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This is a guest post from Lakita at Personal Finance Journey. You can read more of her great writing at her site, or by subscribing to her RSS feed.
The Bible records an encounter Jesus had with a man identified only as a “Rich Young Ruler”. This man realized that in spite of all he had…he was still lacking. He asked Jesus what more he had to do to gain eternal life. Jesus said:
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Another Great Week Reading My Fellow PF Bloggers Pinyo at Moolanomy (where I also frequent the Answers section) published What Is Your Credit Card Philosophy? where he discussed the different aspects of credit card that you should pay attention to, and his philosophy on cards which pretty much mirrors my own. Johnathan Mead who is the person behind...... -
Ben Bernanke Wants Personal Finance Blogs Out Of Business! According the the Wall Street Journal Economics Blog Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, in a speech today, stated the importance of financial literacy classes in high school. A survey given to high school seniors had only 48.3% of the students correctly answering questions about personal finance and economics. This is down......
This is a guest post from Mr Credit Card from askmrcreditcard.com. If you are looking for a credit card, check out his list of best credit cards recommendations.
A few weeks ago, my Pastor from church was preaching about “Thou shalt not covet” – one of the Ten Commandments. He said that it was not one of the most talked about commandments but was nevertheless very important and so easy to break. He gave the following analogy. He said that if he was caught reading a “Playboy” magazine in his office, it would be a scandal! But if he was seen reading “Kitchen and Bed” magazine, nobody would bother. But to him, reading the magazine about Kitchens and “coveting” for that dream kitchen that one’s neighbor has is just as bad. This got me thinking about how to prevent myself from coveting for “stuff”.
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New Credit Card Rules, Opting Out of Interest Rate Increases What should you do when your credit card company raises your interest rate? Here are some thoughts on credit card reform from our contributing writer, Jacques Sprenger. I thought I had the best credit card around. But then getting a sudden rate hike on your credit card for no reason...... - The Real Cost of Credit Cards I get bashed often about my attitude towards credit cards. Responsible users (those who never carry a balance) are very proud of the rewards and benefits they provide. Other personal finance bloggers devote substantial time writing about the various rewards cards available to us, hoping to garner some extra income......
This article is by Fred at One Project Closer. Fred’s blog is home improvement focused, but he also enjoys personal finance from a Christian perspective.
I grew up with the benefit of Christian parents who made giving to God’s work a top priority. My mom regularly reminded my siblings and I that all the money on earth was God’s anyway, and that we are called to give him His tithes and our offerings as a way for us to participate in His ministry. To do otherwise—particularly with respect to tithing—would be to steal from Him.
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Get A Financial Education In Your Twenties This guest post is by Austin Morgan, from Foreigner’s Finances. It’s a great follow up to the other article I published here last week on setting goals to reach by the age of 30. Image from MorphoMir I picked up my first personal finance book a little over a year...... - Last Minute Gifts For The Frugals On Your List Over the years I've tried to compile a few last minute gift ideas. Oddly enough, I nearly waited until the very last minute to run this post, as we find ourselves on the final shopping weekend before Christmas. However, it's not too late to add some frugal gifts to finalize......
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