A Wonderful FREE Valentine's Day Present

If you are looking for something special to do for Valentine's Day with your spouse, consider the Great Smoky Mountain Marriage Retreat. It is being held February 14-15, 2008 at the Sevierville church of Christ. The retreat is free - the only cost is for accommodations and meals.

Sessions:
Thursday
7:00-7:45p - You Can Have a Great Marriage!
8:00-8:45p - Christian Couples in the Bedroom

Friday
9:30-10:15a - Christian Couples at Payday
10:30-11:15a - A Balancing Act: My Spouse and My Children
10:30-11:15a - The Empty Nest: A Time to Renew
1:00-1:45p - Christian Couples at Play (using recreation to strengthen your relationship)
2:00-2:45p - Christian Couples at Church (using your marriage to help you get to heaven)

The marriage retreat is being overseen by the elders of the Jacksonville church of Christ in Jacksonvile, AL. It'd be a great Valentine's gift, and a wonderful learning experience! In fact, this is what we are doing for Valentine's this year! For more info, or to register, e-mail info@jvillecoc.org.

WYTI Links: 10.25.07

Thursday links this week:

• How I Live Without Using Credit Cards - My Simple System for Living on a Budget (via No Credit Needed) Thanks to Adam for recommending this worthwhile write-up.
  

• Budgeting is Like Baking Cookies (via ChristianPF) I'm a big fan of analogy/comparison articles. These are some excellent points about budgeting.

• An Annoying Email I Got (via I Will Teach You to Be Rich) The end of this conversation is where this really gets interesting. Finances are no different from faith in this perspective: advice (even Biblical) is of no use unless we are willing to change.

• Where To Stash Your Emergency Cash (via Michelle Singletary, Washington Post)
  

• Inexpensive Ways to Woo Your Wife (via Clever Dude) This is a guest post by Clever Dudette (Clever Dude's wife) about cheap ways to keep the spark lit with your wife. You've still got time this afternoon to implement some of these suggestions :).
  

WYTI Links: 09.12.2007

Here are Wednesday's links:

• I Will Never Be Wealthy If I Am Not Already Rich (via Family Finance Blog)

• When a Saver and a Spender Say "I Do" (via Get Rich Slowly) Good read to consider if you're doing some pre-marital counseling anytime soon...
  

• Balancing Living for Today and Saving for Tomorrow (via I've Paid For This Twice Already)

• An Interesting Voluntary Simplicity Exercise That Can Really Improve Your Financial Situation (via The Simple Dollar)

• A Wealth of Smarts Does Not Guarantee Actual Wealth (via David Biello of Scientific American)