Senators Agree To Extend First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit And Allow Up To $6500 Tax Credit For Current Homeowners

October 30, 2009
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For some time we’ve been talking about the first time homebuyers tax credit that was passed as a part of the 2009 Economic Stimulus Package. As we mentioned a short time ago, if you haven’t already put in a contract on a house and set up your closing for before November 30th, you most likely [...]

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This Blogger Fell Into The FICO Trap, But Saw The Light And Became Debt Free

October 29, 2009
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This is a guest post from Debt Free Hispanic over at http://www.debtfreehispanic.com. You can read more of his inspiring posts by checking out his site, or subscribing to his RSS feed here. Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV) Today, I’m [...]

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Make Extra Money By Doing Graphic Design Work On The Side

October 28, 2009
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One thing that I am a huge proponent of is trying not to rely too much on one stream of income for your family.  Why not instead create multiple streams of income, whereby if one of them dries up, you’ll still have several others that you can depend on? PT over at PTMoney.com is launching [...]

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What The Movie Wall Street Can Teach Us About Greed

October 27, 2009
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One of my all-time favorite movies is Wall Street.  It is directed by Oliver Stone and stars Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas. If you’ve never seen the movie, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), has a short synopsis of the movie. Bud Fox is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980′s New York with a strong desire [...]

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Buy And Hold Investing For Beginners

October 26, 2009
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When it comes to investing, there two distinctive strategies.  The first is the buy and hold approach.  The second is timing the market.  Simply put, buy and hold investors keep buying (stocks, mutual funds, ETFS …) no matter what is happening to the market and hold those investments regardless of market conditions.  This is typically [...]

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Winner Of Our Book Giveaway And Post Roundup

October 26, 2009
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This past week week we did a review of the book, “Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little Money-Grubbing Secrets” and hosted a giveaway of our copy of the book.   This morning we did a drawing using random.org to choose a winner of the book giveaway.  So, without further ado, the winner of our [...]

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Devotional: Glory in the Cross

October 25, 2009
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photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. – Galatians 6:14 When I was in high school, I placed second in a computer competition at the state conference for Future Business [...]

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Lawmakers Push For An Extension Of The $8000 First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit Into 2010 In Proposed Bill

October 23, 2009
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Since earlier this year we’ve been talking a lot about the $8000 first time homebuyer tax credit that was passed as a part of the 2009 Economic Stimulus Package. The credit has been available for first time homebuyers since January 1st, and will continue to be available until November 30th. Now that the program is [...]

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Book Review And Giveaway: Secrets Of A Stingy Scoundrel

October 22, 2009
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This past week while I was on vacation I finally had the chance to read a book that I’ve been meaning to read for a while.  The book, Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little Money-Grubbing Secrets, by Phil Villarreal asks the question, “How far would you go to save money?“.  If you’re anything [...]

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Avoid The Pressure To Spend

October 21, 2009
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Have you ever felt like you were pressured into spending money?  Deep down you really knew you didn’t have the money to spend, but because of the situation, people around you or other factors, you ended up spending anyway. For those who are conscious spenders you know when one of these occasions is about to [...]

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We’re Adding A New Staff Writer. Please Welcome Jason Price!

October 21, 2009
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One of my goals for Bible Money Matters over the past year has been to make it one of the go-to places in the blogosphere for Christian finance thought.  I wanted to write great personal finance commentary, as well as hosting some of the best Christian personal finance writers from all over. Over the past [...]

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How Many Financial Accounts Should You Have?

October 20, 2009
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Financial accounts are a modern day necessity.  Most people have an account at a bank, if not multiple banks.  At that bank they are likely to have a checking account, savings account, and even a CD.  In addition, it is quite common for people to have multiple active credit card and debit card accounts.  Unfortunately, [...]

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When Getting Great Deals On The Things You Buy, Make Sure You’re Actually Getting The Deal

October 19, 2009
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For the past week or so my wife and I have been vacation.  We went on a road trip from beautiful Niagara Falls, across New England, ending up in Northern Maine.   The fall colors were in full bloom, and we had a wonderful time.  On the last day of our trip, however, we almost had [...]

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What You Need to Know About Cash Flow Management

October 15, 2009
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Cash flow management, managing what’s coming in and what’s going out, is critical to maintaining control of your spending and staying in financial balance. Some people manage it to extreme detail and others manage it up to the high level. Either way, its cash flow management and it’s our jobs as wise money managers to [...]

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