by Matt Bell | Feb 10, 2010 | Money & Marriage |
Okay, a budget may not exactly add romance to your marriage, but it may help reduce marital money fights. A new national survey I commissioned from the market research firm Synovate found that married people who use a budget experience fewer financial disagreements...
by Matt Bell | Feb 8, 2010 | Spending |
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, and since romance has a way of fogging our financial sensibilities, MSN is out with a helpful story about gift giving. According to researchers at Stanford University, gift recipients tend to appreciate inexpensive gifts...
by Matt Bell | Dec 21, 2009 | Money & Marriage |
Marriages involving a workaholic are twice as likely to end in divorce, according to a study done by Bryan Robinson, a University of North Carolina researcher and author of Chained to the Desk. In an ABCNews.com story, Robinson makes a distinction between workaholics...
by Matt Bell | Dec 4, 2009 | Budgeting/Planning, Money & Marriage, Psychology of Money |
What Went Wrong? I’m not usually much of a celebrity gawker. But I have to admit that I have been completely drawn in to the sad story of Tiger Woods’ “transgressions.” Golf is my favorite sport and I have spent many a Sunday afternoon watching Tiger achieve yet...
by Matt Bell | Jun 1, 2009 | Budgeting/Planning, Faith & Finances, Money & Marriage |
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” – Proverbs 15:22 My friend, Brad, calls it their annual “Dixie Fraley talk.” Once a year, he and his wife, Nancy, meet with their personal board of directors, which includes their CPA, attorney,...
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…