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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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Count The Cost

March 2, 2008

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it. Luke 14:28
This verse serves as a reminder that we need to save up for the things we buy. If we don’t have [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Storing Up

March 1, 2008

In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Proverbs 21:20
This gives us an idea of how God wants us to save for a rainy day, to [...]

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The 213th Christian Carnival Is Up: Bookstore Edition

February 29, 2008

The 213th Christian Carnival is up at Jevlir Caravansary!
Part 1 of my series on tithing was featured in this week’s carnival. I just posted part 2 of that same series yesterday. Check out the Christian Carnival, and then check out my series on tithing! And don’t forget to have a great [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Pride

February 29, 2008

This is what the Lord says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, [...]

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The Bible and tithing: To Give Or Not To Give – Part 2

February 29, 2008

In part 1 of our “The Bible and tithing” series, we talked about the perspective that tithing is a biblical requirement, and that all Christians need to give 10% (at least) of their income. Anything after that is a free will offering. For a quick refresher, see Part 1 here.
Today we’ll look [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Laziness Won’t Help

February 28, 2008

No matter how much you want, laziness won’t help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough. Proverbs 13:4
I know there are days where I just want to lay on the couch, play a video game and not do a thing. This verse tells us, however, that laziness [...]

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I Have Proof That Money is Evil!

February 27, 2008

I logged into my account over at Mint.com today to look at our spending trends this month, and what did my disbelieving eyes see? One of my savings accounts has gone bad, and made a deal with the devil! Look at the balance in that acount:
Ok, I kid, but that is kinda strange [...]

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Free Stuff: Revolution Money Exchange $25 Signup Bonus

February 27, 2008

UPDATE: This offer has been extended until April 15th. Click on the button below to signup and get your free $25 in bonus money!
This past week I signed up for a new money transfer service, Revolution Money Exchange. Revolution Money Exchange is a money tranfer service along the lines of a PayPal.com which [...]

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When Did You Have Your Epiphany About Your Finances?

February 27, 2008

Over at Gather Little by Little today they have a post asking this question:
When did you have an epiphany about your debt or your finances? How did you react to that epiphany? Are you still maintaining your progress to make a change for the better? …share your financial epiphany!

While we have never been in [...]

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