50 Frugal Gifts You Can Give This Christmas

Christmas time is one of the most joyous times of the year at our house, but if you’re not careful it can also be one of the most expensive times of year. If you’re trying to cut down on spending, like we are at our house, it can become a challenge to find [...]

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What The Movie Wall Street Can Teach Us About Greed

October 27, 2009
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One of my all-time favorite movies is Wall Street.  It is directed by Oliver Stone and stars Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas. If you’ve never seen the movie, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), has a short synopsis of the movie.
Bud Fox is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980’s New York with a strong desire to [...]

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Buy And Hold Investing For Beginners

October 26, 2009
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When it comes to investing, there two distinctive strategies.  The first is the buy and hold approach.  The second is timing the market.  Simply put, buy and hold investors keep buying (stocks, mutual funds, ETFS …) no matter what is happening to the market and hold those investments regardless of market conditions.  This is typically [...]

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Winner Of Our Book Giveaway And Post Roundup

October 26, 2009
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This past week week we did a review of the book, “Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little Money-Grubbing Secrets” and hosted a giveaway of our copy of the book.   This morning we did a drawing using random.org to choose a winner of the book giveaway.  So, without further ado, the winner of our [...]

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Devotional: Glory in the Cross

October 25, 2009
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photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. – Galatians 6:14
When I was in high school, I placed second in a computer competition at the state conference for Future Business Leaders [...]

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Lawmakers Push For An Extension Of The $8000 First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit Into 2010 In Proposed Bill

October 23, 2009
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Since earlier this year we’ve been talking a lot about the $8000 first time homebuyer tax credit that was passed as a part of the 2009 Economic Stimulus Package. The credit has been available for first time homebuyers since January 1st, and will continue to be available until November 30th. Now that the program [...]

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Book Review And Giveaway: Secrets Of A Stingy Scoundrel

October 22, 2009
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This past week while I was on vacation I finally had the chance to read a book that I’ve been meaning to read for a while.  The book, Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little Money-Grubbing Secrets, by Phil Villarreal asks the question, “How far would you go to save money?“.  If you’re [...]

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Avoid The Pressure To Spend

October 21, 2009
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Have you ever felt like you were pressured into spending money?  Deep down you really knew you didn’t have the money to spend, but because of the situation, people around you or other factors, you ended up spending anyway.
For those who are conscious spenders you know when one of these occasions is about to occur [...]

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We’re Adding A New Staff Writer. Please Welcome Jason Price!

October 21, 2009
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One of my goals for Bible Money Matters over the past year has been to make it one of the go-to places in the blogosphere for Christian finance thought.  I wanted to write great personal finance commentary, as well as hosting some of the best Christian personal finance writers from all over.
Over the past few [...]

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How Many Financial Accounts Should You Have?

October 20, 2009
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Financial accounts are a modern day necessity.  Most people have an account at a bank, if not multiple banks.  At that bank they are likely to have a checking account, savings account, and even a CD.  In addition, it is quite common for people to have multiple active credit card and debit card accounts.  Unfortunately, [...]

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