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November 2018

November 30, 2018

Is There Such a Thing as Good Debt?

Good Debt I confess at the outset that the phrase “good debt” sounds like an...

June 2018

June 09, 2018

How to Pay Off Your House Early (You can do this!)

Pay Off Your House Early When you are a homeowner, you may feel as though...

January 2014

January 16, 2014

Tackling Student Loans

$23,186. This is the average debt load a student will end up with after graduating...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

How to Get Out of Debt: The Best and Worst Strategies

Debt is a major financial burden that can have you stressed out, living paycheck to...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

When is it Okay to File for Bankruptcy?

For Christians, this can be a delicate issue. When is it okay to file for...

April 2013

April 17, 2013

Why You Should Build Your Savings Before Paying Off Debt

So many people who are in debt try – and repeatedly fail – to get...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

I’m Debt Free! How We Became Completely Debt Free!

The following is a personal story of how Whitney and her husband became debt free. ...

August 29, 2012

The “Debt Relief Act” Doesn’t Exist!

Have you seen any of those ads for “President Obama’s Debt Relief Act (Plan, Program,...

August 17, 2012

Can You Apply for Student Loans Without a Cosigner?

Finding a private student loan provider who will give a loan to a student without...

August 08, 2012

When You Should Refinance Your Mortgage—and When You Shouldn’t

Many people might assume that refinancing is always the right thing to do, especially when...

July 2012

July 25, 2012

How to Consolidate Student Loans from Different Lenders

If you have student loan debt, you know how frustrating it is to manage all...

July 18, 2012

Thinking About Debt Consolidation? Think Again

When people get a little too deep in debt, thoughts of debt consolidation pop up....

April 2012

April 04, 2012

When The Student Loan Bubble Bursts

Fifteen years ago, people were quick to call student loan debt ‘good debt.’ Fast-forward to...

April 03, 2012

The Dave Ramsey 7 Baby Steps Complete Summary

Dave Ramsey’s baby steps have helped thousands of people to become debt free while giving...

March 2012

March 08, 2012

Are Credit Cards Sinful? Part 2

My last post, Are Credit Cards Sinful, stirred up quite a bit of controversy. Most...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

Are Credit Cards Sinful?

Here’s a debate that’s fun to rip open from time-to-time. Are credit cards sinful? More...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

The Basics of Applying For A Loan

There will most likely come a point in your life when you will have to...

October 2011

October 10, 2011

High Student Loan Payments? Consider Income Based Repayment

If you’re struggling to pay off student loans, there’s something called Income Based Repayment (IBR...

September 2011

September 19, 2011

What To Do When You Don’t Have Enough Money To Cover Your Minimum Payments

This guest post was written by Mike Young who writes about improving lives one marriage...

August 2011

August 22, 2011

Prone To Credit Card Debt? Remember These 3 Verses

Today's post is a guest post by Mike, the founder of Credit Card Forum, a...

August 16, 2011

When Loan Sharks Attack!

After watching a few episodes last week of Discovery’s Shark Week, I was surprised that...

July 2011

July 13, 2011

U.S. Debt Clock

Have you ever seen a U.S. debt clock before? There are a few sites that...

June 2011

June 13, 2011

How To Make A Budget

I’m always surprised at how many people I know who don’t use a budget. Some...

May 2011

May 23, 2011

Debt Is Not The Problem

I revisited Dave Ramesy’s book Total Money Makeover recently, and came across a quote that...

February 2011

February 21, 2011

Why Slavery Isn’t So Bad

Before you stop reading any more articles on Faith and Finance, please know that I’m...

February 18, 2011

DEBT Is…

With the help of our awesome Facebook fans, we started a list of how we’d...

February 04, 2011

Back to The Basics: Debt

Most of us have experienced debt in one form or another: home loans, car loans,...

December 2010

December 31, 2010

Car Commercials – What Messages Are They Sending?

Car commercials have improved significantly in the last ten years, but there are still a...

December 07, 2010

How to Steal a House: 25 Years of Free Rent

Woman Refuses to Pay Mortgage for 25 Years ___I read an article yesterday about a...

November 2010

November 09, 2010

The Key to Contentment

Finding contentment in life is and should be an ongoing activity. For Christians, I believe...