http://christianpf.com/the-great-recovery/ http://www.youtube.com/v/9i-JZ6L6yRU http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9i-JZ6L6yRU/2.jpg The Great Recovery | Dave Ramsey Event I just heard about a new thing Dave Ramsey is rolling out and it looks pretty cool. He has done things like this in the past where he rallies churches and folks together for a syndicated meeting across the country (or world) and this seems to be a similar event. 62 2011-07-08T20:09:13+00:00 Dave Ramsey The Great Recovery Asides http://christianpf.com/create-a-household-budget-for-free/ http://www.youtube.com/v/fmZBRiW4uOk http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fmZBRiW4uOk/2.jpg Create A Household Budget For FREE! Just a couple days ago a friend of mine was asking me for recommendations for household budget software since he is just getting a budget set up for the first time. I am well aware that not everyone wants to fork over $60 in order to make a budget when they are probably doing it as a means to SAVE money. So for those people, there are some free options! 119 2011-06-24T15:00:53+00:00 Budgeting articles Money Management Video Budgeting articles http://christianpf.com/debt-wise/ http://www.youtube.com/v/8DWMxTVCHGQ http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8DWMxTVCHGQ/2.jpg Debt Wise: Another Tool To Help You Pay Off Debts I recently heard about a program sponsored by Equifax and pushed by David Bach called Debt Wise. Essentially it is uses your credit report to give you a plan to do a debt snowball. 123 2011-06-20T15:01:21+00:00 Debt Debt Help Debt Wise Money Management Reviews Debt Help http://christianpf.com/spenz/ http://www.youtube.com/v/SAd1Nl8yFVE http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SAd1Nl8yFVE/2.jpg The 'Spenz' App: Budgeting & Money Management I have been hearing about a lot of interesting money management tools lately and Spenz is one of the lastest to hit my radar... 63 2011-06-05T15:00:42+00:00 Budgeting articles Money Management Reviews Spenz Budgeting articles http://christianpf.com/is-google-wallet-in-your-pocket/ http://www.youtube.com/v/5s9wYEkRAgs http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5s9wYEkRAgs/2.jpg Is Google Wallet In Your Pocket? Once again, Google is changing the way people do business. Google recently announced its newest innovation called Google Wallet. It’s a way for shoppers to use their cell phones as a method of payment. 60 2011-06-01T15:07:15+00:00 Google Offers Google Wallet NFC payment methods review wallet Reviews http://christianpf.com/billguard/ http://www.youtube.com/v/7RoOvOO3NpA http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7RoOvOO3NpA/2.jpg Monitor Your Bills For Errors/Fraud With Billguard BillGuard is a personal finance security service that alerts you to unwanted and unauthorized transactions on your credit card and debit card bills. How is that for a nifty idea? 102 2011-05-26T15:07:08+00:00 Billguard Bills Finance Tools Free Protect Yourself Tools How to Manage Money http://christianpf.com/ynab-review/ http://www.youtube.com/v/8zC9HQKhXdc http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8zC9HQKhXdc/2.jpg YNAB 3 Budgeting Software Review Jesse has done a fantastic job of creating a beautiful user interface that is intuitive and effective. After the issues I experienced with Mvelopes, YNAB was the perfect antidote. Like I mentioned before I really liked the "system" that Mvelopes created, and had I not had interface issues I would still be using them. 158 2011-04-25T14:28:50+00:00 Budgeting articles Budgeting software budgeting with mvelopes mvelopes YNAB YNAB 3 Budgeting articles http://christianpf.com/5-ways-to-save-money-shopping/ http://www.youtube.com/v/eQbDmhol_oM http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eQbDmhol_oM/2.jpg 5 Simple Ways To Save Money Shopping Thanks to technology, there are a lot of other ways to save money on purchases other than cutting coupons. These are 5 simple things that I do that save (or earn) me money on just about all of my purchases... 144 2011-01-05T16:11:09+00:00 Frugal Money Saving Techniques Money Tips save money Save Money Tips Saving money ways to save money Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/end-of-year-donation-tips-from-the-irs/ http://www.youtube.com/v/wuqX7vec_u4 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wuqX7vec_u4/2.jpg End of Year Donation Tips from the IRS Here is a quick video from the IRS with a few simple tips about end of year donations... 