Tag: Money

• Managing our Emotions in Tough Financial Times

  My dad calls it a flesh break.  I call it the tirades of a crazy man.  The Lord calls it sin.  I have to admit that I was a little surprised by the string of expletives coming out of my mouth.  Even though I whispered my displeasure toward the Lord, I think my heart screamed […]

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  January 10, 2015

  emotions, Money, money management, Stress

• Managing our Will in Tough Financial Times

  You wouldn’t know it by looking at me now but when I was a kid I used to be pretty fast.  I was not blazing by any stretch, but I ran a respectable quarter mile (54.5 was my best time).  The quarter mile is the race that separates the men from the boys.  One time […]

  timhowington

  January 10, 2015

  Money, money management, Stress, will, will power

• Managing our Minds in Tough Financial Times

  I remember when my son studied about Johnny Appleseed in his first grade history class. Some think that Johnny was a fabled character who embodies the generous spirit of America. But, he was a real person. He was an entrepreneur type who loved his apple trees and made it his mission to plant nurseries of […]

  timhowington

  January 10, 2015

  Money, money management, Philippians 4:8, Stress, thoughts

• Managing Yourself When There is No Money to Manage

  Financial stress is not for the faint of heart.  Nothing in my life threatens to undo me more than money problems.  When things are going my way financially, my spirit is happy-go-lucky.  I am generous and even sometimes others-centered.  But, let the money get tight and I can get downright testy and unbelievably self-centered.  Let the […]

  timhowington

  January 10, 2015

  Money, money management, Stress