budget

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You can do what the government won’t!

I am not an economist, and I don’t play one on TV, but I am pretty sure that the current economic plan being laid out in congress isn’t working. The primary reason we as a country are in the mess we are in is because we have become a country that has little to no [...]

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YNAB – Online Course – Day 5

There are four rules of cash flow that YNAB is based on. We covered Rule #1 which states that you should live this month on last months income. If you are wondering if all the rules are going to be this tough, the answer is no. After Rule #1, things get a lot easier. So [...]

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YNAB – Online Course – Day 2

Yesterday we started looking at the 10-day online course designed around the YNAB budgeting software. We discussed the importance of building a house on a strong foundation. In your financial world, the budget is your foundation. By laying a solid foundation, you have control of where your money goes and you get to decide how [...]

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YNAB – Online Course – Day 1

Have you ever wanted to take an online course but decided you didn’t really have time? Well, now is your chance. Jesse, over at You Need A Budget (YNAB) has put together a really good 10-day online course designed to help you understand the importance of budgeting. Throughout the course, he uses the YNAB software [...]

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Prioritize Your Plan Around the Four Walls

Deciding to get your financial house in order is a great first step, but for most people actually getting a budget that works is a little more of a challenge. The sixth Biblical Financial principle will help you decide what is important when creating your “on-purpose” spending plan. Understand God’s Ownership (Psalms 24:1) Learn to [...]

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Being Consistent

I can speak from experience that when we complete our budget before the month begins, my wife and I both feel so much more confident that we are going to be successful that month. When we don’t get the budget done before the month begins there is always a little bit of fear that we [...]

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