Lending Club Returns Continue Upward Trend At 11.44%. Lending Club Passes 500 Million In Loan Originations

Lending club announced that they had passed 500 million in loan originations since their inception. My returns also continued to go up, increasing to 11.44%

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Greed

February 21, 2008

Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Luke 12:15 While it can be ok to have wealth, and alright to work hard to earn your money, it is even more important to remember to keep your guard up against [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Be Still

February 20, 2008

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 Sometimes we let our minds get too active, and the troubles and worries of everyday living can start to take over. Money troubles, relationship issues, problems at work. The list can [...]

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Toshiba Exits HD DVD Business, Ceding Market To Sony’s Blu-ray – WSJ.com

February 19, 2008

Big news in the technology world today – it looks like the High-definition format war is over and Blu-Ray has won! Toshiba announced today it is pulling out of the HD-DVD business: Toshiba Exits HD DVD Business, Ceding Market to Sony’s Blu-ray – WSJ.com: TOKYO — Blaming the loss of support from a key movie [...]

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Free Stuff: Fundamentals Of Personal Financial Planning Course

February 19, 2008

When I started this blog, I started with the intentions of using my research for this site to further my own goals of educating myself when it comes to the realms of personal finance, saving, and retirement. I wanted to be able to share the things I was reading with others out there who might [...]

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Christian Carnival Of Posts Is Up!

February 19, 2008

As a Christian and a blogger I’m always looking for some good reading from other Christian bloggers that I can dig into. One good place to find that reading is over at the Christian Carnival. The Christian Carnival is roundup of posts by Christian bloggers on a variety of topics, from finance (like mine) to [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Hard Work

February 19, 2008

Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. Proverbs 10:2-4 This verse speaks to the importance of hard work in earning your wealth. Those [...]

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3 Weeks With Mint.com

February 18, 2008

Since I recently became more deeply involved in keeping track of my family’s finances (because of starting this blog), I decided that it would be nice to find a way to keep track of our finances online. Ideally we should be able to monitor all of our online accounts, regardless of what institution they’re held [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Fleeting things

February 18, 2008

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.Though while he lives he congratulates himself. And though men praise you when you do well for yourself–He shall go to the generation of [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Money In The Hands Of A Fool

February 17, 2008

Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom? Proverbs 17:16 This speaks to some of the things we were talking about in yesterday’s post. Sometimes you can become blinded by greed, and make decisions that aren’t really in your own best interests. We spend [...]

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Why Do We Make Bad Money Decisions?

February 16, 2008

If you’re ever up late at night and turn on the television, more often than not you’re going to see one of those get rich quick informercials. You know the ones I’m talking about – the “Buy our software and you’ll be able to pick all the best stocks, making thousands of dollars a month!” [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Contentment

February 16, 2008

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 The lesson I get from this verse is that we need to be content in the circumstances that we’re in, whether we have [...]

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San Francisco In February

February 15, 2008

My wife and I just spent some time in San Francisco this past week. I was there for work, and my wife joined me on the weekend. We had a wonderful week doing the tourist thing, visiting all the well known San Francisco landmarks from Ghirardelli Square to the Golden Gate Bridge. The picture above [...]

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We’re 3 Weeks Old – Let’s Celebrate!

February 15, 2008

I’ve been posting here on Biblemoneymatters.com for just over three weeks now, and so far the response from all of you out there has been very gratifying. Coming into this I never could have imagined all the positive feedback that I’ve gotten from all of you – so I just want to say thank you, [...]

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Valentine’s Day – It’s Never Too Early To Start Working On Next Year

February 15, 2008

Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. The chocolates have been eaten, and flowers are already beginning to wilt. Even as the good feelings from this year’s celebration still linger, its time to start planning for next year! Today over at Paidtwice.com, they’re talking about some things that you can buy for Valentine’s Day next [...]

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