my top five […]
5 Things About Money I Wish I Would Have Known When I Was Younger
Sam Ewing, who used to play baseball for the Chicago White Sox, once said, “Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.” Many of us may feel that we can never quite catch up with our money, but one thing is […]
Should I Have Bought An Extended Warranty?
A couple of months ago I purchased a new Dell laptop. We’ve needed a new home computer for a while now and the deal I ran across was too good to pass up. So I purchased it for $400 via the Dell website. As an aside, Dell has always been good to us. Their products […]
The Choices We Make Have Consequences. Change Your Life One Decision At A Time
I was reading a new book that I received in the mail yesterday called, “8 Attributes of Great Achievers“, written by Cameron C. Taylor. The book examines the lives of famous historical figures and gives light to attributes that they shared that helped to make them successful in life. It’s a great read that I […]
7 Lies About Money That Can Kill Your Financial Future
Over the past few years through writing for this blog and helping to facilitate Dave Ramsey‘s Financial Peace University class I’ve heard a lot of misconceptions that people have about money. These are beliefs and ideas about money that people hold deep in their psyche that tell them how they should approach money. They help […]
Own Your Finances. Your Choice To Struggle, Not Save, Or Live Without A Plan
So I’m standing at the bus stop the other day (I use the bus to commute to work downtown) and I start talking to a gentleman who I only know through waiting on the bus each day. We make small talk about the nice weather. And that discussion rolls into a mention of having a […]
What We Can Learn From Clark Griswold’s Christmas Vacation
Most people have a Christmas family tradition. Perhaps you exchange gifts at a certain time of day, go ice skating (at the mall if you live in the south like me), eat a favorite dish, or read the story of Jesus’s birth. I think our family has adopted most of these traditions. But one of […]
The Financial “Slip Up” And What To Do When It Happens
For those of us who have yet to at least adopt some measure of “frugal living” into our current lifestyle, I’d say it’s high time to get going. However, if you’re already at least doing something to improve your personal economy, hats off to you! No matter what steps you’re currently taking, you are at […]
How Do You Plan To Manage Your Million Dollars?
This post is about gaining perspective on money management and financial stewardship. I enjoy finding new ways to gain a wise financial steward’s perspective on money. I hope this particular one will encourage the new financial steward, perhaps be a wake up call for some and a reminder for the more seasoned stewards among us. […]
Wealth And Contentment: Two Peas In A Pod
The pursuit of wealth is one of the greatest illusions of our time. We think we will be wealthy when we come to a place in our lives when we can do whatever we want with money. One might imagine this to be the freedom illustrated by the phrase “financial peace”. Wealth, however, will never […]
10 Attributes Of The Perpetually Broke
Here are a few of the attributes that broke people have that contribute to them continually finding themselves short of cash.
Please Welcome Bible Money Matter’s Newest Contributor
I‘ve been running Bible Money Matters for almost a year and a half now. It’s been a labor of love, and during that time I’ve tried to write at least 5 quality posts every week. Writing that much can get exhausting over time. This year i decided that I may want to bring some contributors […]