41 2010-12-28T16:00:44+00:00 Charities Charity Donations End of year Generosity Giving IRS Philanthropy Tax deductions Taxes ways to save money Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/merry-christmas-2010/ http://www.youtube.com/v/4kTKAaAICGU http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4kTKAaAICGU/2.jpg Merry Christmas! (Video) Merry Christmas! (Video) 97 2010-12-25T07:01:36+00:00 Good News Video Asides http://christianpf.com/homemade-christmas-presents-ideas/ http://www.youtube.com/v/FzOJe34s7oI http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FzOJe34s7oI/2.jpg 9 Homemade Christmas Gifts That Might Actually Get Used Let's be honest, we have all received some homemade Christmas gifts that never saw the light of day again - sometimes they are well intentioned and so we might not care that our peppermint-scented ruler holder won't get too much use. The thought and love behind it makes up for it's lack of usefulness... 242 2010-11-23T16:10:27+00:00 Christmas christmas gifts DIY gifts Giving homemade homemade christmas gifts homemade christmas presents homemade gifts Money Saving Techniques on a budget christmas gifts Save Money Tips ways to save money Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/offermatic-review-an-easy-way-to-earn-more-rewards/ http://www.youtube.com/v/QHe3VNWrCAM http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QHe3VNWrCAM/2.jpg Offermatic Review: An Easy Way to Earn (More) Rewards I just signed up for a FREE savings program called Offermatic. Simply put it is a way to earn more rewards for using your credit card or debit card. I think the easiest way to understand how it works is just by watching this 90-second video... 95 2010-10-20T14:52:19+00:00 Christian Finances credit card rewards programs Credit Cards debit card debit card rewards Make Extra Money Money Saving Techniques Offermatic Offermatic Review PerkStreet Financial Reviews Shopping Tips ways to save money Asides http://christianpf.com/10-day-give-faq/ http://www.youtube.com/v/CwHcS-XoYbc http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CwHcS-XoYbc/2.jpg 10 Day Give – FAQ 10 Day Give – FAQ 515 2010-09-26T14:40:54+00:00 10 Day Give Giving Asides http://christianpf.com/savings-angel-save-money-couponing/ http://www.youtube.com/v/j1DMVmT5f60 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/j1DMVmT5f60/2.jpg Savings Angel: Save Money Couponing I just recently heard about SavingsAngel.com (not to be confused with Angel Food Ministries - another way to save on groceries). Basically, they help make couponing simpler and faster. I have always been intrigued by those people who spend $100 to get $400 worth of groceries each month, but if you ask them, it takes a lot of work and time to save that much couponing. 214 2010-09-24T15:07:42+00:00 Couponing Coupons Money Saving Techniques save money couponing Savings Angel ways to save money Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/10-day-give-starts-in-2-weeks/ http://www.youtube.com/v/oNCnsS0Ophw http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oNCnsS0Ophw/2.jpg The 10 Day Give Starts Soon! The 10 Day Give Starts Soon! 95 2010-09-16T15:33:38+00:00 10 Day Give Giving Good News Asides http://christianpf.com/8-ways-to-tell-if-youre-a-winner/ http://www.youtube.com/v/u6XAPnuFjJc http://i.ytimg.com/vi/u6XAPnuFjJc/2.jpg 8 Ways to Tell if You're a Winner 8 Ways to Tell if You're a Winner 648 2010-07-11T15:20:29+00:00 Book Reviews Reviews Self Improvement Ideas Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/cash-envelope-budgeting/ http://www.youtube.com/v/A8ncUIsMK4M http://i.ytimg.com/vi/A8ncUIsMK4M/2.jpg Cash Envelope Budgeting: A Modified Approach to Control Spending In case you don't know or need a refresher, cash envelope budgeting involves using envelopes to manage money. An envelope is created for each of your budget categories such as food, clothes, entertainment, transportation, etc. After you receive a paycheck you fund each individual envelope (or budget category) the cash allotted to it for the month... 89 2010-05-28T15:02:05+00:00 budget Budgeting articles Budgeting software Debt Help Money Management mvelopes Budgeting articles http://christianpf.com/the-guidelines-regulating-debt-collectors-your-consumer-rights/ http://www.youtube.com/v/auQgMKVsxCo http://i.ytimg.com/vi/auQgMKVsxCo/2.jpg The Guidelines Regulating Debt Collectors & Your Consumer Rights I found this great video from the FTC explaining our rights as consumers when it comes to debt collectors and their methods. Debt Collection Agencies are notorious for crossing the line and it is good to know what your rights are and how to deal with them... 134 2010-01-17T18:33:08+00:00 dealing with debt collectors Debt Collectors Debt Help Protect Yourself Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas/ http://www.youtube.com/v/Qk9be_sMNao http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qk9be_sMNao/2.jpg Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas! We are hosting my in-laws for Christmas today - this is a first for us since we just recently moved in our new home. Linda is super excited and has all kinds of ideas for how to make it a special day for our family. It's going to be fun. I pray you have a fantastic Christmas this year and that the transition into 2010 is a good one. Thanks for being a part of CPF - it would not be what it is without readers like yourself! 