Nuru Personal Finance Flash Cards: Review and Giveaway

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Review and Giveaway

A week or two back after finding my site, Luke over nuruplanet.com emailed me and offered to send me a packet of Nuru’s Personal Finance Pocket Cards to review on the site. In theory they sounded like a great idea – flash cards centered around the basic principles of personal finance. I jumped at the offer figuring I could check them out, and then give them away to a lucky reader of the blog. So that’s what we’re going to do – a quickie review, and then a giveaway!

So What Are They?

Here is how Luke describes the cards:

NURU’s Personal Finance is a deck of 30 ultra-thin, waterproof, and durable pocket-sized plastic cards that take potentially complex topics and break them down into easy, everyday language, using simple examples to make the concepts stick. Such topics include investing, loans, credit, insurance, retirement vehicles, etc. What’s more, those who purchase Personal Finance will be able to access the deck’s content on their mobile phone or computer within the next few weeks.

Ok, so we’re taking complex finance topics, and breaking them down so they’re easier to understand. I’m all for educating people on complex financial topics. So what types of topics do they cover?

There are 7 categories of interest on the cards. They are:

Essential Finance Vocabulary
Personal planning
Investing
Loans
Retirement Vehicles
Credit
Insurance

In reading through the cards they seem to do a good job of quickly explaining topics, giving examples of the subject to explore the concept, and then moving on to the next topic. The cards don’t go too in depth, but since this is meant more as a reference and a primer to these financial topics, this seems appropriate.

The cards seem like they would be a great tool for teaching folks in a beginning personal finance class, or at a class like Financial Peace University. It gives an introduction to many complex topics that give most people a headache to just think about, and explaining them in this way makes it less intimidating and more approachable.

The compact size of the cards means you can just throw them in your pocket and read over the topics while you’re waiting in line at the grocery store, or sitting in the doctor’s office waiting room.

All in all a decent product that I wouldn’t hesitate to buy, especially at the cheap price of $10. Buy a couple and give one to a family member or friend.

Want to win a set of Nuru Personal Finance Cards?

I’m going to be giving away my set of Nuru Personal Finance Cards. There are a couple of ways to win.

Leave a comment on this post telling us something you’ve learned about personal finance this year. (1 entry)
Subscribe to this blog’s RSS feed, and then leave a comment here telling us that you’ve done so (2 entries)

It’s as easy as that, up to 3 entries per person! The contest will run until 11/14 at 12 noon at which time we’ll choose a winner of the cards using Random.org.

Other giveaways

Want to win some other stuff? Check out this great giveaway!

Simple Mom is giving away an awesome Epson Artison Wi-fi printer! Enter her contest here.
My Two Dollars is giving away a book called $1,000 Dollars & An Idea – Entrepreneur To Billionaire.
SmarterFitter Blog is giving away a teapot! click here to enter.

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Peter Anderson is a Christian, husband to his beautiful wife Maria, and loves reading and writing about personal finance. You can find out more about him on the about page or check out his other sites at http://www.quicktofit.com and http://www.logosforwebsites.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @moneymatters.

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1 the girl @ love God, not money November 7, 2008 at 9:15 am

I’d love to be entered into this contest.

I’ve learned SO MUCH about personal finance this year, it’s hard to pick just one thing.

Probably the biggest thing I’ve learned, though, is that every penny counts. In the last few months I’ve managed to save several thousand dollars just by making small changes here and there. I’m so grateful to blogs like this one that have helped me save money!

the girl @ love God, not moneys last blog post..last sunday I prayed for God to draw me closer to Him this week

2 Peter November 7, 2008 at 9:19 am Twitter id: @moneymatters: you’re now entered!

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3 the girl @ love God, not money November 7, 2008 at 9:15 am

I’m also subscribed to you through RSS!

the girl @ love God, not moneys last blog post..last sunday I prayed for God to draw me closer to Him this week

4 Momma November 7, 2008 at 9:23 am

What a great idea! Count me in

Mommas last blog post..One Hour With Teri Gault – Part Ten

5 Momma November 7, 2008 at 9:25 am: Ack, I didn’t see the other part. What I’ve learned about personal finance in the last year is to save on everything you can, so that you can afford to spend on the things that are important.

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6 Joshua November 7, 2008 at 4:04 pm

Although not so much a new thing, so to speak, but rather a reminder to myself after “temporarily forgetting”: Without financial goals, it’s like swimming in the middle of the ocean. No direction. Set a realistic goal and move towards it.

Joshuas last blog post..Stewardship: What does it mean?

7 Joshua November 7, 2008 at 4:05 pm

Oh, and I am a subscriber to your RSS !

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8 Roxanne November 7, 2008 at 6:42 pm

I have learned the importance of building a large emergency fund. I have one but need to build it up and have set a goal and automatic payments to my savings acct. now!

9 Roxanne November 7, 2008 at 6:43 pm

I am a rss subscriber of your blog in my Google reader!

10 Estera John November 7, 2008 at 7:37 pm

What thing i’ve learne is that every penny counts and never pay full price for anything.
Love our blog, thanks for all the hard work.

11 Kimberly Riley November 7, 2008 at 8:17 pm

I’m a new subscriber to your feed and I love that you teach fiscal responsibility from a Biblical perspective. Thank you for your insights and guidance! Kimberly

12 Mary Jenkins November 7, 2008 at 11:22 pm

You always need a bigger emergency fund than you think because when it rains, it pours!

13 PT November 9, 2008 at 3:50 am Twitter id: @ptmoney

I’m in. I love these cards.

I’ve learned that there’s never just one answer to a personal finance question. Everyone’s situation is different and that’s why we have so many different financial products.

You know I’ve sub’d.

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14 Morp November 9, 2008 at 3:30 pm