All posts by: Kristy Etheridge

About Kristy Etheridge

Kristy Etheridge is a regular contributor to the FaithWorks Financial blog. Having racked up a large amount of debt before using a biblical approach to attack it, Kristy is passionate about financial freedom. She and her husband live in Charlotte, N.C., where Kristy works as a writer for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Don’t Make this Big Post-Debt Mistake The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don’t borrow and put yourself under their power. –Proverbs 22:7 (The Message) If you’re currently in debt (or ever have been), there’s a good chance you’ve daydreamed about the day you can declare yourself debt free. I know I […]

4 Practical Guidelines for Giving It’s that time of year when it seems everyone and their mother is asking for donations. After reading this blog post about giving, I started examining my own household’s giving practices. I had to admit we don’t always give our first and best—and we don’t always give with the right […]

4 Numbers to Celebrate This Christmas If there’s ever a time to take a break from number crunching, it’s Christmas. We’re happy to report that the numbers below have absolutely nothing to do with budgets, shopping lists, mall visits, or credit card bills, but everything to do with the real reason Christmas is worth celebrating.

When you see the word “rent,” what comes to mind? I’ve always associated renting with apartments, cars and maybe a tuxedo. These days, you can rent a lot more than that. The sharing economy is alive and well, and there are endless ways to get access to things you need or want, without having to […]

Sometimes true freedom looks a whole lot like discipline, patience and self-control. It sounds counterintuitive, but just ask any teenager who wants the freedom to spend time with her friends, borrow the car or stay out later than normal. The freedom she’s looking for will be elusive unless she shows her parents she has the […]

6 New Year’s Resolutions for Financial Freedom One thing I’ve learned about New Year’s Resolutions is they better be specific. It sounds nice to resolve to “be healthier” or “be more responsible with money,” but ideas that vague are likely to yield vague results…or no results at all. If you’re the resolution type, make sure […]