49 2009-12-25T16:00:57+00:00 Christmas Links Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/save-money-shopping-online/ http://www.youtube.com/v/oPrJRqYAubs http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oPrJRqYAubs/2.jpg What is Ebates and why you should care I just found out about a couple cool tools to make some cash when shopping online. The first of which is Ebates. I will write about the other one soon. Basically, merchants pay eBates to refer customers to them. eBates then pays a chunk of that back to the shoppers themselves. Win, win, win. 139 2009-11-05T15:03:33+00:00 eBates Make Extra Money online shopping Save money shopping Save Money Tips Shopping Tips Make Money Now http://christianpf.com/smarty-pig-video-contest/ http://www.youtube.com/v/Fy4PHAfso4M http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fy4PHAfso4M/2.jpg My video-contest entry My video-contest entry 60 2009-10-08T14:42:39+00:00 convert car to run on water Good News SmartyPig Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/generosity-story-video/ http://www.youtube.com/v/yt_xO_j1e-E http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yt_xO_j1e-E/2.jpg A great story of generosity A great story of generosity 274 2009-10-04T17:15:27+00:00 10 Day Give Generosity Giving Stories Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/advice-for-preparing-for-a-job-interview/ http://www.youtube.com/v/CsMnoFd2aAk http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CsMnoFd2aAk/2.jpg 5 tips to help prepare for your next job interview <p>For those in the workforce, interviewing skills are very important and (whether it’s right or wrong) can have a huge impact on how far you advance in your career. The best thing I ever did to help myself with interviews was to prepare my answers in advance...</p> 2009-09-16T16:01:12+00:00 advice for preparing for a job interview Career Employment job interview Jobs jobs without a degree prepare for a job interview preparing for a job interview Work Career and Work Articles http://christianpf.com/obamas-health-care-reform-bill/ http://www.youtube.com/v/q2jijuj1ysw http://i.ytimg.com/vi/q2jijuj1ysw/2.jpg Obama's health care reform bill - your thoughts? <p>Obama's health care plan... it is obvious to just about everyone that many people have strong opinions about it. Most of us can agree that something needs to be done, it just seems that we can't agree about what should be done...</p> 1233 2009-09-07T15:13:18+00:00 Government Government finances Health Health care reform bill Health Insurance Obama obamas health care reform bill Think Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/the-government-can/ http://www.youtube.com/v/LO2eh6f5Go0 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LO2eh6f5Go0/2.jpg The Government Can! <p>A guy from my church, Tim Hawkins, is a pretty well-known comic and recently released this music video that I thought did a nice job of poking fun at some of the hilarious government policies in the U.S. - Enjoy!<br /></p> 184 2009-09-02T14:50:40+00:00 Economic Crisis Economic downturn Economy Federal Reserve Funny Funny Stuff Government finances Government stimulus Inflation Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/timebanking/ http://www.youtube.com/v/uR8ArHGgA7A http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uR8ArHGgA7A/2.jpg Timebanking: What is it? Timebanking: What is it? 171 2009-08-11T14:34:20+00:00 Giving giving ideas Money Saving Techniques Money Tips Save Money Tips ways to save money Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/selling-your-gold-rip-off/ http://www.youtube.com/v/56KcAABIn0Y http://i.ytimg.com/vi/56KcAABIn0Y/2.jpg Don't get ripped off selling your gold! <p>The sad truth is that every gold buyer pays a tremendously different amount for your gold. In the video below you find out that the sellers were given the following amounts for the same gold chain...</p> 108 2009-07-27T15:26:48+00:00 Gold Make Money Protect Yourself selling gold Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/5-easy-and-cheap-home-repairs-that-will-save-you-money/ http://www.youtube.com/v/0tfT-a9zxFM http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0tfT-a9zxFM/2.jpg 5 easy and cheap home repairs that will save you money <p>These are 5 simple home repairs that will save you money and put cash back into your wallet...