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Throwback to my Great Recession experience:

I didn’t think it would take me this long to share the story of why I dropped off the map in May 2011, but it’s been on my mind daily—especially after the ...

By Mark Andrew Beach

What do the scriptures really teach us about money? While space doesn't allow for an exhaustive study of everything the Bible says about wealth, I want to briefly touch on a few ...

By Mark Andrew Beach

Building God's kingdom here on earth really centers on taking care of those less fortunate than ourselves. So let’s talk about helping the poor and the needy. Let’s come up with ...

By Mark Andrew Beach

So, for those of us stuck in the fog of wondering whether wealth even should have a place in our lives, let me say this clearly: my purpose in writing this is to emphasize that y...

By Mark Andrew Beach

The first step in developing a giving heart is learning to give without expecting anything in return. If we give with strings attached—whether it's hoping for recognition, recipr...

By Robyn Young

I have a favorite poem:

Give thanks for dirty dishes,
They have a tale to tell.
While other folks go hungry,
We're eating very well.
With health and home and happiness,
We shouldn't want

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By Mark Andrew Beach

I remember sitting in my seventh-grade science class when my teacher introduced us to a foundational truth of physics: “To every action in the universe, there is an equal and opp...

By Robyn Young

"Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth ...

By Mark Andrew Beach

Man-made laws are created by people in an attempt to shape behavior. Because they are inherently subjective and often inconsistent, they may or may not be enforceable—or even enf...

I don’t know her real name. She went by “Cinnamon.”

She was a red-headed, freckle-faced camp counselor when I was twelve. Our days at camp were filled with stirring motivational talks from some of th...

Even a laundry room catastrophe can teach a valuable life lesson.

When my oldest son was seventeen, he was assigned to handle the family laundry for an entire week.

Now, with nine people in the hous...

A Throwback Journal Entry from 2010

Around 9 pm, there was a knock at the door.

My dog immediately launched into his deep, threatening “woof,” so I opened it to see who would drop by so late, unanno...

We all wish life could be a little easier sometimes—peaceful, tranquil, smooth.
I know—I’ve felt that way too.

But the last time I found myself caught in the middle of a turbulent, disruptive, high-p...

Quick Start at Any Level
Welcome to "Wealth Principles and Yard Sales"

This isn’t just another feel-good “shelf help” article. What you’re about to read contains tools that work—but only if you use t...

Because I know the question has come up for some readers, I thought I’d go ahead and address it head-on:

“Is it safe to learn from Leslie Householder?”

In other words—is the information you’ll learn...

By Travis Giauque

I woke up, not quite sure why I was hearing crying from another room. What time was it? Close to 2 a.m. — and where was my wife?

I pulled myself from our warm bed and followed the ...

By Nancy Genys

It took me years to fully grasp the Law of Relativity. My therapist had been trying to teach me this concept—though he never called it a “law”—for as long as I could remember. He simpl...

By Angie Kleven

Early in the morning on November 28, 1998, two of my sisters were killed in a rollover car accident on Interstate 80, just outside of Rawlins, Wyoming. Jennie was just days away from ...