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I have heard of a man who lived in a certain town, and while he lived, was greatly misunderstood. It was known that he had a large income, yet he lived a miserly life, and loud were the murmurs at the scanty help he gave to those around him. He stinted himself in many ways, and hoarded his money. But…

“Many respondents reported higher rates of past-month drug and alcohol use. The rate of past-month alcohol use grew with household income: 40% of lower-income households, 45.96% of middle-income households and 52.69% of high-income households.” https://sflcn.com/study-shows-how-south-florida-residents-are-coping-with-covid-19-based-on-income-level/…

In June, 2019 Scientists were able to detect an incoming asteroid hours before it entered the earth’s atmosphere. Observers in Hawaii spotted the object, named 2019MO while it was still traveling toward the earth at more than 33,000 mph when it impacted the atmosphere about 250 miles south of Puerto…

It is easy to try to “fix our lives” by accumulating more stuff. However, things we buy can never solve our emotional and spiritual problems. In her book, Jesus over Everything, Lisa Whittle writes, “If I’d been honest with myself in so many of the moments I’d hid behind my swiped debit card, Jesus could…

According to Baptist Press, “On average, Americans gave 2.1 percent of their income to the church in 2017, a smaller share even than the 3.2 percent given during the Great Depression.” https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/ten-percent-drives-increase-in-giving-at-california-church/ Matthew…

A New Jersey man who cleans homes to supplement his income shared the story of how he accidentally went to a townhouse and left it spotless. Louis Angelino said he often cleans homes for friends to make extra money and was schedule to clean the home for his friend Mark. He arrived and found the key in…

The Trophy Active Protection System uses sensors to track incoming rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles to intercept them. The system increases the invincibility of tanks. Even tanks, need protection. —Jim L. Wilson and Jason Blankenship https://breakingdefense.com/2018/09/300-shots-rafael-readies-trophy-lite-for-us-stryker/…

A silver coin that may be among the first ever struck by the U.S. Mint in 1794 is headed for auction after selling for $10 million in 2013. The coin known as the “Flowing Hair” dollar has the image of Lady Liberty with long flowing hair on one side and an eagle on the other. It is one of 1,758 coins…

Based on a recent decision by Illinois’ Governor Pritzker, which remarkably Mayor Lightfoot verbally opposed, indoor restaurant service is again being suspended in the city of Chicago as a way of attempting to combat the deteriorating Coronavirus statistics. Many of the restaurants which are still open,…

In Goodbye Things, Fumio Sasaki writes, “The glory of acquisition starts to dim with use, eventually changing to boredom as the item no longer elicits even a bit of excitement. This is the pattern of everything in our lives. No matter how much we wish for something, over time it becomes a normal part…

“As a personal commodity, money is extremely elastic, in that you can theoretically accumulate an infinite amount of it, and your income fluctuates at different points in your life. Time, by contrast, is intrinsically inelastic: You cannot accumulate more of it, and you’ve never had any less of it. You…

A Pennsylvania township collected more income than authorities expected from an increase in property taxes, so they decided to give some of the million dollar surplus back to residents. In response, the Board of Supervisors decided to send everyone a dividend. They mailed over 14,000 checks for $68 to…

When Chelsey Haley finished school and began teaching, she joined the Teach for America program to make a difference in a low-income school. She never expected to encounter a boy named Jerome, who made her question her motives and future as a teacher. She went to an elementary school in Louisiana, where…

Derek Carr, starting Quarterback of the Oakland Raiders just signed a five-year, $125 million contract making him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history. When he was in college at Fresno State University, Carr was a regular tither of his $700 per semester stipend. Now he has pledged to tithe 10…

In THANKS! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. writes, “A Longitudinal study of college students found that happiness levels in college predicted income sixteen years later. The most cheerful students earned $25,000 more per year than their more dour classmates.” —Jim…

February 14, 2017 was like any other workday at Spangahlem Airbase in Germany until a message took everyone by surprise. A simple red message popped up on all of the computers on the base warning, “Missile Inbound. Seek Shelter Immediately!” Officials say they were not sure how many people were affected…

A twenty-three-year-old employee of Google is saving 90% of his income by living in a box truck parked inside the company’s headquarters. The engineer named Brandon, says he is only in the truck while sleeping or doing laundry. He confirmed that he uses perks provided by the company such as gourmet food,…

Psychologist and researcher Judith Wallerstein spent 25 years studying the results of the shift in divorce laws that occurred in the 1970’s. No fault divorce swept the nation beginning in 1969, and by 1980, the divorce rate had doubled. Wallerstein was asking the question, “what about the children?”…

A Massachusetts man found a way to deal with the setback of a hard winter in his city. He has learned to be thankful for the new source of income it provided. Kyle Waring was shoveling snow when he got the idea to sell the snow from his yard to people living in warmer parts of the country. Waring began…

In his book, Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make you Happier, Robert Emmons writes, “A longitudinal study of college students found that happiness levels in college predicted income sixteen years later. The most cheerful students earned $25,000 lore per year than their more dour classmates.” —Jim…

Kynan Eng is president of a computer company that uses computers and brain research to help people live better lives. Eng wanted to use his expertise to respond to online questions about the intersection of neuroscience and human-computer interaction. When we went to Quora, he found himself distracted…

There are many reasons to keep our financial lives healthy. Researchers at the Federal Reserve Board have revealed another. “Couples with low credit scores are more likely to break up than those with higher scores.” If you let your debt get out of hand, your marriage will suffer. The researchers have…

Michael Gerson, an opinion writer for the Washington Post wrote an expose of state sponsored gambling, mainly lotteries.. Instead of reigning in spending and or raising taxes, the hard choices, the government is in the business of treating its own citizens as marks and dupes. “The lottery is a particularly…

The President signed legislation that provides healthcare for its citizens through the Affordable Care Act. The basic cost of some plans starts from just $1. Yet, with the stroke of his pen, President Obama postponed the application deadline to March 31, 2014, but that was not the final deadline. The…

Berkeley California may be the first city to require a business to give a portion of its product to the poor. While two percent is not a biblical tithe, it is a portion of the company’s wealth. The law says that medical marijuana dispensaries must give away at least 2 percent of their pot free to very…