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Byย Joseph Slife perceived that there is nothing better for themthan to be joyful and to do good as long as they live;also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil โthis is Godโs gift to man.(Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 ESV) The word "holiday" comes from the Old English word hฤligdรฆg, which means "holy …
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by Matt Bell* <LISTEN> Our consumer culture promotes one overarching goal: More! In countless ways, both subtle and overt, weโre told we donโt have enough. We need a bigger house, a newer car, a nicer vacation, more money in savings, and on it goes. In the face of such a messaging onslaught, a small but …
<LISTEN> I worked for 15 years for Christian financial teacher Larry Burkett (1939-2003), the author of such best-selling books as Debt-Free Living and The Coming Economic Earthquake. (Larry also was instrumental in the founding of Sound Mind Investing.) One of Larry's political heroes was Grover Cleveland, the only U.S. president (up to that time) elected to non-consecutive terms. Cleveland, a Democrat, served from …
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by Joseph Slife* LISTEN> The Advent season (the weeks just before Christmas) is my favorite time of the year. With every strain of "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" and "O Come, O Come Emanuel," I'm reminded that God is working toward a good end, even amidst the world's trouble and turmoil. When the time is right, …
By Joseph Slife * June 26, 2024 <Listen> The Greek philosopher Aristotle, writing more than 2,000 years ago about the search for happiness, noted that wealth โis not the good we are seeking.โ Having money is โuseful,โ he said, but it is โfor the sake of something else.โ Indeed, the correlation between greater wealth and greater happiness is …
*Byย Matt Bell originally post June 19, 2024, on Sound Mind Investing's weekly e-newsletter. <LISTEN> Wise investing depends heavily on risk management. Thatโs what asset allocation is all about. And itโs what using an objective, rules-based strategy is all about since it reduces the likelihood of letting fear get the best of you. But risk management …
Byย Matt Bell <LISTEN> It isnโt new news that social media can foster envy and dissatisfaction, or that it can prompt us to overspend. For example, Edelman Financial Engines recently surveyed more than 2,000 people about various financial topics and found: 74% said their friends portray themselves on social media as wealthier than they really are; 42% said …
By Matt Bell, The biblical vision for marriage is oneness, unity. But thatโs easier said than done. Each spouse comes into marriage having been shaped by the influence of parents, various life experiences, their temperament, and more. Getting on the same page can take time, and learning to manage money together is often one of …
Baby Boomers are expected to bequeath more than $68 billion to their children, making Millennials the wealthiest generation in U.S. history. What will they do with their new-found riches? Theyโre likely to blow it! Research shows that 70% of family wealth is spent or lost by the end of the second generation, and 90% by the end of …
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<LISTEN> Take care," Jesus said in Luke 12:15, "and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Another translation puts the final part of that quote this way: "Life is not measured by how much you own." Jesus' words came to mind when I saw …
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