Money myths and biblical facts

Some worldly folklore’s about money, and some facts from the bible.

It takes breaks to get ahead. 1 Chronicles 29:12 It takes money to make money. Psalm 127:2 You can’t be too honest and get ahead today. Proverbs [...]

Goodbye Bank of America

My free checking I had for years will now be $144 a year in October. $12 a month. That is too much. Guess they are trying to make up for money lost because of the new credit card [...]

Things to not include on your personal checks

Social security number, date of birth, and driver license number. In an age of ID theft, leave this info off your checks. If this info is on your current checks, you need to have new checks made.

No job lasts forever change happens

Lost my part time job early this week. This gig of the last 4+ years helped me pay off lots of consumer debt. The company (like many others) are looking to cut costs, so my part time position [...]

Ecclesiastes 1:2-3

Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 (New International Version)

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?

Recommended percentages for budgeted categories

This is just a guideline, it’s not meant to be written in stone. This is based on a salary of $25,000 a year. The percentages will vary somewhat depending on your income and location (where you live).

Housing. [...]

Claim Your Own Money

© Andrea Reynolds 2009-2010

In a recession money becomes more precious. We’re more careful to find ways to spend it more wisely. Yet I continue to see smart people abandoning money. I know this because I see authors, [...]

Earn money from your blog with tips booklets

By Andrea Reynolds

Unless you’re Marcus Frind, creator-owner of the dating site, PlentyofFish.com, you probably won’t receive million dollar checks from Google Adsense, as he does. (Source: Interview, CBC TV’s “The Hour,” 4/8/09.) A better bet would be [...]

Giving should be the first item in your budget

I strongly feel that giving to help the poor or those with fewer resources is the first thing you should have on your list when you create your written monthly budget. It is that important. Why? There are [...]

How to sell your (unwanted) web site for needed cash

By Andrea Reynolds

Eight years ago, when I needed to sell my second mobile home and realtors were only complicating my life, I created a web site to advertise it myself. I found a domain name that clearly [...]