Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Here’s how much money you would have lost if you bought crypto during Matt Damon’s “fortune favors the brave” commercial (MarketWatch). Beware celebs pitching investment ideas. See also, Coinbase loses half its value in a week as crypto slumps (USA TODAY). How to teach […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Kids learn contentment from us (No Sidebar). Our kids are watching what we do and listening to what we say more closely than we might realize. Five money mistakes you can avoid to achieve financial freedom (Darius Foroux). Are you making any of these? […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Are you rich? How the wealthy are defined (US News). How would you answer that question? Retailers use psychology to influence your buying decisions, here’s how (World Economic Forum). What percentage of your typical grocery run do you think consists of impulse buys? 5 […]
God paid a high price for you, so don’t be enslaved by the world. – 1 Corinthians 7:23 On this holy week, in which we remember Christ’s sacrifice and celebrate his resurrection, I’ve been thinking about the apostle Paul’s words above and how they might apply to our finances. What comes to mind when you […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. My go to Bible verse when I worry about money (Luke1428). Timely Truths we would all do well to remember. Does your teen need to file a tax return? (Schwab). If your kids are planning to work this summer, here’s what you (and they) […]
I’ve had the privilege of working for some great bosses over the years. When I was in high school, I worked at a steakhouse, eventually becoming one of the head cooks. J.P. Morgan was the manager. No kidding. The difference between J.P. and the regional manager (I still remember his name, but am choosing not […]
How would you describe your house? What type of car do you own? How much money do you have in your checking account? All of those questions seem normal enough. But wait. Is any of that really yours? My main mentor when it came to learning about and then teaching biblical principles of money, Dick […]
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. A guide to getting rid of almost everything (New Yorker). Deciding to get rid of stuff is a great first step toward simplifying our lives. But what to do with all of it? Big financial questions? Step away from the spreadsheet (Morningstar). Some of […]
Even though winters are much milder here in Louisville than in Chicago where we used to live, I have still found myself longing for spring. And isn’t that how it is whenever we go through a wintry financial season? We can’t wait for a better one to begin. In my mid 20’s, I inherited $60,000 […]
When I woke up to the reality of having $20,000 of credit card debt, I had to face this hard truth: I didn’t get into debt overnight, so I’m probably not going to get out of debt overnight. In fact, it took me four and a half years to pay off my debt. There were […]
