In the first quarter of 2025, credit card debt in the USA increased to $1.209 trillion, with the average family carrying approximately $9,144 in credit card debt. During the past year (2023-2024), 9.1% of credit card balances transitioned into delinquency. The average credit card APR was 21.9%. Sad to say, ...
Read More »You, Your Money and God
My pastor’s recent sermon centered on three things: God, money and me. I was impacted by the unusual clarity of this message and want to share it with you. If you are seeking a closer walk with God, money is one of the biggest issues that can block you from ...
Read More »Salvage Your Financial Situation – Give God A Tithe
Have you been feeling the “pinch”? The pinch that occurs as your hard earned cash squeezes it’s way out of your dwindling savings account, staggering debit or credit card account, or your hot little hand? You are not alone. “Well,” you say, “what is a hard working, conscientious person to ...
Read More »More Month Than Money? From the Blues to Good News. Pt.1
I owe. I owe. It’s off to work I go. It’s a cute little rhyme and it makes us chuckle because many of us can identify with it; but, at the root of that comment lies a sad truth…someone continues to spend more than he or she makes. At the ...
Read More »Shysters: When Not To Give
Shysters: When Not To Give By Joel B. Matt 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Friends, I wholeheartedly encourage the practice of giving. I would even suggest the importance of tithing. However, there are times when it’s simply ...
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