From the monthly archives:

August 2009

How To Get A Deal And Save Money When You’re Buying Electronics Or Other High Ticket Items

August 31, 2009
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My wife and I have always enjoyed watching movies and TV shows at home. You could say we’re movie buffs. We’ve got a nice finished basement in our home with a big sectional couch facing our home theater where we can lie in front of the TV and watch to our heart’s content. [...]

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Devotional: My Chains Fell Off

August 30, 2009
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photo credit: Clearly Ambiguous
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists. – Acts 12:7
As my neuromuscular disease has progressed, I have gradually lost strength in my [...]

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Tax Rules And Consequences Of The Cash For Clunkers Program

August 28, 2009
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I’ve written quite a bit about the cash for clunkers program here on Bible Money Matters in relation to how the program worked, who qualified for the rebate, and how you could go about redeeming your voucher.
The program has now run its course, and now that the excitement has died down people are beginning to [...]

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Time Is Running Out To Get The $8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

August 27, 2009
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A few months ago we wrote for the first time about the $8000 first time homebuyer tax credit that the Obama administration passed as a part of the 2009 stimulus bill. The measure was aimed at helping to improve the real estate market that has taken such a huge hit over the past year. [...]

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Finding The Best High Yield Savings Account: Rates, Features And Ease Of Use

August 26, 2009
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For quite some time I’ve been meaning to get another high yield savings account for our family. We’ve had one online account through Countrywide Bank (now Bank of America) for a couple of years after we signed up when they had a high promotional interest rate. Their rate really isn’t that great anymore [...]

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Business And Bible Terms: “Free”

August 25, 2009
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Psychologists tell us that the word “free” sets off a mental trigger.  Endorphins are released when you see the word ‘free’.  Yet, ‘free’ also makes us immediately skeptical.  People say ‘free’ is never free.  Free means that you have the opportunity to receive something without cost.  The reality is that nothing is free!  [...]

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My Experience With The Making Home Affordable Refinance Program: Part 2

August 24, 2009
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A month or two ago I heard about the Obama Administration’s “Making Home Affordable” refinance program.   At the time we had already tried to refinance our mortgage once in January or February, and had decided not to proceed because it would have meant that we would have to start paying PMI on our mortgage.  [...]

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Cash For Clunkers Program Is Dead Again. Gas Guzzler Trade-In Program Ends Monday.

August 21, 2009
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We’ve been talking a lot recently about the Cash For Clunkers program, and how the program has been successful by some standards, and troubled in other ways.  The program ran out of money one week after it launched, and was only re-launched after congress passed another 2 billion dollars for the program.
Now the program is [...]

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Five Things That Don’t Affect Your Credit Score

August 20, 2009
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This is a guest post from Jonathan over at MasterYourCard.com where he talks about money, credit cards (what else?) and lots of other finance related topics. Sign up for his RSS feed here.
With a shaky economy and tightening credit terms, it can be easy to be paranoid about your credit score. [...]

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