Category Archives: Financial Tips and Tools

Tune in to Randy Alcorn on Wednesday, May 27

One of my favorite authors, Randy Alcorn (Author of  The Treasure Principle and Heaven)  will be on the Revive Our Hearts radio program on Wednesday, May 27.  Tune in to hear the interview and learn how giving of your money, possessions, and self will demonstrate your love for God and transform your life. 

Randy will also be taking part in a live blog interactive teaching session on Wed, May 27, through the Revive Our Hearts radio blogHe will answer questions about eternal investments and finances (I am certain you’ll be encouraged by his insights).

  • For the Revive Our Hearts radio schedule for your area, click here
  • For the Revive Our Hearts interactive blog with Rancy Alcorn on May 27, click here   (then scroll to the bottom of the transcript)
  • For transcripts of this radio program, click here

An excerpt from an interview with Randy Alcorn
(From the May 26 radio edition of
Revive our Hearts)

The treasure principle itself is…we can’t take it with us but we can send it on ahead. And Jesus told us in Matthew 6:20 that we could actually lay up treasures in heaven.

And we do that—we lay up treasures in heaven—not only by giving (s.i.c. financially), but we give in other ways:

  • We give of our time.
  • We give of our talents, our giftings.
  • We invest ourselves in our children, in our aging parents, in our friends who have needs—someone’s gone through a divorce or someone has been abandoned, someone is struggling with cancer.

Every time we give of ourselves to other people in the name of Christ and for the glory of God, we are investing in treasure in heaven.

Tomorrow’s radio program and blog with Randy Alcorn is a great opportunity for a heart checkup in this area of our lives….we are so prone to go toward things that are temporal and seen and visible and to start to put down roots here on this earth.   Click the link above to take part or paste the following URL into your browser:  http://www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/roh/today.php

Welcome to “Frugal in Fort Worth”

These Economic Times

Daily, we hear reports in the news media about hard economic times. Lately it seems that even personal conversations are full of words like “Down-sizing” (a.k.a., more corporate-politically-correct… “right-sizing”), “foreclosures”, “recession” …and the list goes on!

Rather than dwell on what the news is reporting, I have decided to come alongside others and “link arms” as we walk this economic road and get to the other side.

A Bit of Encouragement

 Through this blog, I hope you find encouragement for becoming financially free and solutions for reducing your family expenses. My hope is that I am able to provide you fresh ideas on how to save money for the future, get out of debt, and…for those budgeted expenses…stretch your family’s funds.

 I invite you to join me on this journey and would love to hear YOUR ideas for how you are making a difference and reaching your goals with your family finances. Please feel free to share this blog link with your friends and family, too!

          “I have come that they might have Life, and have it to the full.”

             JOHN 10:10 NIV

A Little About Me

I was born and raised in San Antonio, TX and have spent my entire adult life in Central/North Texas (Howdy!). I now live in the suburbs of Dallas/Fort Worth and within a few miles of my home, I have buffalo, cattle, oil wells, and yea verily…“ya’ll” even slips into the grammar! Yes, I’m a true blue Texan. Even so, I have Midwest roots, as I was raised by parents from the heart of Kansas’ ranching and wheat land.

 I have my parents to thank for teaching me the importance of staying out of debt, the value of making every dollar count, and the significance of saving for the future. They taught me to save, give, and spend less than I earned.

Along the way, I also learned that this is not my/our money…it is God’s…and we are entrusted and responsible to manage what God gives us for the short time we are on this Earth. My heart is to help others learn how to better manage their finances God’s way and to join others on this journey to faithfully living by God’s principles in every area of their lives.

Crown Financial Ministries

For over 10 years, my husband and I have been involved with Crown Financial Ministries. “Crown Financial Ministries®, founded in 1976, is an interdenominational ministry dedicated to equipping people around the world to learn, apply, and teach biblical financial principles…and help ignite True Financial Freedom around the globe.” To learn more about the mission, vision and ministry of Crown Financial Ministries, go to http://www.crown.org .

Reading List

 For further reading, I recommend…

  • Your Money Counts, Author: Howard Dayton of Crown Financial Ministries
  • Total Money Makeover, Author: Dave Ramsey