by Matt Bell | Dec 21, 2010 | Budgeting/Planning, Faith & Finances, Money & Marriage |
It’s right about now when many of us make goals for the New Year. We dream of where we’d like to go in the various areas of life – health, relationships, finances – and then we start creating a plan. In “Good to Great,” author Jim Collins says that’s the exact wrong...
by Matt Bell | Dec 17, 2010 | Faith & Finances, Miscellaneous, Money & Marriage |
I love to read. It’s a passion I’m sure I picked up from my parents who always had a stack of books on their nightstands. Since I spend so much of my day focused on financial topics, I prefer to read on other topics in my spare time. However, even in the following...
by Matt Bell | Dec 3, 2010 | Credit/Debt, Faith & Finances, Money & Marriage |
“He called out to them, ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’ ‘No,’ they answered. He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.” – John 21:5-6 Do...
by Matt Bell | Oct 12, 2010 | Faith & Finances, Miscellaneous
I just came back from a weekend trip to Phoenix where I had a chance to do what I love to do: teach a workshop on the practical application of the timeless truths about money. While I went there to teach, I ended up learning quite a bit as well, including some...
by Matt Bell | Oct 4, 2010 | Credit/Debt, Faith & Finances, Generosity, Money & Marriage
For many couples, money is a tough topic. That’s why, for the past couple of months, I’ve been using the first post of the month to focus on ideas for making money work in marriage. It’s also why I created a financial workshop to help engaged and newly married...
by Matt Bell | Jul 1, 2010 | Budgeting/Planning, Faith & Finances |
A fierce storm blew through our town recently. Because a tornado had been spotted nearby, we took shelter in the basement. News reports said the storm was moving quickly, so I figured we’d be back upstairs soon enough. But then I heard a disturbing sound coming from...
Amen, Larry. I think temperament plays an important role here. My primary temperament is choleric, which brings with it a…
Good stuff, Matt. We need to work diligently toward long-term goals, but we also need to "stop and smell the…
Amen to all of that, Brad. We would all do well to remember that there's so much more to a…
Thanks, Aaron. Glad the article resonated with you.
Matt, I appreciate you sharing this great story! This reminds me how some churches do a great job of remembering…