Something like 90% of small businesses fail. That’s a pretty pathetic statistic. I know this is a personal finance website, but (surprisingly?) small business loans are a personal finance issue. Let me explain.
The Bread Is God’s
You’ve heard of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, right? Since his biography came out, everyone is a Bonhoeffer fan. And why shouldn’t they be? He stood against Hitler (the only man everyone agrees deserves to go to Hell) and eventually died fighting the Nazis and spreading the Gospel of Christ. He’s a cool dude, and his biography is […]
How Should Christians Tip?
Here’s something the Christian community needs to think long and hard about: Tipping. We’re lousy tippers. Every server will confirm that Sunday lunch is one of the worst days of the week. The Christians get out of church, demand more than any other customer, hang around for an hour or more, and follow it up […]
Words Are Like Wind
“Words are like the wind” Adam said with a sigh. It had been a hard couple of weeks at work and we were both growing frustrated with the lack of action being taken by upper management. Always quick to make promises, the bosses seemed to have a lot of trouble following through. It’s the kind […]
When Money Was Real
When I was young, money was real. I couldn’t get a ham and cheese sandwich for a nickel or anything like that, but I could use the 2 dollars I’d been saving to buy a pack of cards from the game shop or my favorite candy for 50 cents. When my dad took us kids […]