Does God Want You to Be...

For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here’s why . Here are the opening lines from a recent Wall Street Journal article : God does not want you to be rich. Every so often, he raises up a prophet to teach wayward profiteers about the...

How to Make Your Resume...

Moneyland highlights a recent study that says recruiters spend an average of six seconds reviewing an individual resume . The study used a scientific technique to analyze how long professional recruiters reviewed candidate profiles and resumes. It found that recruiters scan quickly for...

A Scriptural Perspectiv...

For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here’s why . Sound Mind Investing gives four reasons why God wants you debt free as follows: 1. Debt is considered slavery. (Proverbs 22:7) 2. Debt was considered a curse. (Deuteronomy 28:15,...

Financial Rules that Wo...

If you read a handful of books (or read a few money sites or listen to a few financial radio shows) by today’s popular financial gurus, and you will begin to notice the same advice being given over and over again. The advice is designed for the masses and meant to offer general...

College Degree Worth an...

CNN Money says a college degree can still pay off big — to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. A summary of their thoughts from a new Pew Research Center analysis: Typical college grads earn about $650,000 more than their peers who just have a high school diploma over the...

How to Earn $100k and S...

Here’s another piece (this time from Yahoo) from a person who makes a $100k annual income and says it’s not all it’s crackled up to be. This one isn’t as outrageous as our last guy (who couldn’t make it on $350k a year), but the mere fact that “makes...

Seven Great Reasons To ...

US News lists what it calls the seven best reasons to retire overseas as follows: 1. Reduce your cost of living, perhaps dramatically. 2. Lower cost medical care. 3. You could enjoy little luxuries you could never afford back home. Take the average monthly Social Security payout with you...

How to Save on a Cruise...

Now that I’m nearing the end of my cruise series, I wanted to share my thoughts on how to save on a cruise. As you know, I wanted to cruise with a higher level of service/comfort, so saving money wasn’t my #1 priority. That said, I didn’t want to spend money needlessly...

Living on $50,000...

Last month MSNBC did a series on ” the median ” — what it takes to live on the median income of $50,000 a year in America. They started with this piece that makes a stunning discovery — that making $50,000 in one part of the country isn’t the same as making...

How to Run a Successful...

The following is a guest post from David Bakke. In addition to running his reselling business and working a full-time job, he contributes his best personal finance tips and ideas on Money Crashers . A few years ago, I decided to sell some of my wife’s old college textbooks on...