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Personal Finance By The Book

When Being Broke Can be a Blessing

September 16, 2011 by Joe Plemon 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance

3 Things to Consider Before Investing in Gold

September 12, 2011 by Tim 4 Comments

It’s hard to believe how much growth we’ve seen with gold in this past decade.  In the last five years alone, the price of gold has shot up nearly 200%!  As the US continues to work through its overwhelming amount of debt and as the stock market continues to move like a roller coaster, I’m […]

Filed Under: Investing

4 Reasons Why Wealth Should NOT be Your Financial Goal

September 9, 2011 by Joe Plemon 6 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance

How Blacksmiths, Budgets, and Cartoons Can Reshape our Finances

September 7, 2011 by Tim 2 Comments

Forging is the oldest known metalworking process.  It’s an ancient practice that involves heating metal in order to reshape it with a tool like a hammer and anvil.  For those gen-x and y readers, you might remember the anvil from Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner – aah, yes, the thing you drop from a […]

Filed Under: Budgeting

Your Emergency Fund is for More Than Emergencies

September 5, 2011 by Joe Plemon 5 Comments

Homer and Tricia (fictitious names) were doing well. Or so it seemed. Homer had a good paying government job and Tricia was self employed. They had a mortgage on a nice house and were making payments on a nearly new car. They carried credit card debt, but “so does everyone”, they reasoned. Then the unexpected […]

Filed Under: Dollars and Sense, Insurance

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