Giving

The 10 Day Give – Join The Revolution!

by Matt Jabs
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Join Bob of ChristianPF.com, myself, and hundreds of others as we embark on this powerful and promising opportunity to give – a modern day call for each of us to put feet to our faith and give of our time, money, and resources to help those in need!

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Should We Pay Children Allowance?

by Matt Jabs
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By paying children for daily chores are we actually robbing them of their opportunity to contribute based on love, and instead teaching them that they should be paid for their contribution to the family? You be the judge.

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Learn Personal Finance from The Bible, not the Federal Government

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People elect government officials. They are accountable to voters. We are not accountable to any voter… but rather to God — so follow the sound money principals laid out so plainly in the bible! If you need to cut your vacation expense, do it. If your child cannot have any more golf lessons, so be it. If you do not need such a big house, then don’t buy it. If the refrigerator is still working, don’t change it! Better to be prudent than reckless.

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A Proper Attitude Toward Giving

by Matt Jabs
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If you are at all concerned about your community, your finances, your church, your country, your favorite charities, or your example to your children, proper giving should be a concept with which you are thoroughly familiar.

Today I would like to address the role our attitude plays in our giving, and how it can truly make or break what we give!

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The Importance of Financial Mentoring

by Matt Jabs
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Recently, while reading and commenting on an EarlyRetirementExtreme post entitled “Which blogs do you read?” I strongly realized that the more I focus on securing my personal finances, the more I understand that I cannot, should not, and will not go it alone!

To get to where I want to be I need to surround myself with the experience and tutaledge of others, but also need to be ready and willing to reciprocate the favor when & where the need arises. Though I mainly submit myself to the financial principles & wisdom of the bible, today I would like to specifically address the important role others play in my journey to become financially free.

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Why These Hard Times Are Good For You

by Matt Jabs
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Throughout the bible, fellowship with Christ and fellowship with the saints often involved not peace & prosperity, but suffering & heartache.  Is this to say that we cannot be blessed or cannot have a lot, God forbid.  The Lord wants us to be able to live righteously in either scenario. According to the bible it [...]

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Monthly Debt Reduction & Savings Statement – February 2009

by Matt Jabs

Each month I will be posting a Monthly Debt Reduction & Savings Statement to help track our debt repayment and savings goals. It is my intent to use these statements as a comparison against our starting debt amounts as of January, 2009 – when my wife & I began our Debt Free Adventure.

Here is our up-to-date Debt Reduction & Savings Statement for February, 2009:

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Tithe to Prosper – DFA Tip of the Week – 2/9/2009

by Matt Jabs

There are many ways to reduce costs in our every day lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”. This weeks tip involves…tithing to your local new testament church!  This tip of the week is in direct correlation with my latest post My Testimony [...]

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Training Children How To Handle Finances

by Matt Jabs

In these economic times it is not only crucial that we reevaluate the way we handle our finances, but also the way we teach our children how to handle finances! It should be stated first and foremost that children learn from watching their parents behavior, not from listening to what their parents preach.  I suppose [...]

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DebtFreeAdventure::Category List

by Matt Jabs

I’d like to take this time to address and expound upon my newly formed category list for this website. The categories I chose for DebtFreeAdventure are based upon the principles used in the book “Your Money Counts – The biblical guide to earning, spending, saving, investing, giving, and getting out of debt.” by Howard Dayton. [...]

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