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A reader recently asked me if I knew of any good and free budgeting spreadsheets. Personally, I love Excel and get a kick out of building spreadsheets, but I know not everyone is as interested in that as I am. ;) But whether you like to create …
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With an increasing desire for many to escape the rat race and work from home, many people are trying to start a home-based business. Working from home not only offers independence and freedom but there are also some great home-based business tax …
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Let me start by saying that it was difficult to create this list. Think about it, I am trying to pick the best verses from the Bible about a particular topic. Are there really best verses, or are there just those that have impacted us more than …
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Originally this article started as 16 ways to save money by NOT being normal, but over the years we have written about so many great ways to save money, I thought I would expand on it a bit to create an even larger list of some of the best …
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12 years ago, Linda and I confronted our debt and decided that we were going to pay off our credit card debt on our own (and fast if at all possible). We were determined to make the sacrifices necessary to eliminate it as quickly as possible. We …
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I write this article as much to myself as to you: I fully realize how money will persistently and insidiously seek to capture a bigger and bigger portion of my heart and my life. I also know that drifting through life doesn’t work because I seldom …
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It seems that many Americans think the defining indicator of financial security is your lack of concern for waste. You can see it all over our culture with movie stars spending $30,000 on a designer handbag to carry their dogs in, or in …
I still remember the first time I read through the book of Proverbs and I was fascinated that there were so many proverbs about money. The book is full of so much amazing wisdom and thankfully for us all, the Bible says a lot about money. So …
Through the written word, Jesus has given us a lot of instructions regarding how to manage our money. Money can be a touchy subject for many. However, it is an important area to consider. This is why Jesus made sure to talk about it a lot. Out of …
I know when you read a title like “how to travel the U.S. for free” you can’t help but be suspicious. But stick with me on this - if this is new to you, you are going to like it. Over the last 5 years, we have gotten 161 hotel nights and 100+ …
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As long as I have been a Christian, I can remember people arguing and debating about tithing. Some say it was only an Old Testament Law that doesn’t need to be followed as believers under the New Covenant. And some say that tithing is just as …
First off, I am fully aware that most people will go their entire lives without taking a month-long sabbatical, let alone taking an entire Sabbatical year. I am also aware that many people feel stuck or trapped with work to a point that they can't …
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I can still remember exactly where I was standing in the middle of that field when He dropped it on my heart. I was in my secret place (that wasn’t really that secret). It was technically a construction site for an upcoming phase in our subdivision …
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A few years ago I began a journey towards minimalism. And not the weird kind where you sleep on the floor and only have one plate and one fork, but a kind where I question all my possessions and get rid of the stuff I don't need. I had read a few …
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Everyone needs a bit of encouragement from time to time. Thankfully we have the Bible as our ultimate source of encouragement! Even in the midst of a financial crisis , we can remain hopeful and encouraged if we keep trusting in God. I have found …
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