by Matt Bell | Dec 11, 2009 | Budgeting/Planning |
Can you think of any financial tool that is more universally disdained than a budget? Just mention the word and people conjure up images of a ball and chain. They talk about it as something one goes on like a diet. “Poor John and Sue; they’re on a...
by Matt Bell | Dec 2, 2009 | Budgeting/Planning, Faith & Finances |
“Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds.” – Proverbs 27:23 I’m going to go way out on a limb and guess that you may not have any sheep or cattle to look after. But you probably do have investments, a home, a car, and other...
by Matt Bell | Oct 8, 2009 | Spending |
An ever-expanding number of web sites offer coupons, coupons codes, and other ways to get the best deals. Now, the company behind the Ask.com search engine has rolled out a deal aggregator called Ask Deals. The one-stop shop for deal seekers taps 40 coupon sites,...
by Matt Bell | Sep 23, 2009 | Credit/Debt, Generosity, Saving |
According to a new national survey by CareerBuilder, over 60 percent of today’s workers always or usually live paycheck to paycheck. As reported on the MSN Smart Spending blog, that’s up from 49 percent last year and 43 percent the year before. Even 30...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 9, 2009 | Budgeting/Planning, Saving |
The Internet is making personal money management easier. I recently wrote a guest post for U.S. News & World Report, looking at the pros and cons of various online budget tools. I’m using Mint.com and enjoying it for the most part, but I plan to switch to...
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…