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Economic Crisis

Is Capitalism “Anti-Jesus”?

09.24.2009

I found an interesting article today about Michael Moore, the famous documentary director of Farenheit 9/11 and Sicko. Moore has a new movie coming out soon called Capitalism: A Love Story, in which he apparently explains why Capitalism is “Anti-Jesus”.
While I agree with Moore that we have problems in our current system, I personally don’t [...]

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The Government Can!

09.02.2009

A guy from my church, Tim Hawkins, is a pretty well-known comic and recently released this music video that I thought did a nice job of poking fun at some of the hilarious government policies in the U.S. – Enjoy!

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Upside Living in a Downside Economy Review

06.20.2009

In the book Upside Living in a Downside Economy, author Mike Slaughter clearly and succinctly lays out a common sense, Biblically based guide for Christians to weather the current financial storm.

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Where are you fixing your hope?

06.02.2009

I was reading a little bit in Timothy today and I found a verse that is strikingly timely for the U.S. today.
“Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to [...]

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10 ways to survive in a recession

05.31.2009

This is a guest post from Kevin Mercadante who runs OutOfYourRut.com, a website focused on micro strategies for surviving in the current economy. Kevin is also the author of Lighten Your Load: Living Well On Less, an e-book focused on reducing living expenses while still maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
In different ways it’s been said that [...]

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Peter Schiff predicted the crisis and got mocked for it | Video

03.24.2009

This video titled Peter Schiff was Right has been going around for a while, but it just finally made it’s way to me – thanks Calin! I first heard of Peter a few months back when I read his book Bull Moves in a Bear Market which I really enjoyed. I can’t say that I am on board 100% with everything he says, but he seems to be a very common sense guy in the midst of foolishness.

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It is wrong to walk away from your mortgage?

03.18.2009

Are there circumstances that justify walking away from your mortgage? As mentioned in the Credit Crisis video we are now in the middle of a cycle where home prices are falling, banks have an abundance of foreclosed properties, and supply is high and demand is low. Some homeowners are facing situations where they owe the bank $300,000 for their house, but the house is now only worth $200,000. So they are packing up their things and giving it back to the bank to let them deal with it. Now the bank has to deal with the $100,000 gap.

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Credit Crisis explained | Video

03.04.2009

What is the credit crisis? … Why we are all affected by it. How it happened. How leverage works and why banks use it. What role greed has had in the crisis.

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God’s stimulus plan

03.02.2009

Want to prosper in this economy? Prosperity isn’t such a bad word; in fact, it’s especially needed in the Body of Christ these days! …Perhaps the reason the Lord has had so many preachers talking about the laws of prosperity over the past decade (and yes, some went to extremes) is because He knew that this day of recession, bailouts and failed banks would come. Perhaps the Lord has been trying to get His people to operate in His economy and by His “stimulus plan” rather than being dependent on the world’s system. He has certainly given us plenty of time to hear, believe and follow His system! Thankfully, many Christians have had ears to hear. Hopefully, you’ve had ears to hear and you’ve been enjoying the blessings of God’s economic laws for some time.

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Is the Fed running the U.S. economy into the ground?

02.07.2009

I found this short video from Glenn Beck using a graph that makes it easier to see how much money the Fed has been printing lately. Common sense says that inflation is inevitable when bills are being printed like they have been lately… … Carnival of Personal Finance , Carnival of Debt Reduction , Carnival of financial goals , Money Hacks , Funny Money .

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God’s economy

02.02.2009

God’s economy is strong… I wrote a couple days ago that we should be paying down our debts in response to the economy’s challenges. As far as our stewardship goes, I think this is a good practical step for us to take. But even great stewards still need to trust God to meet their needs.

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Why you need to pay down your debts ASAP

01.27.2009

Paying down debts helps us weather the storm… I have been seeing a lot of major companies going out of business lately and it concerns me. I don’t enjoy seeing businesses fail and especially when you think about all the families who are greatly impacted by it. I don’t have a solution to solving the economy’s problems, but I will say that one of the best things we can do to be better positioned to weather the storm is to minimize our debts.

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Is the Obama tax cut really going to help?

01.21.2009

I was recently reading this article about the Obama tax cut and it really got me wondering if it is going to help at all. Personally, I am a bit more on the side of letting the economy resolve it’s problems rather than having government intervene, but I do understand that we are currently at a critical point and Obama sees no other way to fix it than a tax cut.

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