[DB89]

I've cut the money I'm putting in simply because the level it's at right now is unsustainable. I'm still putting a little bit in, but fortunately I'm young so if I guess wrong either way I'll still alright.

If you're young, think in terms of the Dow at 20,000, not what happens this summer.

[NotAJerry]

http://www.forbes.com/special-report/20 ... guide.html

Forbes "Wealth Wizards" Investment Guide. There's some very interesting stuff in there, like betting against hedge funds by going with Canadian stocks, but my favorite is the simple perspective given by Jack Bogle.

[NotAJerry]

http://www.buffettsbooks.com/

This is a website with a free series of videos that introduces you to Warren Buffett's approach to investing. The person who put together a website also authored Warren Buffett's 3 Favorite Books which is currently available to borrow for free from Amazon Kindle. The book is a little too simplistic at first, but the later sections are actually quite good.

[jbock13]

I've cut the money I'm putting in simply because the level it's at right now is unsustainable. I'm still putting a little bit in, but fortunately I'm young so if I guess wrong either way I'll still alright.

If you're young, think in terms of the Dow at 20,000, not what happens this summer.

True. And I still do.

[DB89]

I've been a CPA for 20 years. The best book I have ever read on investing is The Treasure Principle by Alcorn.

[Sly Fox]

I love Randy Alcorn's books. But I admit that I haven't read The Treasure Principle. It is now going in my queue.

[NotAJerry]

Treasure Principle is very good. My only minor quibble is that I don't believe tithing is a NT requirement, but I do still use 10% to the church as my jumping off point for giving, saving, etc.

[RubberMallet]

without too much research into the tithing topic, i think requirements vs an act we do because of the love we have for something/someone is often miscommunicated.

i have to do this, i have to do that...no. you dont' HAVE to do that. THAT is a result/evidence of loving Jesus and making him your king.

[NotAJerry]

The problem one runs into with tithing in the modern context is...which tithe? There were 3 OT tithes. Two were annual and one tri-annual. Unless you're giving 23.3% on average yearly, you're not tithing the way it's descried in the OT. The NT speaks extensively about giving yet never sets a required amount. It simply gives many descriptive accounts instead of prescriptive requirements.

Should you give? Absolutley. Is 10% a good starting point? You betcha.

Much like other key issues in the OT, the NT fulfills/expands on the topic. Don't kill becomes don't be angry. Don't commit adultery becomes don't lust. Give 23.3% to pay for the government, religious leadership, and feasts/festivals becomes pay your taxes, support those in ministry, give liberally to those in need and be a cheerful giver.

Now transport that into the way you save/invest and good things will come from it.