In case you haven’t heard yet, I’m participating in the Giveaway Reaching All Bible Based Blog Readers (GRABBBR for short) hosted by Lakita at Personal Finance Journey. This giveaway is a bit different as it will travel from host to host and you can keep getting entries until it’s done. If you want to get more information, make sure you check out the page Lakita put together about GRABBBR. I’ve put up $20 and 2 hours of financial planning services (a $200 value!!!) as my prize pack. There are many other great prizes, so make sure you enter to win!

       P.S. You can get 5 entries for GRABBBR just by leaving a comment on my featured post – How to Choose a Legal Guardian for Your Child. Be sure to mention that you’re entering GRABBBR (and make sure your comment is useful…).

       Here are links to the carnivals I was in this week:

• Carnival of Personal Finance – Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 10 – Editor’s Choice!

 

• Festival of Frugality – Sweet Tea: A Cheap Alternative to Soft Drinks but Tastier than Water

       Here are a few good articles I found this past week:

• Redeeming Riches – How to Live Missionally With Your Money – [Jason looks at how our money choices reflect our goal to fulfill God's mission.]

 

• Christian Personal Finance – 4 Spiritually Unhealthy Motives To Save Money – [Craig shares about unhealthy and healthy motives for saving.]

 

• Oblivious Investor – 3 Good Stocks to Buy Right Now – [Mike points out why you're probably wrong if you think you've found a "great" stock.]

 

• Get Rich Slowly – The Rewards of Frugality and Thrift (or, Why We Scrimp and Save) – [J.D. talks about how his frugal choices allow him to spend on the things he really wants. But I'm mostly linking to this article because some of the reader comments got me to thinking. One reader said he thinks contentment isn't much of a virtue - it's more a guise for mediocrity. Another asked why it's soooooo wrong to want a huge house you'll never fully use or any other luxurious items that you may want. I think you all probably know my reaction to such thoughts, but stay tuned for an article next week addressing why these are serious issues for Christians.]

       Have a great weekend!

         Paul Williams is a fee-only financial planner in Lancaster, PA. He has a passion for teaching others about personal finance - especially from a Christian perspective. If you'd like to learn about his financial planning and tax preparation services, click here.

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