</p> 90 2009-07-18T14:20:43+00:00 conserve energy conserving energy tips DIY Home Money Saving Techniques save energy winter Save Money Tips Video ways to save money Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/free-printable-budgeting-worksheets/ http://www.youtube.com/v/31REI9xA50Q http://i.ytimg.com/vi/31REI9xA50Q/2.jpg 7 free printable budgeting worksheets <p>Here are 7 different choices of free printable budgeting worksheets. Choose the worksheet that works best for you...</p> 249 2009-06-23T14:47:24+00:00 Budgeting articles Budgeting software budgeting tools Excel excel spreadsheet Free Budgeting Tools free personal budget spreadsheet Free stuff online Spreadsheets Budgeting articles http://christianpf.com/cash-for-clunkers-stimulus-bill/ http://www.youtube.com/v/P4tdv9RJtGE http://i.ytimg.com/vi/P4tdv9RJtGE/2.jpg Cash for your clunker stimulus bill <p>The House just passed the Cash for Clunkers stimulus bill. Here are some of the details that we can expect to see in it when the president signs it...</p> 94 2009-06-21T17:13:46+00:00 Cars cash for clunkers cash for clunkers stimulus bill Good News Save Money Tips ways to save money Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/how-does-phishing-work/ http://www.youtube.com/v/sqRZGhiHGxg http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sqRZGhiHGxg/2.jpg How does phishing work? <p>This great video answers the question, "How does phishing work?" in less than 3 minutes!</p> 185 2009-05-09T13:48:51+00:00 Protect Yourself Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/basics-of-investing/ http://www.youtube.com/v/8QvW1XETz2g http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8QvW1XETz2g/2.jpg The basics of investing | Video <p>This is just about the simplest explanation of the basics of investing that I have ever seen. Enjoy!</p> 221 2009-04-25T13:05:27+00:00 financial lessons Investing online Investing online for beginners stock investing for dummies Stocks Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/dave-ramseys-town-hall-meeting/ http://www.youtube.com/v/AVWNmW00id8 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AVWNmW00id8/2.jpg Dave Ramsey's Town Hall Meeting <p>Dave Ramsey is creating a town hall meeting and is recruiting churches, businesses, organizations or anyone to open their doors on April 23rd at 8pm EST to broadcast it live. The event is completely free for the venues and the attendees, so you can just show up at any of the local venues hosting it that night to watch it live. If you are interested in finding a local venue in your area, you can visit <a href="http://www.townhallforhope.com/index.cfm?event=displayAttendEvent">this page</a>.</p> 128 2009-04-18T16:57:37+00:00 Dave Ramsey dave ramseys town hall meeting Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/seed-a-need/ http://www.youtube.com/v/rzUmoljCYnc http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rzUmoljCYnc/2.jpg Seed A Need - Giving Fun! <p>What is really fun is that each card has a unique number that you can plug in on the Seed A Need website which shows everything that has been given via that card. So you can actually track how people have paid it forward before and after you.</p> 516 2009-04-14T14:28:46+00:00 Giving giving ideas Philanthropy Sowing and Reaping Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/jenny-craig-for-your-debt/ http://www.youtube.com/v/4OdPNI9f3es http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4OdPNI9f3es/2.jpg Jenny Craig for your Debt <p>As some of you may know I have been working with the team over at DebtGoal.com in the development of the program. DebtGoal is now up and running and if you are trying to pay off your debt, I encourage you try it out and let me know what you think.</p> 148 2009-04-11T16:08:04+00:00 Debt Debt Help DebtGoal Tools Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/diy-create-an-illuminated-keyboard-for-5/ http://www.youtube.com/v/iOn72Y5DT6M http://i.ytimg.com/vi/iOn72Y5DT6M/2.jpg DIY - Create an illuminated keyboard for $5 <p>I normally don't spend too much time on Youtube, but the other day as I was wasting time following rabbit-trails on it and stumbled on some interesting DIY projects. One of which shows you how to create an illuminated keyboard for under $5. There are probably better uses of your time than to create an illuminated keyboard, but if you are anything like me you love the challenge of completing projects like this... ;)</p> 120 2009-03-29T15:33:12+00:00 DIY Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/peter-schiff-economy-video/ http://www.youtube.com/v/jv_kLqxbtcg http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jv_kLqxbtcg/2.jpg Peter Schiff predicted the crisis and got mocked for it | Video <p>This video titled Peter Schiff was Right has been going around for a while, but it just finally made it's way to me - thanks Calin! I first heard of Peter a few months back when I read his book Bull Moves in a Bear Market which I really enjoyed. I can't say that I am on board 100% with everything he says, but he seems to be a very common sense guy in the midst of foolishness.