by Matt Bell | Apr 7, 2023 | Miscellaneous |
Weekly roundup of recommended personal finance articles from around the web. Money can break a marriage, even getting more of it (Wall Street Journal). Money and marriage — it can get messy. No easy answers here, but it helps to talk openly about money and maintain...
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 | 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...
by Matt Bell | Dec 9, 2009 | Budgeting/Planning, Insurance |
Your ability to earn income is among your most valuable assets, and yet very few people have disability insurance. According to a recent survey by Northwestern Mutual, less than half of all adults age 21 or older have disability insurance. The non-profit Life and...
by Matt Bell | Oct 8, 2009 | Credit/Debt |
It sounds like a horrific scene out of some sci-fi movie set decades down the road – lots of computer databases filled with lots of information about…you! But it’s not some fictionalized account of the future; it’s today’s reality. As...
Wow, Mark, I'm thrilled and honored to hear that. You know that I'm a huge fan of Cru, so I'm…
Matt, here at Cru, we have developed a 6-week-long virtual small group class on Practical Biblical Stewardship for all our…
Stuff overload is a battle many of us fight, TJ, my family included. I think that's why I'm drawn to…
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…