Category: economics home finances
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Economics – Home Finances
Beware the new thieves
Gerry lost his dear wife Margaret in 2020, after nearly forty years of marriage. He never thought that he would be the lonely type, but now that she was gone, he realized that while the kids and grandkids loved him,…
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Economics – Home FinancesA business tithe on sales?
Every sale has a story and an opportunity behind it. • Someone trusted you and chose your product or service. • And as believers, we…
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Economics – Home Finances5 things I’d like my kids to learn about money
The saver, the spender, the schemer – as my kids get older, it’s interesting to see their “money personalities” develop. In the area of money,…
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Economics – Home Finances“Honey I blew the budget!”
A FEW THOUGHTS ON GETTING BACK IN THE BLACK AFTER TAKING A PLUNGE IN THE RED “Honey I blew the budget!” Do those words sound…
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Economics – Home FinancesHow do you buy a house when you are 19?
Our son Seth read this story and gave his permission to share it. How do you buy a house when you are 19? The answer…
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Economics – Home FinancesFrugalship: 37 ways to save a buck
Frugal: to be careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to; using money or supplies in a very careful way;…
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Economics – Home FinancesTiny home contentment
As dusk was settling in on a foggy November day in BC’s Bulkley Valley, I parked my car on the driveway next to the home…
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Economics – Home FinancesOn investing, with Wade Van Bostelen
***** Reformed Perspective interviewed Wade Van Bostelen, a Christian certified financial planner operating out of Burlington, Ontario. Wade and his wife Leanne have two sons,…
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Economics – Home FinancesCan you afford a home? – some practical suggestions
If you’re wondering if you can afford a home, this would be a good time to look carefully at your monthly expenditures. Christians are called…
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Economics – Home FinancesHome ownership for Christians: how it happened in the past, and how it might now
As home prices have risen in most of Canada, young people may be wondering if they will ever be able to afford to own their…
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Economics – Home FinancesFinances for the layman: a podcast review of “Two Stewards”
Two Christian businessmen from southern Ontario with passion for real estate, money management, and other financial topics wanted to share their experience and advice with…
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Economics – Home FinancesSimple steps for living generously
Jesus says: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Luke 12:34). It should go without saying that our giving is a…
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Economics – Home FinancesWhen your finances have you scared
Inflation, rising interest rates, business failure, job losses – there’s no shortage of financial trouble these days. And these all contribute to anxiety and depression…
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Economics – Home FinancesIs gambling wrong? And if so, what about buying stocks?
Some Christians won’t invest in the stock market because they believe that investing in stocks is really no different than buying a lottery ticket. Both,…
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Economics – Home FinancesThe case for biblically-responsible investing
God calls his people to be good stewards of what He has entrusted to us, whether that’s our talents and time or the possessions we’ve…
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Economics – Home FinancesCan you cut your grocery bill in half?
***** Is it possible? The title of Steve and Annette Ecomides’ book Cut your grocery bill in half really caught my attention. Who doesn’t like…
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Economics – Home FinancesThe Lord loves a cheerful giver
Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided…
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Adult non-fictionDebt-proof living
The complete guide to living financially free by Mary Hunt 2014 / 311 pages As a regular reader of financial planning literature, and a fan…
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Economics – Home FinancesDo we need to tell our mortgage banker about our school payments?
BEING CHRISTIAN AT THE BANK A reader recently sent in an interesting and somewhat difficult question about home purchases, school fees and tithes. Now most…