I did some researching to find out the 10 most common new year resolutions – these are them! I am not much of a supporter of new year resolutions, I don’t like waiting around for a specific date to make positive life changes. That said, I guess some people don’t really think about making positive life changes until the new year rolls around…
Saving on your home energy bill – 22 ways
I am getting ready to embark on an all out battle against our energy bills and I know the next couple months are going to be tough. It’s been a cold December, but January and February are always a bit more intense. But after doing some homework, I found a bunch of simple things that we can do to lower our bills this winter. Even though I should have done this 2 months ago, I am going to basically treat this as my checklist of things to do to over the next couple weeks…
21 Great Bible Verses About Giving
The attitude behind it really matters. There is a huge difference between buying stuff that you feel (or are) obligated to, and intentionally (and cheerfully) giving something to another person. So if you need a little boost to your giving attitude this year, do a little meditating on the scriptures below…
Prosperity Gospel, Poverty Gospel, and the Gospel
Yesterday an article was published on TheSimpleDollar where Trent shared his opinions about the “Prosperity Gospel”. I read the article, read the comments, and had some thoughts that I wanted to write about – so here we are. In the article Trent made clear all of his misgivings with the Prosperity Gospel and at the […]
Buying life insurance for your parents: Is it wise? Is it wrong?
Would you take out life insurance on your parents? Why or why not? Recently my siblings have been talking to my mother and I about taking a life insurance out for her, in the case that she passes, a sum of money could be left for her kids and grandkids. The idea would be that we would all co-fund this insurance with her and them.
Being owed money & striving to pass the test
I once heard someone say, “challenges are just wonderfully disguised opportunities for growth.” I really do believe it to be true. Just like a strong physical body requires exercises that push it beyond what is comfortable, so a strong character requires challenges that aren’t comfortable. My newest challenge is that an advertiser owes me a […]
How I used a 3rd car to prevent financial catastrophe
As some of you all know my car had to be put to sleep a few months ago. I am not really sure why I am just writing about it now – maybe because the grieving period lasted this long? 😉 But anyway, it’s passing marked a significant point in my financial life: It was […]
Is asking for a discount appropriate?
I was hanging out with some of my family this weekend and an interesting & frustrating discussion came up about the appropriateness of asking for a discount from fellow Christians. The discussion started because of this story: A hard-working painter (Joe) we all knew from church went over to give an estimate to another church-member […]
