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Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Be content with your wages

June 29, 2008

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.” Luke 3:14 This verse speaks to me about how we need to have integrity in our financial dealings, [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Don’t Fix Your Hope on Riches

June 21, 2008

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 5 – Credit Sharks In Suits

June 17, 2008

Last Week – Dumping Debt Last week was week 4 in Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University“. The lesson for week 4 was another good one, this time focusing on dumping all of your debt using the debt snowball! A few of the important points about how to dump your debt: Quit borrowing more money. Don’t [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 4 – Dumping Debt

June 12, 2008

In Review – Last Week Last week was our third week in Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University“. The lesson for the week focused on cash flow planning, and was one of the more intense lessons we’ve had as it went deep into putting together a budget, and the reasons for doing so. A few of [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Needs

June 7, 2008

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 Whenever I’m feeling uneasy about having enough money in the budget, or worried about making ends meet when unexpected bills pop up, I just remember that God never gives us more than we can handle, and [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Haste Leads to Poverty

June 5, 2008

The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. Proverbs 21:5-6 Another verse today about being diligent and hard working. When you work hard at something, and make plans for the future, it will [...]

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Reaching The Tipping Point

June 4, 2008

My good buddy in the Money Life Network, freefrombroke, asks this question on his blog: What is your personal finance tipping point? I see there being two tipping points in one’s personal finance. The first is when you finally admit to yourself how bad your finances are and you resolve to do something about it… [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Estimating the Cost

June 4, 2008

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he may have enough to finish it; lest perhaps, after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish, all those seeing begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build and was [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 3 – Cash Flow Planning

June 3, 2008

In Review – Last Week Last week I talked about our second week in class for the Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University” seminar that we’re attending. In that post we talked about how men and women, nerds and free spirits all relate differently to money. A few of the important points: Men and women think [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Get Rich Quick?

May 30, 2008

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 [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 2 – Relating With Money

May 28, 2008

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 [...]

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Wisdom and Understanding: Better Than Silver Or Gold!

May 21, 2008

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 [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 1 – Super Saving

May 20, 2008

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 [...]

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You’ve been given so much, now what will you do with it?

May 19, 2008

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 [...]

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