2009 May | Bible Money Matters

New Details About Making Home Affordable Program And Second Mortgage Modifications

May 12, 2009

After realizing that even a modification on a first mortgage won’t help some people if their second mortgage is still too high, the government expanded the Making Home Affordable loan modification program last week. The program was updated to cover second mortgages and liens. I know this was something that a lot of people had [...]

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Thesis WordPress Theme Review

May 11, 2009

The Old Designs Bible Money Matters has been live on the web since January of 2008, and in that time the site has gone through 3 different designs. The first look that I tried was when the site was hosted on blogspot. The theme was a free one that I found on one of the [...]

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Should Your Grandparents Refinance Their Home?

May 11, 2009

This is a guest post by Neal Frankle. Neal found himself in a financially fragile situation at the age of 17. Both his parents passed away while he was still in high school, leaving behind a small insurance settlement. Neal sought out a financial advisor to help him invest his nest egg so that it [...]

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Devotional: Fear vs. Faith

May 10, 2009

photo credit: spaceodissey For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. – 2 Timothy 1:7 Jesus and His disciples start sailing across the Sea of Galilee. Sometime during the evening, a storm begins to brew. A great wind blows hard and waves beat [...]

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And On the Seventh Day, He Rested

May 8, 2009

This is a guest post from MLR’s girlfriend @ My Life ROI. I thought it had an interesting perspective on how faith can inform life and finances, even if it is more directly related to Judaism. If you like this post, check out My Life ROI‘s website or subscribe to his feed. He writes a [...]

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10 Dumb Ways Of Wasting Money

May 7, 2009

This is a guest post from our good friends over at Money Energy. Money Energy is an interesting personal finance site where they write about their journey to capture wealth. You can check out the site at www.getmoneyenergy.com or subscribe to the RSS feed here. Frugal Living And Cutting Back When we think about frugal [...]

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Breaking Free From Materialism

May 6, 2009

Break Free The major way to give more is to break free from the grips of materialism. The goal of this life should not be to accumulate money for the sake of personal gain. As a person of faith, our God may bless us with wealth, but all things ultimately belong to Him and thus [...]

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To Refinance Or Not To Refinance

May 5, 2009

This is a guest post from Jessica Ward, a freelance writer and small business owner. She blogs at pennywisefamily.blogspot.com about personal finance and at prosperlending.blogspot.com about peer to peer lending and microfinance. Thanks Jessica! photo credit: woodleywonderworks I’d like to do a quick rundown of the question “to refinance or not to refinance,” which seems [...]

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What Does The Bible Have To Do With Finances?

May 4, 2009

What Does the Bible Have to Do with Finances? The Bible is very clear about how we should handle our finances. God wants to abundantly bless those who obey His Word in this all-important area. Why do you think there are more than twenty-three hundred verses in the Bible about money? Is it a coincidence? [...]

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Ask The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™: Savings And Debt

May 1, 2009

I’m always happy to give financial advice, but sometimes you just have to ask an independent financial advisor. I’ve asked CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Jeff Rose to give his feedback on some reader submitted questions. Jeff is an Illinois Certified Financial Planner and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group. He is also the author of Good [...]

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