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BY CARL A. TRAPANI Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Isaiah 55:2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? In our materialistic society we see people striving to earn more money than they will ever use. People are […]

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Raising Money-Wise Kids Planting these values early will pay big dividends later BY BEVERLY NEUER FELDMAN SIX-YEAR-OLD Sarah runs into the kitchen crying-she has lost pieces to her new construction kit and can’t complete her project. “Don’t worry, honey,” says her mother reassuringly, “we’ll get you another set.” David, ten, takes a job delivering the morning newspaper. […]

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Financial Advice For Young Families, Moving Toward Financial Freedom By David Reynolds I Pick Up Pennies! “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand but the hand of the diligent maketh rich” Proverbs 10•4 Don’t buy food on your credit card. On larger items save up your money until you can afford it. We […]

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Money Won’t Buy Happiness Donald Bryan Have you ever seen the bumper sticker “He who dies with the most toys wins”? I saw one that said, “He who dies with the most toys still dies.” I believe that many of us have bought the idea that life consists in how much we have. We are […]

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Benefits of Budgeting By Tyler Buckley A budget is a plan for how you will spend and save your money. It involves tracking your monthly income and allotting the proper mount of money for the monthly expenses you anticipate—and the ones you can’t see coming. There are many ways to create a household budget. You […]

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Financial Advice For Young Families: I Run Out Of Money… Before I Run Out Of Month By David Reynolds “Not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in […]

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Investing God’s Way Written by: Howard Dayton Did you know that today’s opportunities for investing will be obsolete a couple of years from now? Whatever strategy you rely on today will have to be updated within a few years because of changes in the market. More important than knowing current investment strategies is understanding solid […]

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The Real Curious George By Bart Loyd The internationally popular children’s books by H. A. Rey give us a character that has had me puzzled for years. The stories in Rey’s books are centered around a lovable monkey that sometimes finds himself in peril because of his bodacious curiosity. Have you ever wondered why he […]

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A GUIDE TO FAMILY BUDGETING By: Larry Burkett It important for a Christian to be able to recognize financial bondage, but it is equally important to know how to achieve freedom. Financial freedom manifests itself in every aspect of the Christian’s life relief from worry and tension about overdue bills, a clear conscience before God […]

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FAMILY FINANCES: MAKING ENDS MEET By: Larry Burkett Q: We have a controversy going on in our church. Our pastor believes that if you have any problems in your life, it is an evidence of sin. I’m concerned with this philosophy. Eventually nobody will admit to any problems for fear that others will think he or she is […]

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