Archive for the ‘giving’ Category

Paying For College & Avoiding Estate Taxes

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Today I came across a bit of information that I had not heard before. According to Ric Edelman in his book "The Lies About Money", he mentioned that there is no gift tax limit when you make a check payable to an institution (like a college). I'm no estate tax ...

Clumping Donations

Monday, July 20th, 2009

I'm a relatively patient person, but I was not able to wait to get Spend Til' The End from my local library. In my defense I did request it from the library, but they didn't have many copies and I was put in queue behind 50+ other people. I waited ...

Should the Tithe Be On Gross Income Or Net Income?

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Gross. Clear enough? :-) People argue this point from a variety of angles, and I'm the first to admit that tithing on net income would be a lot easier than on gross income. It's just too bad that the "net income" approach isn't Biblical. Proverbs 3:9-10 says: 9 Honor the LORD with your ...

Who Should The Tithe Be Given To?

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

There are some misconceptions floating around regarding the tithe. In particular I'm referring to how tithe funds are used by the receiving organization, and who the tithe should be given to in the first place. Malachi 3:10 (New International Version, from BibleGateway.com) 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there ...