From the category archives:

Proverbs

Diligence, PGTF Principle 5

September 4, 2010

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. Proverbs 10:4 Hard work has always been the key to success. Get rich quick is always a scam. Unless you have a big inheritance coming, the only way to become financially independent is to be diligent about working hard. Getting rich slowly is the [...]

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Laziness, PGTF Principle 4

August 30, 2010

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry. Proverbs 19:15 In other words, get to work. Too many people expect everything in life to be given to them. Right now we have more people than ever living off the government. Help in bad times is one thing, laziness is another. You have [...]

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Say No to Debt, PGTF Principle 3

August 25, 2010

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7 The heart of personal finance is to spend less money than you make. Whether that means making more money, spending less, or a combination of the two. Any way you look at it you cannot spend more money than [...]

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2 Reasons Co-signing is a Bad Idea – PGTF Principle 2

August 1, 2010

A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor. Proverbs 17:18 God is pretty clear in this verse that is doesn’t make sense to co-sign a loan for someone else. There are 2 very good reasons for this, and they are very similar to why you shouldn’t loan [...]

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Dishonest Scales – PGTF Principle 1

July 29, 2010

PGTF stands for Proverbs Guide to Finance, and it is the basis behind this site. It’s been said that you can get a Master’s degree in Finance if you read Proverbs through a few times. I heard it last from Dave Ramsey, but I don’t know who said it first. I’ve come up with what [...]

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Proverbs Guide to Finance

July 25, 2010

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young- let the wise listen and add to their [...]

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Never Loan Money To Friends and Family

March 29, 2010

Give it to them if you can, or don’t do it. It isn’t worth ruining your relationship. I just read a very sad story over at Ultimate Money Blog about loaning a friend money. They needed the money, so she gave it to them. Now after months of saying they would pay it back and [...]

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If You Want To Win With Debt, Do This

March 22, 2010

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge for another, if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go and humble [...]

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Integrity is the ONLY Way to Win with Money

March 19, 2010

I heard Dave Ramsey say once that if you read Proverbs a few times over you can get a Master’s degree in finance. He’s right, it’s in there. I will be covering many of the main points here over the next few weeks and today I’m starting with what integrity has to do with finance. [...]

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