Faithful Financial Living
My spending plan came out of my frustration with working with apps and programs that created stagnant monthly budgets that could not be manipulated to track bills that were not paid monthly. They could not appropriate for surplus or negative balances. These programs started each month anew with no way to balance forward extra cash. …
I have encountered many who profess to be Christians but have never read the Bible or have only read certain parts of the Bible. My question is how can you be a follower of Christ without reading about what Christians are called to do? Christians and the Bible go hand in hand. Stating that …
Each year I try to read a different version of the Bible. Mainly to change it up a bit but also to get a different perspective of the writings. The doctrine is the same, but some Bibles are easier to read. Some versions let me see a passage clearer and chronological Bibles pulls it all …
It Has Been Said Whoever Controls The Marbles Controls The Game, however, I believe this is not true when budgeting for a household. I believe a budget should be made up of love and Selflessness. During my first marriage, my ex-husband controlled the budget which also included my paycheck. Therefore, the things I wanted to …
Per Frances Chan in his book Letters to the Church, “encouraging signs of growth is when people rarely talk about a great ‘sermon’ but often discuss what they’ve discovered in their Bible reading.” While reading this book in my Bible Study this phrase resonated with me. The Bible is where we should feel awed not …
However, I never wanted to be in a position where God has had to set me down. For as I have learned it has always been a condition where I have lost the little control, I thought I had over my circumstances. ““Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among …
God speaks about money more than 800 times in the Bible. Money and our possessions are the 2nd most important topic after God’s Kingdom and how to get there. However, the Bible teaches us that debt is not good and should be avoided. In fact, the Bible likens it to slavery. We are a slave …
However, what we learned on our journey was living within our means, paying down debt and learning to save for rainy days was key to our financial success. It started with a budget and quickly morphed into the new spending plan. budgeting with the New Spending Plan
The Key To Creating And Living Your budget Is Your Mind Over Money. You must keep your mind on what you plan to do with your money to create a mind over money budget. When spending money, we should always be mindful of our budget. Begin thinking frugally. First, start allocating funds to savings. Always pay …
Once again, I had to review our budget to determine how we can achieve this goal within the next 10 years or so. Our journey to home ownership spans almost thirty years and includes three homes. There were many financial mistakes with our first home but by the time we arrived at our third home, …