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Are You Wealthy or Generous?

September 29, 2009
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This post requires a delicate balancing act.  I am a missionary who works overseas and 100% of my salary comes from freewill offerings that people give to their local churches.  My family is supported completely by the generosity of others. I am grateful for each and every one of those gifts.  From May – August [...]

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Managing Your Money Is An Exercise In Both Mathematics And Psychology

September 28, 2009
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My wife and I are currently in the middle of planning a week long vacation to the east coast.  We’re doing a driving tour of New England, starting in Niagara Falls, New York, and making our way towards Bar Harbor, Maine.  As we’ve been planning this trip, I’ve never been more aware of the fact [...]

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The Importance of Financial Focus And How It Leads To Results

September 22, 2009
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Few things are more discouraging than working really hard to accomplish a goal, but feeling absolutely no progress.  There is no better way to say it than the overused cliché ‘you are ‘spinning your tires’.  Thus enters the power of focus.
Financially, many of us are no more focused than the average horse.  The horse looks [...]

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What Is A Marginal Tax Rate, And How Can You Use It To Save?

September 21, 2009
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This is another guest post by Joe from JoeTaxpayer.com. Stop by his site and subscribe to his feed for more great articles!
One financial term often used, but not always understood, is “Marginal Tax Rate” or Marginal Rate for short. It’s used so often that financial writers take its meaning for granted. Today, let’s look [...]

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Remembering Past Vacations: Links And Post Roundup

September 16, 2009
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One year ago my wife and I, along with my wife’s parents, were on a cruise of the Mediterranean.   Exactly one year ago on this date we were taking in the sites of Athens, Greece.  While there we were able to visit the site of the Parthenon, the site of the first modern Olympic games, [...]

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5 Roadblocks To Help Prevent Impulsive Spending Decisions

September 11, 2009
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Over the years I’ve been fairly good at keeping myself from spending money that I don’t have through impulsive purchases, but it isn’t an accident.  There are a lot of places that I love spending money, and places that I’m constantly finding myself being tested:

Electronics stores
Bookstores
Anything on Amazon.com
Fatwallet.com and other deals sites.
Clearance sections of pretty [...]

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How To Get A Deal And Save Money When You’re Buying Electronics Or Other High Ticket Items

August 31, 2009
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My wife and I have always enjoyed watching movies and TV shows at home. You could say we’re movie buffs. We’ve got a nice finished basement in our home with a big sectional couch facing our home theater where we can lie in front of the TV and watch to our heart’s content. [...]

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Five Things That Don’t Affect Your Credit Score

August 20, 2009
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This is a guest post from Jonathan over at MasterYourCard.com where he talks about money, credit cards (what else?) and lots of other finance related topics. Sign up for his RSS feed here.
With a shaky economy and tightening credit terms, it can be easy to be paranoid about your credit score. [...]

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Interview With Personal Finance Author And Speaker Matt Bell And Book Giveaway

August 17, 2009
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A week or so ago I wrote a review of the book  Money. Purpose. Joy. by Matt Bell .  I enjoyed the book thoroughly, and after discovering the author was on twitter I decided to see if he was available to do an interview and possibly a guest post on this blog.   Mr. Bell was [...]

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