There are currently two homes being built on the street where I live. The sound is obnoxious and the air is dusty. The good news is, however, that it should all be over in about two months and my own house will go up in value with these nice additions to the neighborhood. I am currently doing a large amount of property development myself, and I plan on living on the income from it during my later years. I also expect to leave the income streams from these properties to my family upon my death. The development I am engaged... Read more →

http://www.christianmoney.com TV writer Gregg McBride joins Jim Paris Live to discuss his new book, Weightless. Gregg shares his weight loss journey, from growing up as a fat kid to reaching an adult weight of more than 450 pounds. What he did to lose more than 250 pounds, and how he kept it off. In the interview he shares how being overweight took a personal and emotional toll on him. Gregg offers practical advice on how to learn to eat less and consequently lose weight. This is not a fad diet, eat many of the foods you eat now - just... Read more →

Nancy Jo Frazer and co-defendants admitted to violating Ohio Law and agreed to a financial settlement of $108,000. Details Here. http://www.christianmoney.com On this episode, Jim discusses turning 50 and the surprise party that his wife and friends threw for him. Jim also shares what happened on his latest Amtrak train trip, and how a Burger King customer accidentally received $2,600 instead of the crispy chicken sandwich they ordered in the drive-thru. The latest on the Profitable Sunrise scam, Nancy Jo Frazer, and what the state of Ohio did to finally shut down their scam charity that targeted Christians. Read more →

Our 1,000 Ripple XRP giveaway to new annual subscribers generated a remarkable response (and the offer officially ended last week). We received quite a few e mails, however, from individuals seeking a way to get in on the free digital currency, but with a more modest financial outlay. We are excited to open up a special offer today (good until Sunday night January 25 at midnight Eastern). All you need to do is sign up for a monthly subscription and we will bonus you 300 Ripple XRP. Our monthly subscription has an initial enrollment of just $37 and then $9.95... Read more →

Jamie Barnett, President of The International Cruise Victims Association, joins Jim to discuss the death of her own daughter on a cruise ship. Ashley Barnett mysteriously died on a three day Carnival Cruise. Her mother Jamie warns of unknown risks on cruise ships, including stories of rapes, murders, and missing persons. What are your rights when you are on a cruise ship? What legal jurisdiction has authority? If you have a medical emergency will you have access to a qualified doctor? What are the risks of leaving your kids in the care of cruise line employees? How can we change... Read more →

Jim discusses his move from an AT&T contract cell phone plan to a Virgin Wireless prepaid plan. Why he switched and how much money he will save. The low price of gas has given lawmakers the idea that they can raise fuel taxes. A gallon of gas already includes about 50 cents in taxes. Jim is outraged that there is now talk about increasing fuel taxes beyond current levels. Read more →

Prepaid cell phones are no longer just for those with bad credit. You will also find prepaid cell phone equipment options very similar to their contract phone competitors. Like many families, we have been on a contract for many years with our cell phones. As our children reached high school age, we ended up with a contract plan with 5 phones on it. Over the years the bill has grown to point that something simply had to be done, and our kids are now all young adults. Why Contract Phone Arrangements Are A Terrible Deal My falling out with AT&T... Read more →

What To Do When You Can't Pay Your Bills It may be one of life's scariest moments. You realize that there are significantly more bills than you have money to pay them with. It might be the result of overspending for months or even years, on the other hand it could simply be the loss of a job and no emergency savings to fall back on. We don't seem to have much to offer people in such predicaments within the Christian community. Consider it tantamount to offering an exercise program or a cholesterol pill to someone having a heart attack.... Read more →

It may be one of life's scariest moments. You realize that there are significantly more bills than you have money to pay them with. It might be the result of overspending for months or even years, on the other hand it could simply be the loss of a job and no emergency savings to fall back on. The Next Six Week Christian Budget Workshop Is No Answer We don't seem to have much to offer people in such predicaments within the Christian community. Consider it tantamount to offering an exercise program or a cholesterol pill to someone having a heart... Read more →

Update: The Williams County Court informed ChristianMoney.com that they prematurely changed the status of the case to 'closed' prior to a final settlement agreement being signed. As a result, there was a window of time of approximately three weeks where the closed status was not accompanied by any public announcement or settlement agreement. Nancy Jo Frazer and co-defendants admitted to violating Ohio Law and agreed to a financial settlement of $108,000. Details Here. As a regular reader of this blog, you will know that we have been following the Profitable Sunrise story for two years now. Of course, my book... Read more →

As the continually-rising cost to go to college puts more pressure on the ability of students to do so, one of the distinct casualties, outside of the most obvious one, has proven to be the ability to actually finish school in a timely fashion. The bachelor’s degree has also been less formally called a four-year degree for as long as anyone can remember, and the reason for that has been the historical structuring of the program requirements over four academic years. However, the data reveals that it has been years since most bachelor’s degree students have earned their degrees within... Read more →

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I have had a fascination with lost money my entire career. There is something so exciting about finding money that you have been separated from (often times money you had no idea you even had). This week I picked up on a new way to search for lost money that may be one of the biggest breakthroughs on the topic yet. How The Internet Has Changed Everything, But It Was Still Not Perfect Being able to go to a state or federal website and complete a comprehensive search... Read more →

Student loan expert Jan Miller joins Jim Paris for a discussion on student loan forgiveness, student loan refinancing, student loan consolidation, and resolving a student loan default. If you have a student loan you don't want to miss this episode. Numerous strategies on how to lower payments and much more. Read more →

A prominent New York attorney is alleging that Joel Osteen is using his non-profit ministry to promote his for profit books. The upshot of the allegation is that book royalties are paid to Osteen personally, while his 'ministry' foots the bill for his TV broadcasts. Read more →

As many of you know, I had mentioned in a previous post that I was privileged to be asked to provide a track for a Christmas album that would raise money for Veterans' charities. I was so excited to hear the track played on the radio on Christmas Eve. Well, all of those years of practice paid off. My version of The Christmas Song was heard by millions on Coast To Coast AM, Special thanks to the amazing guitar accompaniment by Abe Alam and the recording and editing done by my daughter Joy Paris. To purchase the album on Amazon,... Read more →