For better or for worse, 21st century consumers have become heavily dependent upon credit as their preferred means of making purchases. On the other side of the coin, your credit is also how you are evaluated in our credit culture. Most people recognize that their credit history is checked when they apply for a loan or a credit card, but may not realize ...
If you listen to the TV and radio advertisements you would think you can and should borrow money for just about anything. Credit card companies and banks encourage this by constantly sending you credit card offers and increasing the limits on your existing credit cards. They use compelling arguments to try to convince you that you owe it to yourself to borrow ...
Your credit score is basically a snapshot of your credit use over the last seven years of your borrowing history. This number (called your FICO score) is based on a complex mathematical model that evaluates many types of information in your credit file. Most people probably have no idea what their credit score is, but it can have a significant impact on your life.
- July 24, 2009
- Featured, Tithing
Many Christians think that they are tithing because they give 10% of their income to the church. However, the word “tithes” is plural, because there is more than just one. In fact, there were actually three different tithes set out in the Law of Moses.