Wealth Irrelevant to Contentment

Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.

Impatient for Investment Returns

When our eldest daughter was old enough to understand what saving money was all about, my wife and I sat down with her and explained the value of money. ...

God Provides Big and Small

In the mid 1980s, my family moved to northern Saskatchewan to start a church. As a church planter, part of my support was funded by the local mission. ...

Small Changes Net Big Rewards

"Just by making a few small changes in your life, you can really make a big difference in your savings and retirement," says Bryan Olson of ...

It's All About Money?

Paul Dinin, an employee of Interland, a web-hosting company in Atlanta, was asked what were his prized possessions in life. Dinin, a high school dropout, ...

Name Shouldn't Be Sold

Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, offered WGN Chicago Radio sports-talk host David Kaplan $50,000 to change his name legally to "Dallas ...

Life Is Giving, Not Getting

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

Money More Important Than Life?

Author and financial advisor Suze Orman writes:

When I was 13, my dad owned his own business—a tiny shack where he sold chicken, ribs, hamburgers, ...

Book Budget

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes.

Giving Teaches Dependence

When we let go of money, we are letting go of part of ourselves and part of our security. But this is precisely why it is important to do it. It is one ...