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5 Things About Money I Wish I Would Have Known When I Was Younger

September 2, 2010
5 Things About Money

Sam Ewing, who used to play baseball for the Chicago White Sox, once said, “Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.” Many of us may feel that we can never quite catch up with our money, but one thing is [...]

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Would You Give Up Your Favorite Financial Sin To Achieve Financial Freedom?

August 24, 2010
Financial Sin

This is a guest post written by Jesse Michelsen, the creator of Personal Finance Firewall. On his site he writes about taking every tiny detail into account when managing personal finances, and gives tips on ways to make it easier for those with full lives. I often listen to motivation speeches and read spiritual, uplifting [...]

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Wealthy Heiress’s Empty Mansions Attest To How Material Things Can’t Buy Happiness

August 4, 2010
Empty Mansions

Up on a bluff on the Pacific Ocean sits Bellosguardo – or “Beautiful view.” – a $100 million dollar mansion owned by a reclusive billionaire and 104 year old heiress Huguette Clark. By any account the mansion is beautiful, and the estate is one that any person would love to call home. The thing is, [...]

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The Benefits Of Being A Stay At Home Mom Versus Being A Working Parent

June 25, 2010
Benefits Of Being A Stay At Home Mom

This week is quickly turning into babies and family week.  I’m sorry but I just can’t help myself, I’ve got nothing else on my mind lately, understandably.  By this time next week I’ll be changing diapers and staying up nights with our new son. One topic that has been close to our hearts these past [...]

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The Seven Deadly Sins Of Spending

June 15, 2010
Deadly Sin Of Greed

Spending money is a necessary part of life that requires diligent planning and serious discipline. You may have also realized it’s really fun. Many of us, often without realizing it, allow our spending habits grow out of control and wreak havoc on our bank accounts. The following are the Seven Deadly Sins of Spending we [...]

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Obama Administration Urges Congress To Pass Another $200 Billion Stimulus Package

May 28, 2010
Obama $200 Billion Stimulus Package

As the effects of the $787 billion stimulus package of last year begin to wear off, the Obama administration is now looking at the option of passing yet another “limited” stimulus package to help dig the economy “out of a deep valley”.  Without it they fear that the slow gains our economy has made this [...]

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Living On Less Before You Need To: Getting By With One Income

May 14, 2010
Living On One Income While Making Two

Last week I read a post over at Debt Free Adventure about how it’s a good idea to start living on one income, whether or not you need to.  If you’re married and have no kids, it can be a good exercise to see what it may be like if you end up having children [...]

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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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Baby Is On The Way – Time To Start Planning: Link Roundup

April 30, 2010
Baby Ultrasound

Over the past few months I’ve alluded to it here and there, but my wife and I are currently expecting our first child (you can see our baby in the ultrasound pictures above!).  The due date is July 8th, and we couldn’t be more excited to become parents for the first time. Before I formed [...]

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How Many Bank Of America Customer Service Reps Does It Take To Close An Account?

April 29, 2010
Bank of America Account Closing

A while back I talked about how my wife and I were looking to close out our account with Bank of America because the rate of interest that we were receiving on our money was not very good, even in today’s market with low rates across the board. Our account had a paltry .50% rate [...]

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The Choices We Make Have Consequences. Change Your Life One Decision At A Time

April 28, 2010
Great Achievers Are Responsible

I was reading a new book that I received in the mail yesterday called, “8 Attributes of Great Achievers“, written by Cameron C. Taylor.  The book examines the lives of famous historical figures and gives light to attributes that they shared that helped to make them successful in life.  It’s a great read that I [...]

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7 Lies About Money That Can Kill Your Financial Future

April 16, 2010
Lies About Money

Over the past few years through writing for this blog and helping to facilitate Dave Ramsey‘s Financial Peace University class I’ve heard a lot of misconceptions that people have about money. These are beliefs and ideas about money that people hold deep in their psyche that tell them how they should approach money. They help [...]

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A Great Way To Get Free Gadgets, Cash And Other Free Stuff

March 19, 2010
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One thing that has never made sense to me is playing the lottery.  The odds against you are astronomical, and it’s nearly impossible to win.    So why even bother? Instead of playing the lottery I’ve started doing something with slightly better odds.  In my free time I like to enter online contests – usually [...]

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Merry Christmas To One And All: The Original Christmas Story

December 25, 2009
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It can be easy to get caught up in all the commercialism that comes along with Christmas these days,  and allow the focus of the day become more about us – instead of about Him (Jesus Christ).   For me, one thing that always gets me back into the celebratory mood is a reading of [...]

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