Musicians are coming together to raise money for the victims of a May flood that caused more than $2 billion in damage. Super stars Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw are organizing the Nashville Rising concert. “The musicians on stage have gone through it. Some of them have lost every instrument they ever owned, [...]
In honor of Earth Week, we’re providing ways you can be more earth-friendly. Of course the benefit of going green is knowing that you are doing your part to help the environment. But did you know it can also save you big bucks? A new website called GoingGreenToday.com is offering free assessments to help you [...]
This Saturday, for one hour, lots of lights will go off around the world. Even the Empire State Building will go dark. It’s called Earth Hour and the idea was started by the World Wildlife Fund. You are asked to turn your lights off for one hour, at 8:30pm local time in a joint effort [...]
Yesterday was a big day at Citadel of Faith Covenant Church in Detroit, Michigan. That’s because yesterday was Free House Sunday. The city of Detroit has been hit especially hard by the recession so the authors of a new book
Have you watched the fantastic TLC realty show The Lottery Changed My Life? The show visits a variety of lottery winners including a janitor, truckers, and a team of Midwestern lunch ladies. The show interviewed them about what it was like to win big and strike it rich. Some spent the money on toys like [...]
A cancer diagnosis can be a devastating blow to your family, your emotions and your finances. Thankfully there are many organizations offering free medical assistance, free resources and free support for those battling cancer. Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition: CFAC is a comprehensive listing of available resources to help cancer patients financially. Search by diagnosis, by [...]
I came across an interesting article in USA Weekend on Sunday. It lists five things you can do at home to save money and help the earth. While some of the ideas I had heard of, some were new to me. Here are the suggestions: 1. Use Cheap, Green Cleaners. Look under your kitchen sink, [...]
Would you take money from the offering plate? I’m not talking about stealing, I’m talking about responding to a genuine offer from your pastor that if you are struggling to take money from the offering plate. When giving was down at a Texas church Pastor Toby Slough thought his congregation was struggling. So he passed [...]
Sometimes the best way to save money is to not waste it. Here are ten of the worst expenditures that are sucking your bank account dry. Unused Subscriptions or Memberships Gym membership are great. As long as you use them. If you haven’t gone in over a month you may seriously want to consider canceling [...]
Love online shopping, but don’t want to pay with a credit card? There are several reasons to be a little hesitant when shopping online. First, how do you know it’s safe to be giving out your credit card number to various websites? Secondly, what if you don’t want to use a credit card and you’d [...]