SETTLE UP OR DOWN Some men marry poor girls to settle down, and others marry rich ones to settle up.
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EDUCATION & ENTERTAINMENT Our culture has changed so much that it now costs parents more to entertain their children than it cost to educate both parents.
WAGES OF SIN An FBI agent is interviewing a bank teller after the bank had been robbed three times successively by the same bandit. "Did you notice anything special about the man?" asks the agent.…
A SURE BET Jake and Bubba flew out to Las Vegas to try their luck at the famous Las Vegas slot machines. The two men were quite aware that the trip took most of their…
IT'S JUST A QUARTER Billy returned from a friend's house and told his parents that his friend's parents were the greediest people he knew. Billy's surprised parents asked their son why he felt that way…
MINISTRY MOTIVATED BY MONEY Changing the subject from a newsletter from an organization called Ministry of Money this quote from Mary Pipher. " We live in a money-driven culture. But the bottom line is not…
STUCK IN THE PAST The paralyzing fear for many clinging to the past is moving into an unknown future. There's an irony in this. While we think we're moving into an elusive future, all we're…
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN I am thankful: For the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching TV, Because that means he is at home and not on the streets. For the…
FRESH NEW BOOKS Two thieves were robbing a bank. They tied and gagged the bank manager and put the rest of the employees in the vault. They filled their sacks with money and were ready…
LOVE PLUS MONEY I 've had an exciting life. I married for love and got a little money along with it. -- Rose Kennedy
BUYING HAPPINESS WITH PUPPIES Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about little puppies. -- Gene Hill
MORE FOR LESS The Pastor said, "Today I've prepared a ten dollar message on fire and brimstone which is about two hours in length. There are a couple alternative sermons I could give--depending on how…
SLEEPING STOCK MARKET Two stock market investors were discussing their strategies in the stock market. One investor had diversified his stocks and had recently taken some minor losses. The second man had invested heavily in…
CONNECTING WITH OUR SOCIETY In his book, The Future of Success, former U.S. Labor Secretary, Robert B. Reich enumerates the seven wants of our current society: 1) Health: wanting to feel better and live longer;…
TAXES ARE FOREVER Nothing is forever, but a temporary tax comes close. From Coffee Break, Vol. 5, No. 4, April 1991, page 1
HYBELS ON GAMBLING Bill Hybels conducted an informal survey with his Sunday morning congregants and found that twenty percent of them had participated in some form of gambling within the last six months. His analysis…
BOMBS AND BAKE SALES "It will be a great day when our schools (churches) get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber." From…
TAXES OR PROFITS A visitor to the Ozarks admired a Hereford heifer grazing on the hillside and drove around the hill to the farmer's home. "How much will you take for your white-faced heifer?" he…
A MORE PERFECT FIT One woman complimented another: "That dress is the most perfect fit I have ever seen." The other replied: "You should have seen the one my husband had when he saw the…
MONEY NEVER LISTENS Money may talk, but have you ever noticed how hard of hearing it is when you call it?
