Faithful With A Few — Personal Finance From a Biblical Prospective

Weekly Roundup for 8.22.10 – Obama’s Wrecking the Economy Edition

August 30, 2010

Welcome back! Since you’ve been here before, you probably already know what this blog is about. Be sure to click here if you want to learn how to save money on groceries, and then check out our Coupon Database to help you save even more. Then stop by our Amazon.com Store for all of your [...]

CVS Shopping for the Week of 8.22.10 – Saved $191, Spent $9, Made $31, and Learned a Lesson

August 30, 2010

The other day I wrote about our CVS shopping for last week where we earned almost $67 in ECBs! By buying OTC medicine using our Flexible Spending Account, we were able to bank some Extra Care Bucks to use for this week (and future trips)!

Here is a list of what we purchased – all shown [...]

Helping Those in Need is a Reflection of God’s Love!

August 27, 2010

According to the bible, helping others is a very tangible, practical way to express God’s love. We can’t be so focused on “getting more” that we miss chances to serve other people.
We must understand that it is God who supplies our needs, and we have to stop trusting in our possessions. Those who are wealthy [...]

How to Connect With KNS Financial Online – And a few announcements.

August 26, 2010

There are so many different websites out there that offer people the chance to make a connection. Since there is no way to become active on all of them, I figured I’d let you know which ones I have an account on.
That way if you use any of these sites, you can make a connection.
Here [...]

CVS Shopping for the Week of 8.15.10 – Saved $180, Spent $2, and Made $65!

August 24, 2010

Last week proved to be a very fruitful week for CVS shopping! By buying OTC medicine using our Flexible Spending Account, we were able to bank some Extra Care Bucks to use for this week (and future trips)! We also purchased candy, cereal, nuts and Sobe in order to take advantage of various deals.
Here is [...]

Weekly Roundup for 8.15.10 – Forced Volunteering Edition

August 23, 2010

This has been a great week for me. I had the entire week off from work, I spent time with my aunt & uncle and their triplets on their 17th anniversary (we had a great anniversary dinner), and my anniversary was last Tuesday!
I also read a number of great articles this week, and I would [...]

We really need very little! – Devotion

August 22, 2010

Understanding that God will provide all our needs.(James Smith, “The Way to Be Wealthy and Happy!” 1859)
“The lions may grow weak and hungry–but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.” Psalm 34:10
Those who seek the Lord may be sick, or poor, or tried, in a variety of ways; but the Lord will send [...]

Are These Expenses Necessary for College?

August 20, 2010

Recently Yahoo published an article outlining 12 things college students don’t need. This article listed a number of items that are common purchases for the average collage student. Here is their list, along with an excerpt of the explanation. I will add my comments below:

New textbooks – “To avoid paying unfathomable new-book prices, see whether [...]

Thoughts About Marriage on Our Anniversary

August 17, 2010

Well, today is my 4th wedding anniversary! I thought about whether it was appropriate to write this before we hit one of those “multiple of 5″ milestones; also, because this is a personal finance website, I figured this wasn’t the right place.
I’m going to write it anyway!
I can’t say that married life [...]

CVS Shopping From the Week of 8.08.10 Plus – Getting Paid to Shop!

August 17, 2010

This weekend was great as far as grocery shopping is concerned. First, we used a combination of coupons and weekly deals to cut a $170 grocery bill down to $99 at ShopRite – a 42% savings on a purchase that large is great!
But, we received even greater savings at CVS – of course you knew [...]