by Matt Bell | Sep 23, 2025 | Budgeting/Planning, Credit/Debt, Investing, Saving |
Waiting can be tough. We seem to be hardwired to resist it. And our culture does us no favors here. Whatever we’re interested in buying, there are ways — and we’re strongly encouraged — to have it now. Paying for it? That can wait until later. But there are great...
by Matt Bell | Jul 29, 2025 | Budgeting/Planning, Credit/Debt, Money & Marriage |
Throughout their marriage, John and Jessica had maintained separate credit cards and apparently didn’t talk about how they were each using their cards. After 12 years of marriage, Jessica was shocked to discover that John had racked up $68,000 of credit card debt....
by Matt Bell | Jun 24, 2025 | Credit/Debt |
Some financial teachers believe no one should have a credit card. They believe the road to ruin is paved in plastic. They seem to think that carrying credit cards is like carrying little sticks of dynamite that could blow at any time. I’m not one of them. I...
by Matt Bell | Apr 8, 2025 | Budgeting/Planning, Credit/Debt, Faith & Finances, Generosity, Saving, Spending |
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” – Isaiah 40:7 With so much stock market turmoil and economic uncertainty swirling about, now more than ever we need the reassurance and guidance of God’s eternal Word. In order to cope...
by Matt Bell | Mar 25, 2025 | Credit/Debt, Faith & Finances, Saving |
For far too many people, money is a source of stress or frustration. Consider these findings from a recent Federal Reserve survey: About 46% of U.S. adults said they would be unable to cover a $400 emergency expense without selling something or borrowing the money....
by Matt Bell | Jan 21, 2025 | Credit/Debt, Faith & Finances, Miscellaneous |
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...
Thanks so much, Kenny. I really appreciate all your support!
Very excited to see this, Matt! Can't wait to read it and share it with the folks I coach and…
Wow, Al, 24 years and 330,000 miles? That's amazing. I guess my car, at 150,000 miles is just getting broken…
Congratulations on keeping a car for 15 years, Matt. That's a good start. I had a 1990 Accord that I…
Glad it was helpful, Ritchie. Thanks for letting me know.