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“The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.” Albert Einstein Arguably the most intelligent person to ever live (even though he didn’t speak fluently until age nine) said that the most powerful force in the universe is compound interest. Of course, he was wrong. God is, but it still illustrates a point. Compound [...]

10 For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. 2 Corinthians 9:10 (NLT) From the Life Application Bible: God gives us resources to use and invest [...]

Just noticed that the 2008 1099 tax forms are available online from ING Direct. Tax season has begun! It’s never too early to start on your taxes. I’m going to be using TurboTax again this year as I’ve done done for the past couple years. Remember, as the saying goes, death and taxes!

With all the falling interest rates throughout the economy, savings APY’s are bound to be lower as well. Here’s an Interest Rate Roundup of some online savings accounts that I use myself: ING Direct (mini-review) dropped to 2.40% from 2.50%. ($25 bonus) Dollar Savings Direct (review) dropped to 3.50% from 4.00%. HSBC Direct (mini-review) is [...]

  Today may be Inauguration Day for President Obama, but Christian Finance Blog is going to have its own Inauguration Day on Presidents Day (February 16 this year for the uninformed). Get ready for a brand new theme, a grand reopening Presidential Giveaway and much more! You can check out a preview of the new [...]

In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day today, I’m doing a “Did They Say That” post with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King himself. “Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. The third Monday of every January is Martin Luther King, Jr. [...]

Earlier this month, I blogged about getting your free FICO score from MyFICO through their Score Watch trial. Well, now you don’t have to sign up for anything to get your free Equifax FICO score! Just visit this website and register. No credit card required and the website is run by MyFICO and Equifax. But [...]

Oprah and Suze are at it again with a free download of Suze’s newest book “2009 Action Plan” ($10 value)! But hurry! This offer could end anytime. Just go to Oprah’s website and click on the download. There’s an English and Spanish version of the entire book for free download! This is not the first [...]

“Money is usually attracted, not pursued.” Jim Rohn Isn’t that what the Bible says? Seek the Kingdom of God first and all these things will be added to you. Where are your priorities?

9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. 10 Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine. Proverbs 3:9-10 (NLT) From the Life Application Bible: This refers to the practice of giving to God the first and best portion [...]

MyFICO is offering a free 30-day trial of their FICO Score Watch which offers 2 free Equifax FICO scores and credit reports! Each FICO score is worth $15.95! This is the real FICO score that most banks and lenders use today. Your score will be pulled on the day you sign up and you get [...]

With tax season looming in the not-too-distant future, we should all make plans to start at least thinking about taxes and how to pay for them or how much of a refund we’re going to get. TurboTax (which is the software that I use to file my personal income taxes) is offering one free answer [...]

Using random.org, the winner of the very first (and definitely not last) Christian Finance Blog giveaway is…       …Josh Champagne! Congratulations to Josh and thanks to all 11 participants who commented! You had a great chance to win (9.09% to be exact) but Josh won in the end. Josh please email me your [...]

Just a quick rate update. ING Direct has dropped their Orange Savings rate to 2.50% from 2.75%. With all the recent rate dropping by the Fed and others, it makes sense and I still like ING Direct as my first choice in online banks.