If we want what is best for us, we will then want what is best for others. We will be creative in finding ways to support and encourage them. When we wake up in the morning, one of our first thoughts should be how we can help others. “If you want to lift up yourself, … More The Golden Rule
Lent is a time when we are called to repent and believe in the Gospel. To believe in the Gospel is to act according to it. Therefore, Lent is also a time when we should think of others before ourselves. As Jesus said in the second of the two greatest Commandments: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” … More Lenten reminders
Rent versus buy I’ve long believed the purchase of a home was more a lifestyle decision than an investment decision. When you read the headlines about real estate appreciation in various parts of the country, you don’t often hear about the hidden costs of home ownership, most prominently maintenance and property taxes. Another fact to … More Rent versus Buy?
Question: Have tax deductions for mortgage interest led to higher housing costs for everyone, including low income earners? Similarly, have student loan debt tax deductions and loan forgiveness contributed to higher college tuition for all students? To me, there does appear to be a correlation in both cases. Removing these tax benefits might actually be … More Tax Credit and Tax Deductions Backfire
“Your wealth is measured by the lack of your needs, not by the abundance of your possessions.” ~St. Charbel Makhlouf
Compounding is great for investments, not so much for food and drink. Cutting back a little can help a lot! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/saving-goal-try-eating-out-less-often-charles-schwab-pvncc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via
“For us who feel insecurity and lack of confidence, Jesus shows us the way to face trials and triumph over uncertainty.” You are never alone. You are known for who you are, not what you do.
“It is not he who begins well that is perfect. It is he who ends well who is approved in God’s sight.” ~Saint Basil the Great. In life as in sports, it’s not how you start, but how you finish! And every experience along the way, even supposed failures, are opportunities to learn and grow!
My New Year’s resolutions. No more FOMO, and no more comparing myself to others. “Every one who breathes, high and low, educated and ignorant, young and old, man and woman, has a mission, has a work. We are not sent into this world for nothing; we are not born at random; . . . God … More No More FOMO!
Proverbial Living 