by Matt Bell | Aug 5, 2025 | Insurance, Money & Marriage |
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. – Proverbs 22:3 About half of all adults in the U.S. have no life insurance, according to a new survey. For many, the cost of coverage stands in the way. But there may be...
by Matt Bell | Jul 22, 2025 | Insurance |
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. – Proverbs 22:3 Wild fires, floods, hurricanes. It seems as though there’s always some natural disaster happening somewhere. I still get a...
by Matt Bell | Oct 15, 2024 | Budgeting/Planning, Credit/Debt, Faith & Finances, Generosity, Insurance, Investing, Money & Marriage, Saving, Spending |
If you were to take your financial life in for an annual check-up, how would it look? To put it in cholesterol terms, would your LDL (debt) be too high? Would your HDL (savings) be too low? Each year, researchers at the University of Southern California and a group...
by Matt Bell | Nov 30, 2021 | Insurance, Money & Marriage |
In a previous post, I provided some guidance as to who needs life insurance. If you determine that you need it, the next question is, “how much?” You’ll hear about various guidelines for answering that question, usually based on multiples of your salary. Some say you...
by Matt Bell | Nov 13, 2020 | Insurance, Psychology of Money, Spending |
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Holiday shopping is different this year: 12 trends to watch as you check off your gift list (Boston Globe). Making an appointment to shop, Black Friday will change, and more. The one...
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.
thanks Matt for your inspiring article.. God bless
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