Money and the Bible

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I’ve often heard it said that money is one of the most mentioned topics in the Bible. Well, below is a link to a great article referencing 250 verses specific to the topic. Check it out! I’m sure you’ll… more

Saving Money While Shopping Online

If you’re like me, you’re doing more and more shopping online these days. Convenience, free shipping, lower prices (in some cases)….what’s not to love?! Plus, there are many things that I purchase online that I just can’t find locally. So, being the frugal, money-conscious individual that I am, I look for the “even better” way… more

Starting a Business, Social Networking Style

It seems I’m continually amazed by developments in modern technology and their impact on the business world. One could argue that sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have played integral roles in the development and growth of many companies. Social networking is quickly replacing more traditional routes of “web presence” for a lot of… more

Focus on Fitness (and Health!) – Healthy Recipe

Since this is a blog about not only personal finance, but health also, I’d like to showcase one of my favorite healthy recipes. This is a creation of my wife’s and it’s a big hit in our household. If the items in the recipe are purchased on sale, it can be quite economical as well!… more

The Importance of an Emergency Fund

How does Murphy’s Law go again? Oh, yeah…I remember now. “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” Unfortunately, this rather pessimistic viewpoint is all-too-often true. Now, I do not believe in superstitious old sayings at all, but I’ve been alive long enough to know that everyone will have emergencies from time to time. If… more

Financial Peace Junior Review

About a year ago, we purchased Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace Jr.” kit for our kids with the intent of teaching them the principles of good money management early in life. So far, it seems to be doing the trick! All of the materials included in the kit are easy to understand and very straight-forward. Here’s… more

Financial Peace

The time is soon approaching when I will again be facilitating Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University at my local church. I’m really excited for all of the learning and discussion that takes place during the classes. I’ve gleaned so much from the course myself, that I’m quite thrilled to be providing it in my community… more

Welcome to Fit Finances!

Today marks the beginning of my adventure into the world of personal finance blogging. I’m really excited to begin this journey and I hope to help as many people as possible along the way. While I’m not a financial adviser, I certainly have a strong interest in the topic and have learned much over the… more