13 Successful Marriage Habits: A Cheat Sheet for Married Couples

by Craig Ford

My wife and I just celebrated 13 years of marriage. While we clearly don’t know everything there is about marriage, I’m convinced that we’ve learned at least one important thing about marriage for every year we’ve been married.  We’re also certain that many of you are much more qualified to write this post.  However, since [...]

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Announcing 2013 MH4C Writers Challenge: Get Paid to Write an Article

by Craig Ford

As you know, I write all of the content on this blog. In 2012, I tried an experiment called the MH4C Writers Challenge.  I invited my readers to submit articles related of finances.  I took my 10 favorite articles and let you vote for your favorites.  I thought it was a lot of fun because [...]

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The Crucial Difference Between Jesus’ Financial Teachings and the Rest of the New Testament

by Craig Ford

One thing most Christians have down pat is the knowledge that the Old Testament and the New Testament are to be read and interpreted differently because they fall under different dispensations. Specifically in regards to finances, I think we may need to learn to read and interpret passages during the ministry of Jesus differently than [...]

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How a Change in Your Grocery Shopping Strategy Can Save Time and Money

by Craig Ford

For the last few months, my wife and I have been trying an experiment to see how the change would impact our bottom line with grocery shopping. Grocery Shopping Before the Strategy Change Step #1: My wife would make a menu and a grocery list. Step #2: My wife would make a weekly shopping trip [...]

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The American Happiness Crisis: 6 Reasons Why We Aren’t Happy

by Craig Ford

Write a book about happiness, and you’ll find it difficult to keep those books in stock. Why? Americans want to be happy, but generally they aren’t.  As such, we seek for solutions to our lack of happiness.  We hunt for some sense of meaning.  We hope for a new invention or discovery to usher us [...]

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5 Ways Combining Your Finances in Marriage Makes You Look Smarter Than Albert Einstein

by Craig Ford

The early stages of marriages focus on leaving and cleaving. Leaving is the process whereby you put space between other bonds, relationships, commitments, and obligations.  Cleaving is the process whereby you connect to your spouse in a deeper level.  Cleaving can’t happen until the leaving has occurred. A vital part of the cleaving process is [...]

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College Savings Plans for Your Kiddos | ESA vs 529 Benefits

by Craig Ford

I don’t claim to be a financial guru with the answer to every question about financial topics.  Instead, I’m a guy who reads and processes information.  This week, I had someone ask about college saving plans.  Today, I don’t want to talk about the best way to save for college, but instead I want to [...]

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10 Challenging Quotes About Money

by Craig Ford

This post is not Craig’s top 10 favorite money quotes of all time.  Instead, I grabbed some books off my bookshelf or fired up the Kindle and looked for statements that I’ve highlighted.  My goal is to challenge your thinking and introduce you to a few good Christian authors.  I hope that one of these [...]

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No Excuses! How to Continue Giving and Get Out of Debt Faster

by Craig Ford

Last week I offered a challenge to continue giving while you’re trying to get out of debt. Today I want to talk about how this doesn’t mean that you need to automatically resign yourself to a longer journey out of debt. I guess it might be possible to have your cake and eat it, too. [...]

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4 Reasons to Give While Paying Off Debt

by Craig Ford

As I was responding to a reader question on a previous blog post, I realized that the response would probably be beneficial to highlight for all of us, not just to bury it in a comment on an older post. I’ll catch you up on the dialogue. A reader was asking about my thoughts on [...]

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