Hope for your financial journey and beyond
Did you have an appliance or other household items that need repairing? We have had several big household items hit our budget over the years. The washer-dryer combo, a new refrigerator and a new stove have all needed to be replaced over the years. … [Continue reading]
Paying off the mortgage early is a hot topic when it comes to money management. There seems to be a good amount of quality logic for keeping it and equally valid logic for paying it off early. So what’s a homeowner to do? After we bought our first … [Continue reading]
A while ago, I wrote about how Sam’s Club had introduced a Scan-and-Go app that allows you to scan the barcodes of your items as you shop. It records each scan in a digital shopping cart. When you are finished shopping, you simply check out in the … [Continue reading]
I'm sure you've daydreamed at some point about how life would change if a large lump sum payment of money came your way. Say like a million dollars? We’ve all played this game and fantasized about all the good we could do for ourselves and others … [Continue reading]
“But love your enemies, do good, and lend hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great…” - Luke 6:35 I can easily love my wife. She is precious to me. So are my kids. They have no problem getting and receiving my love. Others who … [Continue reading]
“Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise.” That verse from Proverbs 6:6 contains an odd word we rarely use today - sluggard. The first thing I think of when hearing that word are creeping, slimy slugs. So sticky and definitely no … [Continue reading]
I have been interested in personal finance for quite some time now and love to help with money. I could teach the subject and dish out solid advice for hours. In fact, that's what I do at my full-time job as high school economics and personal finance … [Continue reading]
For a significant portion of our adult life, my wife and I chose to live without the use of a credit card. 99% of the time we had no issues when it came to making purchases. We would simply use our debit card or pay with cash when making a … [Continue reading]
Have you ever asked the question, What career should I have? If so, you know the answer isn't that obvious. Coming to a decision about what career bests fits you can be quite a dilemma, no matter if you are right out of high school or in your … [Continue reading]
We’ve all had some dark times in life. Times when we felt like not going on. Times that hurt, that didn’t make sense and when all hope was lost. And when these occur, turning to God and reading some encouraging Bible verses can help. There is no … [Continue reading]
When was the last time you took inventory of your personal finances? It's so easy to get things set in place and then just ignore them. Who really wants to continually review all the facets of personal finance anyway? It takes so much time. Well, … [Continue reading]