Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. A big financial myth (The Root of All). Can more money buy you more time? The 3 types of jobs (A Wealth of Common Sense). I used to think there are generally two types of jobs—those that are inherently meaningful and those that are […]
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Profitable Ideas: Finding Contentment in Our Consumer Culture, The Money Date, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Can you be content in a culture of ‘never enough’? (Relevant Magazine). Good ideas for living with joy in our consumer culture. Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens (The Conversation). One of many reasons to place limits on […]
Profitable Ideas: A Lifestyle of Generosity, The Math of Car Ownership, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. Raising generous kids through a lifestyle of generosity (National Christian Foundation). “We taught the whole give-some, save-some, spend-the-rest thing, but I think the more important lessons were in how we lived.” See also, The cheerful giver (The Good Sense Movement). 5 things my parents […]
The Greatest Return on Investment
My wife, Jude, made a comment in our small group recently that got me thinking about generosity in a new way. She referred to a household’s giving as a portfolio of Kingdom investments. I like that a lot and can see how thinking of generosity that way could be very encouraging and helpful. Investments, indeed […]
You’ve Been Blessed to be a Blessing
Last week, we looked at some statistics on generosity and I said I believe too many of us are missing out by not giving more. We’re missing out on the joy that comes from living the generous lives we were designed to live. And we’re missing out on the satisfaction that comes from having a […]
Living “The Life That Is Truly Life”
Money is a tough enough topic for a lot of folks, but put the focus on giving and many people get really uncomfortable. So, feeling much like I’m stepping into a lion’s den, I’d like to inch my way into an honest conversation about generosity. Before you click away, let me just bottom-line my overarching […]
Profitable Ideas: Broke Lottery Winners, One Money Move for a Better Marriage, and More
Weekly list of curated personal finance articles from around the web. I do the reading skimming so you don’t have to. Why do lottery winners go broke? (Common Good). In many ways, lottery winners aren’t so different from you or me. Ellary’s bake sale: how I’m learning from my generous child (National Christian Foundation). Great […]
Profitable Ideas: A Tipping Backlash, Decluttering Your Finances, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. “Tipflation” may be causing tipping backlash as more digital prompts ask for tips (CBS Money Watch). That awkward moment when you’re asked for a tip in a situation that previously didn’t call for one. See also, What your barista is really thinking as you […]
Profitable Ideas: The Heart of Generosity, Raising Savers, and More
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Giving from the heart really matters (Eternal Perspective Ministries). I love this article. There’s something very inspiring about young kids who develop hearts of compassion and put that compassion into action. Three ways to teach your kids to save money (Kiplinger). Some good examples […]
Teaching Kids About Money By Keeping It Real
Wise money management is one of the most important subjects typically not taught in school. And unfortunately, where it is being taught, such efforts have generated mixed results at best. The issue seems to be that classroom teaching is too abstract. There’s too much lecturing and too little letting kids do real things with real […]