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Personal Finance By The Book

Joe Plemon: Financial Writer

Who is Your Master: God or Money?

February 11, 2011 by Joe Plemon 10 Comments

Mat 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Jesus narrows life to only two choices: God or Money. Is he being overly simplistic? After all, what […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance

When a Great Deal Isn’t So Great

February 7, 2011 by Joe Plemon 13 Comments

Jan and I recently said “no” to a great deal. I will tell you all about it in a second, but first you need a bit of background information. Background info 1: Jan and I are currently involved in a house flip project which, because we are “cash only” investors, has dropped our savings to, […]

Filed Under: Dollars and Sense, Family

How Moe Broke Out of His Rut

February 4, 2011 by Joe Plemon 6 Comments

Moe had it made. He was adopted by a wealthy family and given all of the privileges that came with sonship.  A gifted student, he flourished as he studied at the finest universities. Moe could have worked in the family business and lived a life of leisure. He could have had limitless wealth, enormous prestige, […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance, Self Improvement

How The Number One Personal Finance Principle Affects Two Diverse Families

January 31, 2011 by Joe Plemon 20 Comments

Julie* is a single woman, fortyish, who lives a full life. She is actively involved in the County Writer’s Guild, volunteers for a variety of service projects, and is commonly spotted at our community’s many Saturday morning yard sales. Julie has a quick smile and engaging personality; our paths seldom cross without her taking time […]

Filed Under: Dollars and Sense, Family, Self Improvement

Work is a Curse and It’s Adam’s Fault…or Is It?

January 28, 2011 by Joe Plemon 7 Comments

I recently read this comment on the 48 Days blog : “I am a 48 yr.-old career changer who has fallen flat on his face financially after leaving my first career as a CAD operator to pursue my passion of teaching Bible. I’ve invested too much into getting a master’s degree to turn back, so […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance, Career, Self Improvement

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