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Money Isn’t Evil {and why you should make as much as you can}

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You know what makes me mad? The attitude that a lot of people have that says “Christians shouldn’t be rich! They should live in poverty and have nothing! Didn’t Jesus tell the Rich Young Ruler to sell all he had?!”

Or have you ever heard someone incorrectly quote this verse? “MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL!!” Wrong. Money isn’t evil. It cannot be evil. It doesn’t have a soul. Nothing without a soul can be evil.  Chocolate cannot be evil. Instruments cannot be evil.  Cars cannot be evil. Money cannot be evil. 

“For the LOVE of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” 1 Timothy 6:10

How people use money can be evil. You can do the wrong things WITH money. You can hurt people WITH money. And you can buy evil things WITH money. But on the flip side, people can use money faithfully and with good intentions and honor. You can do the right things WITH money. You can help people WITH money. And you can buy good things WITH money.

King David and King Solomon were very rich. Who took care of the traveling Peter and Paul if not for another rich Christian? Even Jabez prayed for God to enlarge his territory and he was spoken of as “honorable.”

Money Isn't Evil - and why you should make as much as you can. The reason I say that might not be what you think. Find out why you should make as much money as you can!

Inspired by something I heard Micheal Hyatt say, I felt the need to speak out and tell you guys something. You should be trying to make as much money as you can. You should be STRIVING for that. You should be saving for that. It should be a goal of yours. It might not be possible right now. You might be in a tight spot…but it’s something you can have a goal to achieve. And here’s why:

If we don’t make money, how can we give?

How can we give to those in need if we’re broke? Or help fund overseas schools if we’re broke? Or how can we help a struggling single mom if we’re broke? How can we fund charities…IF WE’RE BROKE? Quick answer – we can’t. This is why our family chooses to live debt free. We want to make money – as much money as we can…so we can give as much money as we can. Make money to provide for your family – then make as much as you can so you can GIVE.

GIVE.

You cannot give if you don’t make it a goal and a habit. Sure, time is worth a lot. Giving time when you don’t have money is a great thing to do! But how much better off would we all be if we were not only giving our time, but also giving as much money as we could?  We choose not to run the rat race. We choose not to buy the brand new car and make payments. And we choose not to load up the credit card. Instead, we choose to give. The Myers choose to give. We choose to make money so we can GIVE.

What do you choose?

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Four Reasons we Didn’t Pay Cash Up Front for Braces

Stacy has long been bothered by her smile, feeling self-conscious about it and trying to hide her teeth. I personally have never been concerned by this and yet “fixing her smile” has been on Stacy’s wish list for a very long while. A couple of years ago she went to the orthodontist and got a price quote on braces. Sticker shock caused her to put it off then.

Fast forward to a few months ago and we finally agreed that if she was ever going to get braces, she just needed to go for it. We had some savings and so we fully expected to pay cash for the entire thing, but after discussing and considering it, we decided to not pay cash up front. Why? Here are the four big reasons we didn’t pay cash for braces.

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How We Pay Cash for Our Cars (…and trucks and vans…and everything else)

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We bought a van last week. I know for families with more than your average number of kids that is a rite of passage, so I guess we’re “in the club” now…the I-drive-a-minivan-and-like-it club. Although it doesn’t have flames painted down the side, a hemi under the hood or a stereo that will let everyone hear you from 3.4 miles away, I’ll have to say that I’m happy to have bought it. More importantly, it is paid for. We don’t do payments around here. If we can’t pay for it, we aren’t buying it. So how can we pay cash for all our cars? [Read more…]

Job Interviewing 101:

Let’s talk job interviews! Call me weird, but I’ve always enjoyed the interviewing and hiring process. I’ve done a lot of it, too. I’ve probably been in a few hundred job interviews at this point…on both sides of the table. I’ve also done some various interviewing classes for high school students and others for front-line hiring managers. So when someone contacted me recently and asked if I could offer some pointers, I thought it may be of use to all of us to go through some interviewing basics…an Interviewing 101, if you will.