</p> 2009-03-24T15:38:21+00:00 Economic Crisis Economic downturn Economy Mortgage Crisis peter schiff Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/saving-money-for-college-tips/ http://www.youtube.com/v/XjLJBZ8FVmY http://i.ytimg.com/vi/XjLJBZ8FVmY/2.jpg Dave Ramsey on saving money for college <p>Saving money for college vs. retirement ...I will say that I completely agree with Dave about this. His stance has always been to save first for retirement and if you have that covered then work on saving for the kids' college. The simple point is that (worst case) you can take loans for college expenses at reasonable interest rates. While Visa and Mastercard are the only ones offering "Retirement Loans" at 25%. Thinking about it in those terms makes it pretty easy to decide.</p> 260 2009-03-21T15:10:22+00:00 College Dave Ramsey Debt Debt Help Education Family Jobs Loans saving money for college student loans Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/walk-away-from-mortgage/ http://www.youtube.com/v/sB_po_mKN4Q http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sB_po_mKN4Q/2.jpg It is wrong to walk away from your mortgage? <p>Are there circumstances that justify walking away from your mortgage? As mentioned in the <a href="http://www.christianpf.com/credit-crisis-explained-video/" target="_blank">Credit Crisis video</a> we are now in the middle of a cycle where home prices are falling, banks have an abundance of foreclosed properties, and supply is high and demand is low. Some homeowners are facing situations where they owe the bank $300,000 for their house, but the house is now only worth $200,000. So they are packing up their things and giving it back to the bank to let them deal with it. Now the bank has to deal with the $100,000 gap.</p> 70 2009-03-18T14:45:38+00:00 Bible verses about money Biblical Perspective on Money credit crisis Debt Debt Help Economic Crisis Economy Foreclosure Mortgage Mortgage Crisis Real Estate Video walk away from mortgage Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/best-freeware-programs-utilities-windows/ http://www.youtube.com/v/SBrXU3O-wYU http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SBrXU3O-wYU/2.jpg The 23 best freeware programs for windows These are 23 of the best freeware software programs for Windows that I found... 147 2009-03-16T14:56:09+00:00 Free Free stuff online freeware Windows Live Writer Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/buying-used-car-over-new-car/ http://www.youtube.com/v/iIgLyl66QxQ http://i.ytimg.com/vi/iIgLyl66QxQ/2.jpg Should you buy a used car or new car? <p>It is one of those things that I think most people realize buying a used car is a better idea for their finances, but don't understand the scope of it. Dave Ramsey's critics often belittle his math on his "drive for free" method, but even if the numbers are a little generous, the same principle still applies - owning a depreciating asset is a bad move, but paying interest on a depreciating asset is a really bad move! Since I started this site I have written a bit about how you can save money by buying used cars and how they affect your financial freedom .</p> 214 2009-02-17T16:05:06+00:00 Cars Dave Ramsey used car vs new car Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/keeping-up-with-the-jones-video/ http://www.youtube.com/v/vGiSaSHBAeM http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vGiSaSHBAeM/2.jpg Keeping up with the Joneses | Video <p>I remember writing a post about the foolishness of trying to keep up with the Joneses, but this video does it better. If you need to explain to your five-year-old what is wrong with our economy, this video should do the trick. Thanks Generous News!</p> 131 2009-01-22T18:31:40+00:00 Funny Funny Stuff Keeping up with the joneses Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/interview-shortest-investment-book-ever/ http://www.youtube.com/v/LlW7mxC0YK0 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LlW7mxC0YK0/2.jpg Interview with Jim O'Donnell - Shortest Investment Book Ever Interview with Jim O'Donnell - Shortest Investment Book Ever 600 2009-01-08T00:09:05+00:00 Christian Investing Interviews Investing online for beginners Podcasts the shortest investment book ever Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/stranger-buys-foreclosed-house-and-gives-it-to-previous-owner/ http://www.youtube.com/v/THzi7O-W2AI http://i.ytimg.com/vi/THzi7O-W2AI/2.jpg Stranger Buys Foreclosed House and Gives it to Previous Owner This is one of those stories that almost brought me to tears. This is Christianity in action and exactly why we need to become the best stewards possible of what we have been given. It isn't so we can fill our bank accounts until they overflow, it is so we can give life-changing gifts. 