The Golden Rule is so simple and so well known that we seldom take it seriously and certainly don’t give it enough credit.  Here is a thought: I believe if all of us would actually treat each other as we want to be treated, this simple rule would solve all of the world’s problems.  ALL?  […]

Sorry folks, we’re not talking about cars and gas mileage.  We’re coining a new phrase here – MPG = Marginal Propensity to Give. A little background I wrote a brief series about economics that explained two concepts: marginal propensity to consume and marginal propensity to save.  In a nutshell, these concepts ask what you would […]

Acts 3:1-9 tells the story of Peter, John and a lame beggar. The short version is this: the beggar asked Peter and John for money, but, being broke, they gave him something else: a miraculous healing. I wonder what would have happened if the apostles had had money. Would they have simply done what many […]

My purpose in writing this blog is to help you to better manage your money.  I want to see you get out of debt, create a sound emergency fund and develop a plan to retire with dignity.  Hopefully, as you practice sound financial principles, you will start accumulating wealth.  But I want to be perfectly […]

ma·te·ri·al·ism Noun/: A tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values. Is materialism an issue for you? It is for me. You and I live in an alluring world … a world of consumerism that is unparalleled in the history of mankind. We can have literally anything we want […]