Last summer my wife and I decided that we wanted to move after some careful thought and prayer. The place we were living was nice, but there was some development going on in the area we weren’t happy with (a new road going through behind our house), and we wanted to get out before it […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Giving
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses. -Proverbs 28:27 That’s a pretty strong statement! He who closes his eyes to the poor will receive many curses. I’ve often found that it is true – that giving can often be better than receiving, […]
1 Week Later: My First Week Blogging About Money.
I just wanted to write a quick thank you to all of you out there who have subscribed to my feed, or who keep coming back to the site to check us out on a daily basis. We started out last Wednesday as a brand new blog, no subscribers and no page views except my […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Riches
“With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit is better than fine gold;what I yield surpasses choice silver.” Proverbs 8:18, 19 Today’s verse talks about how God’s instruction, wisdom and knowledge are better than all gold or fine silver. Even back in the days when Proverbs was written, men struggled with […]
5 Things I Can Do Without
We have all got things in our lives that we are paying good money for, but we don’t need. Things that we used at one time, but no longer get any real benefit from. These things have a way of taking over our lives, draining our bank accounts and creating stress. So here is my […]
Money Quotes: Things People Say About Money That Make You Think
Money is such a multi-faceted topic that has ramifications on so many areas of our lives. It affects our relationships, our attitudes, how we see life, and ultimately how we view those around us. It’s complicated. To help shed some light on the topic, i thought that today I’d share quotes from some of the […]
Possessions Cannot Define The Man
“Then [Jesus] said to them, ‘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 Something to keep in mind – that we are not defined by how much we have, but by who we are in Christ. A good […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Storms
Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you! Deuteronomy 31:6 I get today’s verse from another blogger who blogged today about some hard times that his family has gone through in […]
Kevin Ham, The $300 Million Master Of Web Domains
Here is an interesting story on CNN money about Kevin Ham, a domain name king who started out as a doctor, and became a domain name tycoon after discovering how lucrative buying domain names could be. He is also a devout Christian: Kevin Ham, the $300 million master of Web domains Just a few years […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Greed
“Then [Jesus] said to them, ‘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 This is a hard one sometimes for me to remember. As a self confessed gadget obsessed technophile, I am constantly having to remind myself that […]
Food Blogging: To Die For Apple Crisp Recipe
And now for something just a little different. Apple Crisp! I don’t usually do food blogging, but we were at a get-together with some friends recently, and for dessert they had this apple crisp that was just to die for. It was sweet, crisp and just delicious. So if you’re feeling in a culinary mood, […]
Get A Free Daily Credit Report From Credit Karma
The past couple of years my wife and I have been keeping close tabs on our credit. We purchased a house in late 2006 and making sure our credit was in good shape was important while we were looking for a home loan. (Yes, I know. We bought a house right before the bubble burst. […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Created Equal
“Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.” Proverbs 22:2 No matter what we have, or who we are, we are all created equal in the eyes of God. We are all sinners, in equal need of his saving grace. This verse is a reminder to me of […]
Tax Rebates – What Do They Mean For You?
You may have heard in recent days about a stimulus package that congress has passed to help stimulate our lagging economy. Well some details of that plan are now being fleshed out: Bush and House lawmakers yesterday agreed on a $150 billion economic stimulus package aimed at avoiding an election-year recession. About $100 billion would […]
