___It’s time to start thinking about taxes! Ok, ok it’s not that exciting, but hopefully you get a jump-start on it this year and save some money at the same time. I think I’ll be using Turbo Tax Deluxe this year because of some income I had from a side business I sold. Last year we used the free version of Turbo Tax and were really satisfied with how it went. Though, Craig at Money Help for Christians made a... Read more
Today we’re launching the site Faith and Economics! I wanted a place that I could share some of the more academic material and write about economics in simple way. A Quick Summary of the Site Faith and Economics is a Christian economics blog that provides a Christian perspective on issues like current events, behavioral economics and basic economic principles. Our goal is to simplify economic principles and present them in a way that is easy to understand. When you understand... Read more
I’m excited to share with you my first eBook! Proverbs, Parables & Perspectives – A 30-day Study of Wisdom and Stewardship The Bible is full of wisdom about managing your finances, work situations, and relationships. It made sense to seek out scriptures from the book of Proverbs as well as in the parables of Jesus in order to create a devotional to help see the teachings of wisdom and stewardship more clearly. This ebook is designed for you to go... Read more
This has been an exciting week here at Faith and Finance. The New Year is off to a great start and I’m really happy to have such a great bunch of readers and supporters. I like to use Saturdays to highlight some of the best articles I’ve read this week and to give you updates about things going on here at this site. This week Faith and Finance broke the 200,000 mark in the Alexa Rank. (The lower the better) ... Read more
Recently I heard on the news that over 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 each day. The amazing part is that this will continue for the next 19 years! Ten thousand baby boomers reaching 65 each day spells opportunity to me. Here’s what I mean. A huge shift in the age of America will affect everyone in ways they may not have realized before. As I thought about the changes, I figured there would be at least four big opportunities... Read more
Before we jump back into financial articles, I just want to share a few goals I have for Faith and Finance this year. I’m so thankful to have a great group of readers and wanted to make goals that will improve your experience on this site. eBook Launch My goal is to release two eBooks in 2011 and I’m excited to say that my first eBook will be released this month! Start a Faith and Finance Newsletter I don’t expect... Read more
Happy New Year everyone! December was a great month here at Faith and Finance. We had record visits, subscribers, page views, and dropped tremendously in the Alexa ranking (the lower the better). I want to thank you all again for your support. As always, I welcome your input. If you want to hear more (or less) about a topic please let me know. You can email me or message me on facebook or twitter [ @faithfinance ]. Faith and Finance... Read more
Car commercials have improved significantly in the last ten years, but there are still a few out there that just bother me. What gets me is the message I’ve been seeing in a few of these commercials lately. It seems like the car commercials aren’t just subtly saying ‘you’re lame if you don’t buy this car’ – they’re actually saying ‘you’re lame.’ Too Cool for Cars Don’t get me wrong – I have a good laugh at some of these... Read more
You may already be well versed in financial terms, but if you are open to a refresher course or expanding your financial word bank, this post is for you. I’ve taken 42 financial terms that I feel are important for general personal finance and gave a brief definition of each term. Most are just a sentence or two and give a simple definition of the term. I hope you benefit from reading through this list (or maybe emailing it to... Read more
Every now and then I like to write a post on economics and I figured I’d post one today, since I usually take Tuesdays off. I’m reading through Money Mischief and have really enjoyed it so far. Chapter 1: The Island of Stone Money Milton Friedman opens his book Money Mischief with the story about the island of Yap. In summary, this island of about five thousand people used a stone for their medium of exchange and called it fei,... Read more
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