“Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Owe Nothing But Love
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8
Don’t Let Unexpected Stress Be An Excuse For Spending
Everybody Has Stress The last year has been extremely stressful one for my wife and I. My wife had a blood clot in her entire leg last March, and ended up being in the hospital for about 3 weeks. Then this winter my wife’s job was in jeopardy because the church that she works at […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: I Am Ready For Anything Through Christ
For I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances may be. I know now how to live when things are difficult and I know how to live when things are prosperous. In general and in particular I have learned the secret of eating well or going hungry of facing either plenty of poverty. I […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Parable Of The Rich Fool
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Repay Your Debts
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Ecclesiastes 5:5 This verse could be seen to apply to our current times quite well. With our current housing and foreclosure crunch people have been taking out loans left and right, making vows to repay, and then not repaying. […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: More Blessed To Give
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ Acts 20:35 In our current times, the phrase “It is more blessed to give than to receive” is one […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Giving Back
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof. Psalm 24:1 As a person who is interested in personal finance, and the process of creating wealth, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the topic. You might even say that I’ve gotten a bit obsessive about it at times. One thing I’ve realized is […]
Emergency Funds Make Your Life Better! (Or At Least More Stress Free)
An emergency fund is only the beginning of a sound financial plan. Here are some good reasons to start saving and how much money you should save.
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Never Satisfied With His Income
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Living in our culture it’s hard not to focus on material things. We’re blasted with constant commercials and advertisements trumpeting how happiness is only a BMW away. We may have money, but we […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Diversify Your Holdings
Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. Ecclesiastes 11:2 Last night in our Financial Peace University class we had a lesson on investing (you can read about it here), and one of the principles that was stressed by Dave Ramsey was that when […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Conduct Your Affairs With Justice
It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice. Psalm 112:5 All of us will come upon times when it it would be easy to take advantage of others in our financial dealings. A friend who needs to borrow money to make rent, the family member who […]
Success Is Made By Changing Your Habits And Behaviors Gradually
The past year I’ve been learning a lot about money, how it is made and how it is often squandered. I’ve had to change the way I think about our finances, and make corrections in the way we’ve been living so that we can be successful down the road. Making these changes hasn’t been easy. […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Deceitfulness of Riches
But the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. Mark 4:19