Aug 26 2008

Did They Say That? Can Money Buy Friends?

“Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy.”
Spike Milligan
It is amazing how jealousy can rise up when someone has more money than someone else. That’s why people say never to discuss salary or wage with co-workers. Because it really doesn’t matter what your co-workers make. As long as you’re [...]

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Aug 12 2008

Did They Say That? Do Something for Someone Who Can’t Repay You

“You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
Ruth Smeltzer
This is one of the basic premises of the Christian faith. Giving. Jesus came to give his life for us. God gave his only son. Christians [...]

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Aug 5 2008

Did They Say That? Show Me the Money!

“Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are.”
James W. Frick
The Bible has been saying this for centuries. Matthew 6:21 says, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” You can tell a whole bunch about a person by what [...]

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Jul 29 2008

Did They Say That? Roosevelt on Happiness and Money

“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
There seems to be a common thread among famous people and their thoughts on money. Many say the same thing; money can’t buy happiness. And it is true, because many of them [...]

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Jul 22 2008

Did They Say That? What God Thinks of Money

“If you want to see what God thinks of money, just look at all the people He gave it to.”
Dorothy Parker
Interesting quote. Who does God give money to? It says in the Word that He gives seed to the sower (Isa. 55:10, 2 Cor. 9:10). In others words, God blesses those who are sowers. Sowers [...]

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Jul 15 2008

Did They Say That? What Bob Hope Has to Say about Lending and Banks

“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.”
Bob Hope
So why would anyone want to borrow money? If you need the money, you can’t get a loan, but if you can prove that you don’t need it, they will gladly lend you the money that [...]

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Jul 8 2008

Did They Say That? Time > Money

“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.”
Jim Rohn
Isn’t that so true? What are we spending our time on? What are we wasting our time on? The time that we have is so valuable. So why are we wasting it doing unproductive things? The average person [...]

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Jul 1 2008

Did They Say That? Does Anyone Care?

“If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.”
Earl Wilson
Ha, ha! Funny and so true. If you’re leasing a car, that’s a good sign that you can’t afford to buy the car you’re driving. We need to get out of this mentality of trying to impress everyone (who doesn’t [...]

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Jun 24 2008

Did They Say That? Money Can’t Buy

“If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can’t buy.”
Unknown source
I love it! There are so many people in this world with tons of money, but still without satisfaction, without purpose, without happiness and without true friends. Just look at the prodigal son in the Bible. When he had [...]

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Jun 17 2008

Did They Say That? Don’t Work for Money

“Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.”
Marian Wright Edelman
So true. The Bible teaches this. Only Jesus can save your soul.

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Jun 10 2008

Did They Say That? Living Like No One Else

“If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.”
Dave Ramsey
This is an interesting quote. He’s basically saying that if you don’t live like everyone else (by spending more than they earn, drowning in credit card debt, leasing cars that they can’t afford, etc.) that later you can be [...]

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Jun 3 2008

Did They Say That? The IRS and the Bible

This is a brand new series where I’ll feature an interesting quote every Tuesday about Christianity, money, finances, or almost anything else!
“The Internal Revenue Code is about 10 times the size of the Bible — and unlike the Bible, contains no good news.”
Don Rickles

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