How to create a spending plan

              To create a spending plan does not mean you are limiting yourself. It means you are taking control of the money God has entrusted to you. You are telling the money where to…

S.T.O.P.

                The letters S.T.O.P. spell stop, but I want you to use the acronym to help you get your spending and savings under control.  Let’s start with “S”: S – stands for sit…

Instant Gratification

We in American live in a culture today of instant gratification. We have instant coffee, fast food, quick marts, fast pay, etc. Worst of all is the fact that we are able to use credit cards to satisfy our wants…

A Great Place to Be

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012 The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. –Psalm 34:7 We often think of heaven as being so far away, but perhaps it is only a thin veil that…

Settling our children with our debt

Did you know that as our national debt rises we are settling our children with our debt?  The following might shock you: “Under the Obama administration, the U.S. government debt has increased from approximately $143,255 per American less than 18…

Where Do You Stand?

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. –Revelation 6:9 Are you standing…

Running a marathon

Getting out of debt is like running a marathon. Why? Well, a marathon is not a quick sprint. It involves a long, long run through arduous conditions. You can’t start out at full speed because if you do, you’ll give out…

Suit Up!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. –1 Thessalonians 5:8 I have some friends who are police…

Is an allowance welfare?

I bet you never thought of your children’s allowance as welfare. Think about it welfare gives you money when you don’t work, so does an allowance. In the US it’s common practice to  give our children money as an allowance.…