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How I Learned that Deficit Owls Rule the Roost

October 31, 2016 by Barnaby

Last weekend, my niece had her Sweet Sixteen family birthday party. I was looking forward to celebrating with her, of course, but secretly equally excited to talk with Cole and Sienna before the election. I had a theory. The national annual deficit and growing accumulated debt aren’t much of an issue this election, despite their […]

Filed Under: Politics & Finance Tagged With: debt, deficit dove, deficit hawk, deficit owl, deficit reduction, Mark 13:32, Matthew 24:36, politics and finance, second coming, trickle-down economics

Is the Parable of the Talents Wedding Appropriate?

October 24, 2016 by Barnaby

Many years ago when Nora and I were engaged to be married, we hardly ever argued. When she spoke, bluebirds sang. When she walked by, roses floated under my nose. When she kissed me, my toes tingled. That’s the way I remember it anyway. Let’s call it the pre-honeymoon honeymoon period. Then we started to […]

Filed Under: Love & Finance Tagged With: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, fiscally conservative, love is patient, Luke 12:48, Luke 19: 12-28, marriage, Matthew 25: 14-30, parable of talents, risk averse, wedding, weeping and gnashing of teeth

The Day $10 Dropped Out of My Junk Mail

October 17, 2016 by Barnaby

A number of years back, I opened a junk mail letter and a $10 bill fell out. When does that ever happen? “Nora,” I called out, “we’re rich!” To that point, the day was unremarkable. A slate sky. A slug workday. At home, a mountain of junk mail by the door. When was the last […]

Filed Under: Kids & Finance Tagged With: alexander hamilton, arbitron, donating, investing, junk mail, money training, personal finance for kids, saving

Can a Christian Vote for Trump or Clinton?

October 10, 2016 by Barnaby

I’m not a political person, but I seem to attract them. Maybe like how a porch light attracts moths. Nahh, moths are too gentle. More like how honey attracts bears. Grumpy bears that haven’t eaten for weeks. My cousin Cole is a super Trumpkin. He likes that Donald Trump is a non-traditional candidate that isn’t […]

Filed Under: Politics & Finance Tagged With: abortion, christian, donald trump, hillary clinton, matthew 7:16, mike pence, personal finance, tim kaine, washington redskins

Spending Money Like an Exotic Dancer

October 5, 2016 by Barnaby

You’d think my wife, Nora, is an exotic dancer. She comes home from work with thick stacks of bills – 1s, 5s, and 10s. But she doesn’t come home at 2am exhausted from a night of dancing, but rather at 4pm, also exhausted, but from a drama-filled day of working with teens. She works in […]

Filed Under: Saving Money Tagged With: ATM, bitcoin, cash, check, credit card, debit card, stewardship

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