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The Problem With Tithing Your Time — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:23:46 +0000

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By: joeplemon

joeplemon — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:20:01 +0000

Nancy,
Glad it helped. As you can tell from reading the other comments, not everyone agrees on whether to tithe while paying back huge debt, but God knows our hearts and our motives. The key is to honor him in every way we can.

By: Nancy Bomber

Nancy Bomber — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:01:32 +0000

Thank you very much for commentary on paying back huge debt and whether to tithe……..very compassionate and practical guidance.

Thank you,

Nancy

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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:56:48 +0000

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By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:06:17 +0000

Jon,

Thanks for suggesting the Pro Rata plan. This is another option that I didn’t discuss. As you said, the credit card companies will very seldom sue if you are paying them something. Of course when you don’t pay miniumum payments to any of your creditors, they will all bump the interest rates and none will be happy. But the pro rata is a fair way of knowing you are doing what you are able to do and paying each what you are able to pay.

Sending the pro rata form and budget each month is also a great idea. Communication is key.

Thanks for reading!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:34:57 +0000

I believe you should tithe, and pay for groceries, utilities, home, clothing if needed first. Then pay cars, credit cards, unsecured debt. Dave Ramsey suggests using the Pro Rata repayment plan where you take each debt and divide by total debt, then multiple that by the money you have to pay debt. Send a copy of the pro rata form as well as a copy of your budget to you debtors and they should be willing to work with you. Also, remember credit card companies are very unlikely to sue you if you are paying ANYTHING! Cars, you should sell if you can't pay for them! Blessings! .-= Jon´s last blog ..Sleepy and Tired… =-.

By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:03:32 +0000

Joe Taxpayer and Jesse,

I must confess that I never really considered the idea of tithing one’s time until I started doing research for this post. Doing so does seem to make sense for some people, depending on their debt loads. I wonder if Darren and Cynthia could have avoided bankruptcy by trying that tact.

By: Joe Plemon

Joe Plemon — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:01:02 +0000

Bob,

I read your post about tithing before I wrote this one. As always, you gave me food for thought. I appreciate the way you say that tithing worked for you without saying that everyone should do what you did.