Friday, July 30th, 2010

Vicar Banned Bingo-Logo At Wedding

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The gaming industry will do anything to get its influence into our lives, home and churches – if we allow it. The following filled me with pride when i read it: Britain’s first wedding to be sponsored by a bingo company is off (thank God!) after a vicar said it would encourage gambling. Suzanne Latta, 28,... [Read more]


Bank’s Error Adding To Clients’ Misery

As if redundancies, pay freezes, reduced working hours etc were not enough; thousands of homeowners in the UK are facing a rise in their monthly mortgage payments because of a banking error. Some customers of the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank have apparently underpaid on their variable raet mortgages after the bank miscalculated their monthly repayment. The bank said 18,000 customers had paid less... [Read more]


Money Management For The “Generation Y”

I had the opportunity of speaking to Christian Youth Group last Satuday and i was especially thrilled in the fact that these ones can avoid most of the mistakes that the older generation have made about money. Actually if i knew, at their age, what i know and teach now, i would have turn out  better financially – earlier in life. Generation Y – Who Are They? Born between 1978 and the... [Read more]


10 Money Lessons From The World Cup

To the relief of many wives all over the globe, the World Cup is finally over but not without leaving some money lessons in its wake. I read this article “10 money lessons from the World Cup” today written by John Fitzsimons. The analogies were so to-the-point that i just have to share it with you, my readers,  and thank John for his efforts. The lessons are as follow: Overhyped, over-expensive Avoid... [Read more]


To Love, Honour and eBay

To Love, Honour and eBay

Thrifty Kevin Wilsher, 35, and Lisa Vaughan, 27, from Tilbury, Essex, UK are toasting eBay after spending £1800 on everything for their wedding which will take place on July 17. Their purchases on the auction website included her £89 dress, outfits for the bridesmaids, page boys and ring bearers, her tiara and their white gold rings. Miss Vaughan said: ‘I’ve got everything i have ever... [Read more]


Focus On Your Goals

Focus On Your Goals

In my last post, i suggested that you should focus on your goals instead of the negativities floating around. There is a board-game we play in my family called CashFlow 101; created by Robert Kiyosaki of the Rich Dad fame. Ive found that while playing the game, I often focused all my energy on the ‘negative’ spaces on the board such as “Baby” or “Downsized” – hoping... [Read more]


You Can Still Take Control of Your Finances in 2010

You Can Still Take Control of Your Finances in 2010

Motivation is like taking a bath; If you stop doing it, you begin to stink!” — Zig Ziglar The first half of of the year 2010 has now ended. We all have the opportunity look back at the last six months as well as forward to the next six. In the last six months, do you think you have moved closer to your financial goals? If not, don’t give up. Just re-focus on your goals and not... [Read more]


Funny Friday – Nothing To Do But Drink

A drunk driver trapped after overturning his car cracked open another can of beer while awaiting rescue. Paul Sneddon, 47, ‘had nothing to do’ but drink, a court heard. When police asked how much he had to drink, the jobless baker said: ‘Plenty.’ A court in Palmerston North, New Zealand fined and banned him. This story really brings home what the Bible says in Proverbs 23: 29-35 Who... [Read more]


Don’t Try To Get By Without A Budget

You may have heard it before but don’t try to get by without a budget because you will be setting yourself up for financial failure. It’s as simple as that. Without a budget you can’t hope to have control over your finances. Most people usually find that once they start doing a budget they will recognise all the tiny but still additional expenditure they have in their lives that they... [Read more]


Winners and Losers in A Family Budget

When the Treasury Secretary or Finance Minister of country gives a budget statement, there are always winners and losers all across the nation. In a personal/family budget, there are also winners and losers. Before i go into that, please allow me to present to you some reasons for the need to create a budget in the first place. A budget takes the guess-work away from your monthly spending It eliminates... [Read more]