From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Cash For Clunkers Program Suspended After Only A Few Days. Here Is Why

July 31, 2009
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The Cash For Clunkers program has only been active since last Friday, but word is now leaking out that the CARS program will be halted at midnight on Thursday July 30th, less than a week after it launched.  The problem?  There are fears that the program may have already run out of money.  The program [...]

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Training A Child About Money – Online

July 30, 2009
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This is a guest post by Matt Bell, a biblical money management speaker and author of Money, Purpose, Joy and Money Strategies for Tough Times, both published by NavPress. Matt writes two free eNewsletters that are available through his web site: www.moneypurposejoy.com.
“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he [...]

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Cash For Clunkers Voucher Program Is Now Available. Things To Keep In Mind When Trading In Your Gas Guzzler.

July 29, 2009
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Clunkers For Cash Active As Of July 1st
The Cash For Clunkers program has been active as of July 1st, and if you have an eligible car, you can now take advantage of the program.  As a quick refresher, what vehicles are eligible for $3500-4500 voucher?

Must be in drivable condition.   (That means you can’t tow in [...]

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Should You Take A Pay Cut For A Ministry Related Position?

July 28, 2009
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Play, School, Work, Retire, Die. This it seems is the circle of life for many. On a poll at Care2 the question was asked, “Do you find your work satisfying?” Out of 1481 respondents, 43% answered “no”. Our work consumes a vast amount of our time. If you were to start [...]

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Camping Craziness And Links Roundup

July 27, 2009
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My wife and I went camping this past weekend, and we had a crazy time!   We had decided to go camping a few weeks back, but we never made reservations anywhere. Our good friends, who we were going with, knew of a campground that they had been to years ago that always had an [...]

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Devotional: Prison Praises

July 26, 2009
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photo credit: Corey Leopold
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. – Acts 16:25
Paul and Silas sat in a dark prison cell, their feet in stocks. Their backs burned with pain from the beatings they received earlier. While other prisoners were charged [...]

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Be Content, Save Money And Be Happier

July 24, 2009
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This is a guest post by Vikki C who is frugal by nature and wants to share her greatest ways to save money. As a wife and mother of four, she is always looking for easy, realistic ways to save time and money. Her blog watchmesavemoney.com provides her methods of saving money on monthly [...]

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Considering Refinancing Or Getting A New Home Loan? Here’s How To Read That Confusing HUD-1 Settlement Statement

July 23, 2009
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Time To Refinance – For Real This Time
For the past few months we’ve been looking into refinancing our mortgage. Our interest rate on our current mortgage is at 6.5%.  Since mortgage rates have been hovering around the low to mid 5 percent range since the beginning of the year we knew we wanted to refinance [...]

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The Corrupting Power Of Wealth: Warning Signs Of Materialism

July 22, 2009
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This past week at our church one of the pastors gave a sermon on wealth, the corrupting power that it can have, and how to avoid becoming materialistic with your money and possesions.  I  thought I would share some of the things he talked about.
The sermon was based off of a verse in James.
Now listen, [...]

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