Mental Preparation

First and most importantly, remember that every job interview matters. Whether you are interviewing for a promotion, or desperate for a j-o-b to make ends meet, every interview gives you the chance at a fresh start to convince a captive audience that you are awesome. With that in mind, be awesome! [Read more…]

How Your Husband (or Wife) Can Make You Rich

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If you’ve read much of what I’ve written previously about relationships and money, you’ll find I regularly state that your finances won’t work if you and your spouse can’t agree on money. I’ve even given you my top five things I believe all spouses must agree on to win with money. What I’ve not told you is that there is serious research that shows your spouse has the power to make you filthy, stinkin’ rich. Okay, maybe not too stinkin’ because a good spouse will make you bathe so you’re agreeable to sleep next to…but I digress.

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The Cost of Being a Stay at Home Mom

Stacy has stayed at home since before we had children. We made the choice that her time and energy would be best spent taking care of our home and family. We have made sacrifices to do this, but it has been totally worth it.

I don’t make an exorbitant salary; we’re not trust fund babies. We don’t live up to our eyeballs in debt; we don’t live in squalor. We are a relatively normal-looking American family that decided we would be willing to live on a single income so Stacy could stay at home with our children. [Read more…]

Why We Stopped Funding our Kids’ College Savings

We’re huge Dave Ramsey fans used most of his principles to become completely debt free (including our home) a few years ago. One of his baby steps (baby step 5) is to handle college funding for children. When our first child was born, we started her college fund in a 529. With small, but consistent contributions, that fund is up to roughly $5,000 (she’s 5 now). When our next was born, we started him a college fund, too. He’s 2 now, and he has almost $2,000 in his fund. Along comes baby #3 and what do we do? Well…you’d think we’d just keep the 529 thing rolling, but we haven’t. Why did we stop funding our kids’ college savings? Read on. [Read more…]

Teaching Your Kids About Money

If you’ve not already figured it out, everyone out there is teaching your kids about money, or at least trying for all they’re worth.  Think about it…TV commercials scream about how your kids “need” to spend money on the latest toy or gadget.  Movies (even those supposed kid-friendly ones) portray that money buys happiness and fame. Popular music teaches valuable life lessons such as, “I ain’t coming out for less than a 100 thou” (Nicki Manaj) or, “grab that cash with both hands and make a stash” (Pink Floyd).  Wow, what enrichment your children can gain from popular culture…and they will, if you don’t teach them any differently.

Allow me to contrast the world’s approach with a few things God’s Word teaches about money: [Read more…]

Why I Recommend the Debt Snowball

If you’ve been around here long, you know I want you out of debt.  I don’t want you to reduce your debt – I want it gone. And we’re not talking about “eventually,” but ASAP.  You also probably know I’m a huge Dave Ramsey fan.  The man is a no-nonsense debt assassin.  He keeps it simple and to the point so you can get started immediately on what he says to do.  While I disagree with him on a few minor points, one where I am in lockstep with him is his advice to use the debt snowball.  Today I’ll talk about why that’s the best and fastest way to get out of debt. [Read more…]

100 Days of Frugal Christmas Gifts

Last year, starting in September, I did a fun little exercise on Facebook where each day I gave you a frugal Christmas gift idea and, where possible, a tutorial to make sure you could take the idea and run with it.  Since when I started there were roughly 100 days until the big 12/25, I named it, “100 Days of Frugal Christmas Gifts” (I’m just super creative like that).  Many of you asked me if there was a single place you could get all 100 of those ideas in a nice neat little package.  Then after you survived Christmas, you probably forgot all about it.

So here we are, itching for Spring and you’re probably sick to death of the thought of working on Christmas stuff for 2014, but I didn’t forget you and heck, why wait until September to deliver!?  As promised, I’ve compiled all 100 of those projects into a cute little eBook, also creatively named 100 days of Frugal Christmas Gifts.  [Read more…]

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