Bible vs Money

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Updated 2026-08-01 · Sources: 4 · 6 action labs

The rest of this site explains; this section acts. Six things you can use this week. No course to buy, no funnel at the bottom. Where a number comes from a survey we could not verify, we say so. Where a category is hype, we name it and show the evidence. Every claim carries its source, because "trust me" is not stewardship.

  1. Money worry when prices keep rising

    What Jesus, Paul and Proverbs say to the worry that comes with every higher bill, then six steps for a month that costs more: the real month on one page, bills in order, a small buffer, no fast money, your earning power, and help.

  2. Quick money tips

    The boring rules that do most of the work: automate saving on payday, never co-sign, know your break-even, refuse all urgency. Every tip is actionable this week, specific enough to be wrong, and anchored to a passage printed in full on this site.

  3. Test it yourself

    Cheap, falsifiable experiments on yourself, on a business idea, and with your household, each one stating in advance the result that would mean stop.

  4. Earning ideas by age

    Honest ways to earn at every age, from chores-plus and lemonade stands to freelancing and raises, plus the hype to walk away from, with the FTC's own numbers on MLMs.

  5. The money check

    The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Financial Well-Being Scale, reproduced as it stands and scored honestly as a raw total out of 40, with the reason we do not print a calibrated 0-100 score stated on the page. Works with the browser's JavaScript off; the points are printed beside every answer.

  6. Test a business idea for almost nothing

    How to find out whether an idea works before you build it: ask about the past, sell before you build, cap the budget, set a pass/fail number, and count the cost like the tower-builder.

None of this is a promise of results. Scripture's money wisdom is about habits (diligence, patience, restraint, honesty), not returns guaranteed for obedience. The frame here is stewardship, not a vending machine. See how we read Scripture on money.

Sources

  1. FTC staff report: 70 MLM income disclosure statements analyzed (2024)
  2. The Mom Test (Rob Fitzpatrick): how to talk to customers
  3. SCORE: ten tips for new small businesses
  4. Transamerica: the 50/30/20 budgeting rule