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Investing Guidance from the Bible

Bible and Investing
The Bible has a lot to say about money and among many areas of Biblical finance we find guidance for investing.  Christians who want to exercise wise financial stewardship in managing their personal finances can learn from important principles of steady plodding, avoiding risky investments, diversification and always knowing the status of your [...]

One Money Design is back! Woo Hoo!

Well you might have experienced issues if you visited OMD in the past few days.  If so, I thought I would write a quick post to let you know everything is operational again!  Woo hoo!
I don’t want to bore you with all the details, but in short, I had a web hosting problem occur this [...]

Friday Round Up: Paperless Financial Statements Edition

Paperless financial statements
With new legislation cutting into bank profits for credit card interest and over draft fees, SmartMoney.com says banks would love to see you go paperless, or opt out of receiving a paper bank statement in the mail.
The advantages of going paperless include a smaller chance of identify theft, less clutter and living green.  [...]

Mvelopes Personal Budgeting Software Features Review

Users of personal finance software know there are key features you can’t live without when it comes to automating the management of your personal finances. While the needs of everyone differ and finding the right product is important for your situation, Mvelopes Personal offers some features that put it in the top tier. They seem [...]

Manage Money By Living From Heaven Backwards

No matter the stage of life you’re in today, you’ve probably said to yourself, “if only I would have known about (fill in the blank) 10 years ago my life would be different today.”
I think we’ve all said or thought that at one time or another. For many of us it’s about money and the [...]

Blueprint for How to Make Money with a Blog Review

Every now and then I’ll write about ways to help you make extra money.  I think people are generally always open to the ideas of either increasing their income or reducing expenses.  Obviously, both can help in gaining extra momentum along the journey to true financial freedom!
So today, I thought I would write a little bit about [...]

Mvelopes 1 Year Membership Giveaway and Friday Round Up

A product I have come to love, yes love, is Crown Mvelopes (Mvelopes Personal).   I’ve been using the product for over two years and it’s helped me keep our family spending in order and stay on plan each month.
I really believe this particular product can make a difference for someone in managing money this year.  [...]

10 Ways to Simplify Your Personal Finances

Do you ever feel like life gets a too complicated?  Whether it’s related to personal finances, or not, there are all kinds of things that can make life hurried and complex.  It can be quite exhaustive at times if we don’t slow down and and try to simplify.  Complexity is typically the result of trying to [...]

10 Smart Personal Finance Tips Before You Get Married

Looking back, I know my wife and I made some pretty good decisions before we tied the knot, but there were probably a few things we could have done better.  With money being one of the top causes for divorce today (and a whole lot of arguments), I think it makes sense to get marriage [...]

How to Clip and Organize Coupons: Two Solid Approaches

Many of you may know I’m a big fan of The Grocery Game.  I love it because it helps control one of the biggest budget busters: the food category!  We’ve wrestled with this budget category many times and seen it fluctuate up and down depending on the month.   The Grocery Game has helped us see [...]