Each month I make my regular monthly mortgage payment – the fixed payment amount found on my monthly statement. I use billpay from my bank. My lender requires that a full, monthly mortgage payment be made. In other words, I cannot split my payment into two payments, sending half on the first day of the month and the other half…
Author: NCN
More Than Just The Numbers
Sometimes, money management is about the numbers, the percentages, and the rates. Often, however, it is about attitudes, choices, and behaviors. When it comes to staying motivated, and moving forward, here’s what works for me: I consult the Scriptures and pray about our finances. As a Christian, every area of my life is important to Jesus, including my family’s finances. …
Financial Stress Level
I recently went to the doctor with back pain. While I was there, I was asked to describe the pain and assign it a number on the pain scale, with 1 being no pain and 10 being excruciating pain. (For those interested, I gave my pain a 6, for distressing. The doc gave me some medication. I took it for…