2008 April | Bible Money Matters

Why I Love Life Without Television

April 29, 2008

The following is a guest post by Nicole Ouelette of Breaking Even, Inc. If you enjoy this post, be sure to check out the Breaking Even Blog. “Did you watch American Idol?” “Hey about that guy on the Today Show this morning?” “When’s the game on tonight?” When you start paying attention, it is amazing [...]

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Do Not Worry About Tomorrow

April 27, 2008

The following is a guest post by Lynnae of Being Frugal.net, a blog about frugality and getting out of debt. If you enjoy this post, consider subscribing to Being Frugal.net via RSS or email. We’re living in tough times these days. The news pundits are using the word “recession” freely. Even John McCain said it. [...]

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Gas Costs Getting You Down?

April 25, 2008

This guest post was written by Mike from Quest For Four Pillars. Feel free to visit his site and subscribe to his feed. One of the most common financial complaints that I hear is that the price of gasoline is too high. I agree that it’s tough to see higher fill-up costs at the pump, [...]

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The Beauty Of Sinking Funds

April 21, 2008

This post was written by “Toblerone” at Simple Mom. Feel free to visit her site and subscribe to her feed. Our family follows Dave Ramsey’s baby steps, and in a recent post on my blog explaining Baby Step 3, I mentioned “sinking funds.” It’s a simple financial strategy, and it’s not new, but it has [...]

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Concentrate On Savings

April 18, 2008

This guest post was written by Mike from Quest For Four Pillars. Feel free to visit his site and subscribe to his feed I was talking with my sister a while back about investing and she was asking about some of the types of investments that I own. I am a passive investor and own [...]

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Please Pray For My Wife

April 15, 2008

I just got off the phone with my wife a short while ago, and she is being admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee. she had been having some leg pain and back pain since the weekend that has gotten steadily worse. She went in today because she was just feeling awful, and couldn’t stand [...]

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My “Frugalist” And “Dumbest” Home Improvement Project Ever

April 15, 2008

The Project My “frugalist” and “dumbest” home improvement project took place last summer. We had just moved into our new house the previous fall, and it was late spring, early summer 2007. We decided that we’d like to spend a little more time outside, enjoying the weather while it lasted (here in Minnesota, you have [...]

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Festival of Frugality #121 – Tax Day Edition is up!

April 15, 2008

Over at , the Festival of Frugality #121 – Tax Day Edition is now up! My post, “Buying a new house is not cheap: Expenses not to forget when buying a new house” is included in the festival, as well as a ton of other great reads. In fact, here are a few of my [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Sharing

April 15, 2008

John answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.” Luke 3:11

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I Made A Stupid Money Mistake This Week.

April 15, 2008

The Setup Well, if you thought us personal finance bloggers had it all together and never made silly money mistakes, this week I decided to prove you wrong. BIG TIME. I had a busy week last week, and to top it all off, my wife was sick. When I wasn’t at work I was at [...]

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Buying A New House Is Not Cheap: Expenses Not To Forget When Buying A New House

April 14, 2008

Buying A New House When my wife and I bought a new house in 2006, it was an exciting time for us. We were living in a townhouse that we owned, but we just wanted a little bit more space than what we currently had. We looked for a new home for almost 1 1/2 [...]

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148th Edition Of The Carnival of Personal Finance Is Up!

April 14, 2008

Over at Gather Little by Little, the 148th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance is up and live. Thanks go to glblguy for his hard work on the carnival this week, it looks to be a good one – lots of great submissions from all over the blogosphere! My article, College Expenses: Should parents [...]

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