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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: Should [...]

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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 [...]

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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 give $1,000?” [...]

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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 company [...]

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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 rate [...]

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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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Unclaimed Tax Refunds: Do You Have A Refund Waiting For You?

March 24, 2008

The IRS estimates 1.3 million taxpayers who neglected to file a 2004 return are eligible for refunds, but that they had better act soon. The deadline for claiming a refund for that tax year is April 15 this year, and you must file a return to get a refund.
There is no penalty for filing a [...]

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Bible Verse Of The Day: Happy Easter!

March 23, 2008

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead… 1 Peter 1:3
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know [...]

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