In Financial Chaos? Pass the Test!!

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James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has [...]

Do Money Vices Have A Grip on You?

The new BMW 1-series was recently announced and it is gorgeous.  I have wanted (not needed) a BMW since I was a teenager. The 3-series, and specifically the M3, has always been my favorite. Any 3-series is still way out of my league price wise and even more so now that I’ve [...]

The End of Cash?

19% - Segment of the 2006 US Economy involving cash
Visa U.S.A Inc. recently conducted their annual consumer spending survey. Overall, respondents said that they prefer electronic transactions to traditional paper money and checks.
Visa’s chief economist Wayne Best said that 79% of baby boomers and 74% off echo boomers (the children of baby boomers) believe [...]

7 Things I’ve Given Up to Prune My Expenses

Getting out of debt is much harder than getting in debt. I know, I know that’s obvious right? Well sure it is. The problem is people don’t seem to think about it when they overspend, buy things they don’t need, and live for the moment.
We live in a “I deserve it now, [...]

Hilarious But So True SNL Video On the Secret to Wealth

Make sure you check out this Saturday Night Live Video that http://www.cheufong.com found out on YouTube.   The video is hilarious, but the underlying message is dead on.  Sadly, I’m pretty sure I know a few people just like this.
Enjoy!

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Key Steps You Can Take Now To Get Out of Debt

Romans 13:8 - Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
 
Let’s face it, getting out of debt requires a great deal more time and effort to get out of debt than it does to get into debt. Getting [...]

7 Helpful Tips When Moving

Our neighbors for the past 5 or so years moved last weekend. They wanted to be closer to their family. While we completely understood why they wanted and needed to move, we really hated to see them go. We had watched their son and twin daughters grow over the years and had [...]

What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

This is a guest post by Bill G. Page. He is the author of Making Money Work: A Christian Guide For Personal Finance.
Newsman Charles H. Dow—the founder of Dow Jones & Co.—created the world famous Dow in 1884. Charles Dow originally compiled a list of 11 stocks and published the average in a financial [...]

Chromed: How to Look Cool and Waste Your Money

While driving down the road the other day, I saw a car that looked very similar to this one:

The first thought that came to my mind was why???? But then I realized I am probably just getting old. I’m quite sure my Dad asked me why many times when I was younger.
My next thought [...]

In The Beginning

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which [...]

Garage/Yard Sale Update

We were up early on Saturday morning to begin getting things out of the garage and in the drive-way for our garage/yard sale (funny, I never really know what to call them, garage sale or yard sale). Our sale started at 7:00am. I opened the garage door at 6:30am to begin setting [...]

Yard Sale Tomorrow and A Few Tips To Help Make Yours Successful!

We’ve decided to clean house, and I don’t mean dust and vacuum (although the glblgal did that too). As you may or may not know, we have 6 children, 5 boys and a girl. Our house while not small by any means has been getting a bit cramped lately with stuff. [...]

Make Payments on Your Debt Whenever You Can

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits published a guest post over on Get Rich Slowly since J.D. is on vacation. Leo’s post is about eliminating debt using large bursts instead of paying off debt gradually. Now of course the best way is to do both. Leo’s article has some great [...]

How to Save Money at Auctions

We did something interesting and different yesterday, we attended an Estate auction. This was my first auction, and it was both a wonderful experience and a great deal of fun!
First I was really surprised that there weren’t more people. Just guessing here, but at most there were probably about 40 people and lots [...]

One of the Many Reasons I hate Credit Cards - Thanks for nothing Chase

Proverbs 22:7 - The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
I have read this verse many many times, and thought until a few minutes ago that I fully understood it’s meaning. I received another harsh reminder today of how true this verse really is and how much wisdom [...]