Recession Busting Tips Pt. 3

Safe Piggy Bank

1.  Plan ahead when making purchaes. For example, this was especially handy when buying my children’s clothes for the summer.  I waited for deals and promotions before going to buy their clothing.  Along with saving money, this also helps because you can really budget and manage your spending when you plan ahead.  Buying in a [...]

6 reasons for giving more in 2009

This is a wonderful post on why we should give.  In tough economic times like these, we have a tendancy to hoard and not share what we have been blessed with.  No matter how big or how small, God blesses when we have the right attitude and motive (2 Cor. 9:7)- when we give from our [...]

Recession Busting Tips: Pt. 2

1.  Pack your lunch. Think about it, if you spend $5.oo a day on just lunch and an average work week is 5 days, that’s $25.00 a week, $100.00 a month!  What can you be doing with that money?  It’s alright to treat yourself, but it can be expensive doing it every day. 2.  Use [...]

7 Things Women Wish Men Knew About Money

I ran across this blog entry on www.beingfrugal.net  and I found it very enlightening.  It may not fit your marriage “to a T,” but there are some things that are really helpful and can aid you in your marriage and finances.   Communication about finances is important in marriage. On Tuesday, Ron at The Wisdom Journal [...]

Get into Shape on the Cheap!

We’ve all done it.  We get motivated to get into shape and join a gym.  Some of us even go so far as to purchase equipment for our homes. (I for one had the AbRoller, unsuccessfully begged for my mom’s AbLounge, purchased resistance bands and a balance ball, and gave away a thigh master!  Shall [...]

Recession Busting Tips: Part One

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Well Sisters,  I have spent the last few days pondering more ways to tighten my family’s belt.  I like to think that for the most part I can be pretty frugal although my husband and I both have our guilty pleasures.  We had a tremendous lifestyle change after I stopped working near the end of [...]

Family, Faith and Finance

It’s all over every news outlet today, if the government doesn’t push money back into the economy through us this recession could last for quite some time.  The good news is that the people God need not worry, right?  Is it really that easy?  According to the Word of God it should be but, all [...]

Money Matters: Budgeting

Check out this website for Guilt Free Budgeting: http://financialplan.about.com/cs/budgeting/a/GuiltFreeBudget.htm Be sure to share how you budget your money. Related Blogs Related Blogs on budgeting Gas Savings and Budgeting Star in a Geezeo Ad! Four Ways to Legally Clear Credit Card Debt 6 Ways to Sell Your Stuff Back to Basics: How to Improve Your Credit [...]