Comments on: Storing Treasures in Heaven vs. Earth

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:35:14 +0000

In reply to EbbTide. Yeah brotha!! That sounds awesome - way to go! And welcome to our beautiful community here :)

By: EbbTide

EbbTide — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:56:18 +0000

Subscribed! I love your blog and found it through Republic Wireless. My family is working toward F.I. and our primary motivation is so that we can be better stewards. We just opened our “freedom investment” account on Black Friday(!), and we’re pumped about growing the contributions. Your work is an inspiration J. Money!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:09:24 +0000

In reply to Sir Exodus. Thanks for chiming in, sir :)

By: Sir Exodus

Sir Exodus — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 02:43:47 +0000

I can see where that unsubscriber may have been coming from, but you definitely hit the nail on the head. “Storing up treasures in heaven” was said by Jesus in Matthew 6:20. Since then, Christians have taken it too far to the point of being careless with their money and not planning for the future. It’s unfortunate that the unsubscriber left, as your mission to “increase financial awareness and save dat money” is a noble one and when done correctly, will allow people to give more generously then they ever could if they wasted it or stuck it under a mattress and never let it grow!

For any others thinking of unsubscribing in order to “store up treasures in heaven”, don’t do it! Stick with J Money and his budgeting ideas — it’s actually OK for Christians to think about money:

http://www.earlyexodus.com/recent-posts/is-building-wealth-at-odds-with-christianity

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:17:36 +0000

In reply to Cris Fisher. I'd like to think so!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:17:01 +0000

In reply to Kev. A good way to think of it :)

By: Kev

Kev — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:51:32 +0000

After reading the post and some comments a phrase I heard comes to mind. “Meaning is more important than the sounds and symbols we use to convey.”

It’s been awhile since I’ve looked into the PF-sphere. JMonsy and other bloggers definitely helped motivate me to get some sort of budget together. I’d say my current view of money is for it to be part of my life but not my life.

By: Cris Fisher

Cris Fisher — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:42:06 +0000

Hmm. I hope for this guy’s sake he doesn’t mean he’s putting all of his savings into one of the “seed money” scams that some megachurches run :-(

John Oliver did a report on those a couple months ago: https://youtu.be/7y1xJAVZxXg

I’m not Christian myself, but plenty of the PF blogs I read seem to be good with teh Jesus. I don’t see why being financially stable/practical isn’t compatible with spiritual life.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:52:10 +0000

In reply to Becky. I like that way of thinking of it :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:51:22 +0000

In reply to Chris Huntley.

Hey! Wow, thank you so much for the kind words! So nice of you to say! I def. pour my heart into this thing (and do my best to keep it real) so I’m glad it’s coming off that way. I care a lot about this stuff – and my readers! :)

Thanks for taking the time to read/comment today. Let’s make sure to connect face-to-face next Fincon, yeah? going now to check out your site…