I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “time is money.” Time is related to money, for sure: People exchange their time for money at their jobs. People choose to pay others to do tasks that will take time away from something they’d rather be doing. People take time to make lunches, change their own oil, mow … Read more
I’ve been taking a Bible study offered by Crown Financial Ministries. It’s a well put-together study that involves scripture memorization, Bible verse study, group discussion, practical exercises, and more. This past week’s topic was debt, and not surprisingly, the Bible doesn’t have too many good things to say about debt 🙂 and encourages people to … Read more
No doubt there are three highly ecstatic people in this country: the three people who chose the magic numbers on the record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions lottery. Let’s hope that they haven’t gone through all of the money within the next few years, as they’re likely to do. (The US Government, of course, will burn … Read more
I ran across this post on SavingAdvice.com which argues that it’s almost always a bad idea to talk about money outside of the family. This topic of conversation often leads to jealousy, feelings of superiority, pity, and offense, according to writer Jennifer Derrick. So, she feels the less said about money outside of the family, … Read more
I ran across this article on MSN Money on six ways to get your tax refund. The fifth way, “IRS Credit,” left me scratching my head a bit: If you got a refund but don’t need the cash right away, the IRS will hold on to it for you and let you apply it to … Read more
With my wife and I homeschooling our seven-year-old daughter, most every activity we do has the potential for being educational. (It’s important that we make the most of any such “teachable moments.”) My daughter and I play the Zynga game Hidden Chronicles on my Facebook account. The main game-play part of Hidden Chronicles is finding … Read more
Flexo over at Consumerism Commentary recently posted that frugality is bad for the economy. Among similar statements, he says: “The primary tenets of frugality work well within an individual’s personal finance philosophy, but once the concept becomes a movement that spreads to a greater population and businesses, the economy can’t move.” If we look back … Read more
I read on MSN today some time ago about cash mobs. If you’ve heard of flash mobs, then it’s very similar to that. The idea behind cash mobs is to give a booster shot to local businesses. The cash mobs organize and descend on a particular local business to buy stuff. It’s fun for the mobsters, and … Read more