Should I Have Bought An Extended Warranty?

May 10, 2010
Laptop Accident And Warranties

A couple of months ago I purchased a new Dell laptop.  We’ve needed a new home computer for a while now and the deal I ran across was too good to pass up.  So I purchased it for $400 via the Dell website.  As an aside, Dell has always been good to us.  Their products [...]

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My First Twins Baseball Game At Target Field And Post Roundup

May 7, 2010
Target Field

Last night I had the privilege of attending my first regular season Twins baseball game at their brand new stadium, Target Field. My wife agreed to go to the game because it’s my birthday this weekend, and while she is normally bored to tears by baseball, I can usually get her to attend at least [...]

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Doing A Zero Based Budget Will Lead To Found Money

May 6, 2010
Zero Based Budget Saving Money

Over the past couple of years the economy has been in a tailspin.  With double digit unemployment, people are having a hard time finding jobs, and not many people (beyond government workers) have been seeing their incomes increase. Because times are tough most people are having to be more creative in looking for places to trim [...]

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How To Analyze Your Budget And Spending Decisions

May 5, 2010
Analyze Your Spending And Adjust Your Budget

I love helping people with their finances.  It’s a passion of mine as you can see with the One Money Design tagline – helping people achieve true financial freedom.  Money Map coaching involves walking with people through a Biblical financial study and helping them use practical financial tools for their finances (such as setting up [...]

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Ally Bank Online Savings Account: Signing Up For An Account And Review

May 4, 2010
Ally Bank Review Online Savings Account

A while back I started looking for a new high yield savings account to put our emergency fund in so that it would at least gain a little bit of interest while it sat in an account.    We had the money sitting in an account at Bank of America, and last week I relayed my [...]

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5 Money Questions For Parents With Kids On The Way

May 3, 2010
Expecting A Baby

When most parents find out they are expecting there is usually a period (sometime long and sometimes short) when the parents feel a sense of shock.  They look at their lives and know there is going to be a lot of changes.  In our post today we are going to look at the financial changes [...]

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