142 2008-11-02T10:15:37+00:00 Economic Crisis Giving Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/how-to-make-an-invisible-shelf/ http://www.youtube.com/v/gjYjplGSLAg http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gjYjplGSLAg/2.jpg How to make an invisible shelf <p>I discovered this fun little DIY lesson that is really cool! Basically you can make an invisible shelf from an old book that you don't read any more. It is a simple little project and shouldn't take more than about 15 minutes of work to complete.</p> 2008-10-28T15:22:44+00:00 DIY How to... Money Saving Techniques Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/giving-to-the-poor/ http://www.youtube.com/v/MXk4GUGXNTQ http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MXk4GUGXNTQ/2.jpg Giving to the poor <p>As part of Blog Action Day this year, I thought I would just keep things very simple. The topic this year is poverty and I thought I wold let the Bible speak giving to the poor... If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?</p> 338 2008-10-15T22:38:38+00:00 Giving poverty Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/free-budgeting-software/ http://www.youtube.com/v/SG_w4DNpPs0 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SG_w4DNpPs0/2.jpg Budgeting Software: 13 Free Alternatives Over 15 free budgeting tools... Some of these budgeting tools are online applications, some are downloadable software, some are for Windows, some are for Mac and Linux, some of them may have lots of bells and whistles, and some may be overly simplified. I suggest you dig through and see if what works for your budget. Every person is different, therefore every budget will be different. It may take some time to find what fits you best, but it is out there and if it isn't create it and let me know about it! 2008-09-29T14:33:44+00:00 Budgeting articles Financial Software Financial Tools Free Free Budgeting Tools Personal budgeting tools Tools Budgeting articles http://christianpf.com/bible-scriptures-about-money-podcast/ http://www.youtube.com/v/SYw78JZRtoc http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SYw78JZRtoc/2.jpg A lot going on... <p>I just officially got approval from NASB for a project I have been working on... the Bible scriptures podcast... These are basically most of the verses that are in the Bible verses about money page in audio form. To be honest, I just wanted to be able to listen to specific scriptures sorted by topics myself, so that is why I (and my lovely wife) created these. After we created a few I figured that if it was helping me, maybe others would want them as well. So, they are not professionally done at all, but if you want to check them out - you can here.</p> 2008-09-20T14:11:54+00:00 Good News Links Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/money-merge-accounts/ http://www.youtube.com/v/viuUY47wLjs http://i.ytimg.com/vi/viuUY47wLjs/2.jpg Pros and Cons of Money Merge Accounts <p>These are the pros and cons of money merge accounts... Doing the research, building spreadsheets and running the numbers about MMA's has led me to one conclusion... <strong>So, those are my thoughts on Money Merge Accounts...</strong></p> 224 2008-09-15T11:50:26+00:00 Dave Ramsey MLM Money Merge Account Money merge accounts Money Saving Techniques Protect Yourself Real Estate Shopping Tips Video Christian Financial Help http://christianpf.com/two-new-productivity-tools-i-like/ http://www.youtube.com/v/i_ncr1Ee9e8 http://i.ytimg.com/vi/i_ncr1Ee9e8/2.jpg Two new productivity tools I like I am a sucker for saving time. It is like a slight obsession to me. I remember discussing with a friend of mine strategies for how we could shave minutes off our morning routines. Brushing my teeth while in the shower was one of the failed, yet humorous, attempts to save time. 279 2008-08-31T15:26:03+00:00 Evernote Productity Reviews simplify Time Saving Tips Tools Video How to Simplify your Life http://christianpf.com/the-jesus-cheeto/ http://www.youtube.com/v/NgFchkUFzqg http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NgFchkUFzqg/2.jpg the Jesus Cheeto <p>This is actually old news, but someone about 20 miles from where I live popped open a bag of Cheetos and found Jesus, in the form of a Cheeto... 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