Faith is the substance of hope and foundation from which it grows. Faith activates purposeful actions that reveal the heartseed belief. Faith makes way for purpose living.
Make a plan for breaking free from debt to make a way for your financial freedom. There is no good debt. I have heard (and read) many experts say that good debt is debt that increases in value – like a home. The truth is that even those debts are ultimately bad for you…
There needs to be more time in my day. Theoretically, daylight savings time is suppose to create it. For me it just means I have to get up during darker hours of the morning and that bedtime has to be pushed back (because what kid wants to go to be with the sun still up?)….
Yesterday was a bad day for me. I sat down for a “break†to catch a ball game, and I don’t thing I ever looked back. There was always one more show or one more game to keep me from what I knew I needed to be doing. My excuse was that everyone needed a…
The number one concern that most married couples has is money – and I haven’t met a couple yet that was concerned because they had too much of it. Money (or lack of it) is one of the leading causes of divorce in America today. The overwhelming need for financial security seems to be embedded…
Writing any thing on the same subject can began to wear you down. Writing online can be particularly exhausting because of the need for quick turn around. Avoid the urge to give up and walk away when the same subject starts haunting you in your sleep. Let a variety in your writing and in you…
Crock pots are one of the most amazing inventions of the entire 20th Century. Forget the automobile, the television or even the computer. Any thing that allows you to cook a family meal without being in the house has my vote. The crock pot rules! The only problem I have with crock pots is that…
The mantra I heard over and over when I first started pursuing a writing career was “write what you know.†For the first year, I did just that. I limited my subjects to the things I had personal experience or knowledge in dealing with. As I looked for venues to make some money – particularly…
Debt will enslave anyone that it engages. Debt causes barriers to be raised. It forces stress to increase. It limits possibilities. Refuse to allow debt to enslave you or your family. When people start thinking about their debt, they are usually focused on their own future. Very few people understand how their own spending habits…
My father is a salesman, has been for as long as I can remember, and may have been born with a gene that helps him be persuasive. My brothers and I can all sell anything if we set our mind to it. It could be because we were surrounded with sales and techniques from early…
This is my confession. Rebate offers and cash back plans finally won me over and we got a credit card. For a long time, we paid it off every single month, without question. Having the credit card was a blessing (easier to keep up with spending AND the cash back program paid for Christmas). The…