Creating a Plan for a One-Income Family
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About five years ago my family went from two full-time incomes to one. It was an intentional decision thankfully, one that we planned, prayed about and implemented over several years in order for my wife to stay home with our children . . .
Is it Wrong for Christians to Think about Money?
I think about money . . . a lot. I wasn't always this way. I used to be a fast food spender, and didn't really care about what anybody had to say about my consumer habits. It seems I've swung from one extreme to another: from being apathetic about money to really watching what I do with it. Is this wrong as a Christian - to think about money all the time?
5 Places to Go When You're Struggling Financially
Many people are finding themselves in a situation where they're in a rough spot financially. Maybe your expenses have gone up, your income has gone down, or an emergency popped up. Sometimes you just need money help. Here is where you can go to get some help!
Christian Giving: Who Should Get Our Money?
There are cancer-research foundations, organizations dedicated to fighting starvation, groups that help educate indigenous cultures about their mentally-handicapped children, and the list goes on! Should you be satisfied with sending your tithe to the church each month and that's it? Let's take a look at our approach (just one approach of many) to giving . . .
How to Deal With Financial WIPEOUTS!
Is it wrong to feel joy and laugh while watching people get smashed by giant arms, hit with large objects, sprayed with gooey sauces, or thrown through the air? If you answered YES … then I confess … I’m guilty!
Having Faith in Your Marriage and Your Wallet
It's going around the blogosphere that my husband and I are both unemployed. With no emergency fund and very little alternative income streams, this is going to be one of the toughest times in our marriage.
"Before You Plan Your Wedding, Plan Your Marriage" Book Review
Greg and Erin Smalley are relationship speakers who have written this book, Before You Plan Your Wedding...Plan Your Marriage, with the engaged couple in mind. The writing style is very conversational, telling stories about how their engagement and marriage worked, giving good examples of how not to solve problems as well as how to solve those problems.
Fundraising for Schools: 4 Ideas on How to Deal with Them
For those of you who have school age children within your family you know the pressure you can feel to buy something from a little niece or nephew who has big puppy dog eyes or a purr as sweet as a kitten. You may not even have young children in your family, but you have a close friend in the office who always shows you little Johnny’s pictures. However, unfortunately for you ... you may have unknowingly gushed one too many times and are now considered prime fundraiser grounds!