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“If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.” Sir Francis Bacon This is so true and the Bible talks about it, too! Don’t let money have you. You must be the master of [...]

The Cash for Clunkers program is now dead. There is no more money left for the program. Dealers will have until tonight to file any claims for deals made and many dealers have already stopped doing Clunker deals since last Thursday and Friday. The controversial program offered rebates of up to $4,500 to those people [...]

4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. 5 Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:4-5 (NLT) From the Life Application Bible: David calls us to delight in the Lord and to commit everything we have and do to him. [...]

9 We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) We can make all the plans we want to, but God is the one who gives us step-by-step directions. Follow God’s plan. Don’t take things into your own hands. That’s when things begin to go wrong. God knows best. God [...]

You’ve heard of the “Cash for Clunkers” government program that recently ran out of the original $1 billion. The Senate just approved an additional $2 billion for the program last night to extend the popular program and President Obama is expected to sign it into law as early as today. But just because it’s popular [...]

So I saw an unrecognized number ringing on my cell phone. Normally, I don’t answer unknown numbers, but I didn’t have anything to do at the moment so I answered it. Well, what do you know? It was my credit card company calling to do a customer satisfaction survey. It was about the phone call [...]

“After you marry, every asset either of you acquires is jointly held. That’s why you both need to be in sync on your long-term financial goals, from paying off the mortgage to putting away for retirement. Ideally, you should talk about all this before you wed. If you don’t, you can end up deeply frustrated [...]

6 Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. John 21:6 (NLT) We serve a faithful God! We serve a God who cares about the little things. [...]

6 The LORD your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you. Deuteronomy 15:6 (NLT) God says that He wants to bless you! He wants to bless you so much [...]

I know what you’re thinking. What are snakes doing on a Christian Finance blog? Well, there’s a saying that says that if you play with snakes, you’ll get bit. Dave Ramsey even uses it to describe credit cards. Well, I’ve got a great “bit by snakes” story for you. As many of you know, I’m [...]

Just opened an Advantage Savings account at Bank of Internet today that’s currently paying an astounding 2.50% (yes, it may not sound high, but it’s one of the highest rates I’ve seen lately). I’ll have a proper review sooner rather than later.

“I cannot afford to waste my time making money.” Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz Sometimes we forget that time is money and that we shouldn’t use up all of our time trying to make money. There are more important things in life than just making money. What good is money if you don’t have the time [...]

“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” President Gerald R. Ford This is such a timely quote for today. It seems like government is getting bigger and more powerful as each day goes by. We should not have to depend [...]

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein What a brilliant quote! Try something new today. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. If you never take a shot, you’ll never make a basket.