by MS Christian Living | Jan 30, 2026 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By Sam Buchanan Most people believe they are making progress with money because they are taking action. They are saving. They are investing. They are doing what they were taught to do. Yet there is a large disconnect between the amount of their progress and the...
by MS Christian Living | May 30, 2025 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By Sam Buchanan Would you rather have cracks in your countertops or cracks in your foundation? Intellectually, we all know that a cracked countertop is a much smaller problem than a faulty foundation. Yet when it comes to finances, many people do the opposite —...
by MS Christian Living | May 1, 2024 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By Matt P. Brown, CFP® Some of my fondest memories as a child are sitting in my Papaw’s lap in Hot Springs while he flipped through the newspaper and marked the stocks he owned. I didn’t realize it then, but those times helped me place the first ties on the track to...
by MS Christian Living | Jan 30, 2024 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By Bobby Dye I believe the way you were raised has a direct influence on how you view money and manage your finances as an adult. As a matter of fact, what you are taught about finances comes from the influence of not just one generation but multiple generations. My...
by MS Christian Living | Apr 2, 2023 | Columns, Money Matters
Submitted by COLLIN MASCAGNI, MASCAGNI WEALTH MANAGEMENT I remember sitting in a stadium-sized classroom at The University of Alabama in the summer of 2003 and hearing my professor say that we did not need a financial planner. In fact, we could...
by MS Christian Living | Oct 2, 2020 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By CAROLYN MCLEMORE, CRPC®, and KURT VANDE STREEK 5 financial lessons from 2020 and the upcoming election We are just a month away from the 2020 presidential election in what has been an unprecedented year. On February 19, the S&P...
