Archive for October, 2009

More discussion on charging your tithe

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

On last week's post on whether you should be able to put your tithe on a credit card, I received a well thought-out response from commenter Brian.  I'll reprint it here, and discuss it. I work with more than 800 mainline protestant churches in Ohio. I say the credit card issue ...

Eliminate expenses that have no relevance anymore

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Getting a bolstered emergency fund is a great idea now.  (It usually is, but now especially.)  One way to get to a decent cushion is to spend less so that the extra can go into savings. Many kinds of expenses can be cut, but the easiest ones to eliminate are ones ...

Friday Fiscals: Tearing up the carpet

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

We're ditching our wall-to-wall carpet in much of our house in favor of some laminate flooring.  Our dogs don't quite know what to do with the new hard surfaces. Anyway, some links of interest for you: Wise Bread serves up a guest post on seventeen resources for improving your small business. Five Cent ...

Do this and you’ll manage your checking account successfully

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Managing a checking account isn't rocket science but it's not basket weaving either.  (No offense meant to basket-weavers.  I tried to weave a basket in eighth grade art class and it ended up looking more like a Frisbee.) But managing a checking account boils down to one key skill: You have to ...