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Merry Christmas To One And All: The Original Christmas Story

December 24, 2011

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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Black Friday Madness: How I Almost Got Trampled At Walmart’s Black Friday Sale

November 25, 2011

I decided to go shopping on Thanksgiving eve thinking the crowds would be manageable. Boy was I mistaken. Has consumerism taken over?

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Thanksgiving Day: Should It Be The Only Day We Give Thanks?

November 24, 2011

We have all been blessed in so many ways. Still, being thankful is one of those things that will sometimes require discipline.

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Learning Contentment Before Achieving Self Employment

November 16, 2011

It may take me another year, 5 years to get where I want to truly be in my career. During that time I’m going to try to find contentment.

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The Downside Of Facebook: Facebook Envy

November 3, 2011

Facebook is a great tool to keep up with family and friends, share pictures of your kids, ask for advice, keep others posted about what is happening in your life and learn what is happening in other people’s lives. I have some friends from college that I don’t talk to regularly, but I know what [...]

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Do You Really NEED it? Or Just Want It?

October 6, 2011

Do We Really Need That? A while back my wife and I were talking about how we needed to get a new TV in our bedroom. It was 2009, and with the digital switchover happening that year, we had two options to consider. First we could buy a digital to analog converter box for about [...]

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Why Do You Really Want To Be Rich?

September 15, 2011

What are the real reasons that many of us have for wanting to be rich? What goals for wealth do you have? Why do you want to be rich?

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Remembering 9/11 10 Years Later: Where Were You On That Fateful Day?

September 11, 2011

Today marks the 10th anniversary of a sad day in our country’s history, a day when 2,740 Americans and 236 people of other nations lost their lives in a horrific terrorist attack. For my generation September 11th has often been compared to Pearl Harbor, or the Kennedy assassination in the fact that if you ask [...]

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7 Tips For A Frugal Wedding

September 2, 2011

If you’re looking to have a beautiful wedding, but still save a few bucks, here are some tips for having a frugal wedding and reception.

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My 7 Links

August 23, 2011

A blog called Tripbase came up with an interesting idea called My 7 Links, where site owners nominate other blogs to pick a post from each of seven categories that they’ve written over the years. Tom over at Canadian Finance Blog nominated this site to join in the project (Thanks Tom!) so today I thought [...]

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Have A Safe And Happy 4th Of July!

July 4, 2011

Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you have a happy and safe holiday. God bless America! Today I thought I’d share a little known story about the 4th of July, why we celebrate on the 4th, and how it isn’t the actual day the declaration of independence was signed. Why Do We The 4th [...]

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A Thank You For My Father On Father’s Day

June 19, 2011

Father’s day is here again, and for most dads it will probably come and go with a card, a phone call, and maybe a bad tie. I admit that i do the same thing most years. This year I thought I’d do something a little different. I thought I’d write a post about my father. [...]

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