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 | Nov 30, 2010 | Budgeting/Planning, Money & Marriage |
I recently received a question about budgets that I’m guessing may be applicable to many other people. Here’s the issue in the person’s own words: Yes, we have put together a budget, but making it work for us is a different story. Do you have an easy-to-use system for...
by Matt Bell | Nov 14, 2010 | Money & Marriage |
Are you engaged or married? See if you can both answer these three questions: If the chance of getting a disease is 10 percent, how many people out of 1,000 would be expected to get the disease? If five people all have the winning numbers in the lottery and the prize...
by Matt Bell | Oct 12, 2010 | Money & Marriage |
I’m sure you know that money is a frequent topic of dispute between husbands and wives. And new research shows that the issue is not exactly going away. The Star Tribune reported on an American Express survey in which 50 percent of married people acknowledged making...
The WSJ article on cheap stuff was pretty good. It's crazy how much junk we keep thinking it's important/expensive/valuable, yet…
Thanks for being a long-time reader, Dennis, and for your note. My intention with the article was simply to help…
Matt, I read with interest the linked CBS News article predicting multiple negative economic effects of the tariffs currently being…
I’m working on not depending on money for security and thus relinquishing my tight grip on what little money I…
Great information and wise counsel