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College Expenses: Should Parents Pay For Their Children’s Tuition?

April 7, 2008

College Is Expensive. Who Should Pay? A lot of our married friends have been having kids lately, and as a result some of them have started saving for their kid’s future college education. I think it is admirable to be planning ahead, and ensuring that your children get an education. But my question is this: [...]

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The Budget Goes Out The Window!

April 1, 2008

I have a confession to make. Now that we’re finally out of debt (except the mortgage), my wife and I decided to celebrate and go out shopping. We both got the urge to just drop our budget and go spend crazy for just one day, so we each took one of the credit cards and [...]

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I Have A Dollar

March 31, 2008

Read today over at Pilgrim Scribblings: So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. – 2 Corinthians 9:7 A Sunday school teacher asked her eight eager ten-year-olds if they would give $1,000,000 to the missionaries. “YES!” they all screamed. “Would you [...]

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Insurance: Save Money By Comparing Rates

March 28, 2008

Using My Parents Insurance Agent This past January I learned a costly lesson when it comes to insurance rates, and the dangers of not continually checking your rates to make sure you’re getting the best possible deal. I had been with the same insurance company for the past 10-15 years. It was my dad’s insurance [...]

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Useful Money Tricks

March 27, 2008

I was over at MSN Money today reading some “money hacks”, and I thought several of them were quite useful. I thought I’d share some of them here with you, and maybe even add a couple of my own. So without further ado, here are some money hacks from MSN that you can make use [...]

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What Do Recent Interest Rate Drops Mean For You?

March 24, 2008

Interest rates have been dropping lately thanks to moves by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, but what do the lower interest rates mean for you? Lower mortgage rates: At 5.67% in February (plus an average 0.4 percentage point), the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was near a four-year low. Credit card rates: Variable interest [...]

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A Recession? You Bet – But It’ll Probably Be Short And Mild

March 24, 2008

As we get further into 2008, and the financial woes from the credit crunch and the housing bust start to loom a bit bigger, most people are finally beginning to accept the fact that we are headed into a recession. The disagreement comes when you start talking about how long the recession is going to [...]

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What Funds Should I Invest In For My 401k?

March 20, 2008

Over the past few years I’ve had a hands off approach to my 401k account, I put money in from each paycheck, and just watch the money accumulate. Recently the funds haven’t been doing so well, and I’ve decided to take a more active approach to my accounts. So here’s the question of the day. [...]

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Small Ways To Save Lots Of Money: Snowflake Your Way Out Of Debt!

March 20, 2008

Over at Kiplinger.com they have a great roundup article talking about ways to save money in your everyday life. They have great tips on saving money on just about every area in your life. Lots of good stuff here, including these tips: Ways To Save Money Use a pre-paid phone. Drop premium cable channels. Drop [...]

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What God Says About Your Money

March 20, 2008

Here’s an interesting article found on MSNMoney.com giving a brief overview about what the world’s great religions teach about money. when it comes to money, the picture is cloudier. What does the Bible or the Koran actually say about money? Does God want us to own a fleet of yachts? Or does he (or she) [...]

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Family and Money: Do You Share Your Financial Situation With Family?

March 19, 2008

In reading a couple of posts today over at Prime Time Money and Credit Withdrawal, I began to think about this question; “Do you talk to your extended family about money? Is it a good thing to share your financial situation with others, and if you do, what complications does it bring up? My wife [...]

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Foreclosure Crisis: Is It Really All That Bad?

March 18, 2008

For the last few months all we’ve been hearing about are the rising issues in the sub-prime market, and how people’s homes have been foreclosed on left and right. From watching the news you would think that just about everyone has lost their home by now. They make it seem like only the wealthy can [...]

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Can You Stop A Money Train Wreck?

March 17, 2008

I found an interesting article today over at MSN titled, “Can you stop a money train wreck?“. The article talks about what to do when you see a loved one’s financial disaster coming and he or she doesn’t. I have seen several friends who are not good with money, they seem to continue getting in [...]

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5-Minute Guide To Budgeting

March 17, 2008

Over at MSNMoney.com they have a helpful article entitled, “Your 5-minute guide to budgeting“. It gives some useful tips to get you started on the road to setting up your own budget. The article starts out with a gem of a quote: Budgeting isn’t a punishment for not being born wealthy. That quote really struck [...]

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