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

March 19, 2010

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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What We Can Learn From Clark Griswold’s Christmas Vacation

December 24, 2009

Most people have a Christmas family tradition. Perhaps you exchange gifts at a certain time of day, go ice skating (at the mall if you live in the south like me), eat a favorite dish, or read the story of Jesus’s birth. I think our family has adopted most of these traditions. But one of [...]

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Good Customer Service And The Power Of Social Media: eBillme Goes Above And Beyond To Fix A Problem Through Twitter

December 23, 2009

Christmas shopping season is in full swing, and with it, the long lines, crowded aisles and frazzled shoppers. In an attempt to avoid the stores altogether this year I decided to do most of my shopping online. There are a variety of reasons why I like shopping online. First, you can shop in your underwear, [...]

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Do You Deserve To Spend? Is It Ok To Splurge Even When You Don’t Have The Money?

December 16, 2009

I’ve been thinking about a type of spending lately that I think causes a lot of problems similar to impulse buying. However, this spending is deliberate. It’s emotion driven and it can get you into credit card trouble quick, if not careful. Perhaps it’s at the end of a long week. Work has been a [...]

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Credit Cards: Why I Love Them And Why I Hate Them

December 4, 2009

Why I Love My Credit Card If you’re read my site for a while you may be a bit surprised to find out that I actually do use a credit card. I’m usually the one that’s first to tell people that they shouldn’t use credit, and that they should save up for things that they [...]

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4 Ways To Develop A Thankful Heart Before Thanksgiving

November 17, 2009

In just a few days the American government will require you to be thankful (at least they will give you one more reason to be thankful – a day off). What Is Necessary To Be A Truly Thankful Person? Thankful people focus on what they have, not what they do not have. At times I [...]

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The Financial “Slip Up” And What To Do When It Happens

November 13, 2009

The following article is a guest post by David of Your Finances 101. David is a new commenter here on Bible Money Matters and has just published his first book Don’t Be A Mule: A Common-sense Guide to Saving More, Spending Less, and Generating Extra Income in Your Everyday Life which is available at Amazon. [...]

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How Do You Plan To Manage Your Million Dollars?

November 4, 2009

This post is about gaining perspective on money management and financial stewardship. I enjoy finding new ways to gain a wise financial steward’s perspective on money. I hope this particular one will encourage the new financial steward, perhaps be a wake up call for some and a reminder for the more seasoned stewards among us. [...]

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Wealth And Contentment: Two Peas In A Pod

November 3, 2009

The pursuit of wealth is one of the greatest illusions of our time. We think we will be wealthy when we come to a place in our lives when we can do whatever we want with money. One might imagine this to be the freedom illustrated by the phrase “financial peace”. Wealth, however, will never [...]

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What The Movie Wall Street Can Teach Us About Greed

October 27, 2009

One of my all-time favorite movies is Wall Street. It is directed by Oliver Stone and stars Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas. If you’ve never seen the movie, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), has a short synopsis of the movie. Bud Fox is a Wall Street stockbroker in early 1980′s New York with a strong desire [...]

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When Getting Great Deals On The Things You Buy, Make Sure You’re Actually Getting The Deal

October 19, 2009

For the past week or so my wife and I have been vacation. We went on a road trip from beautiful Niagara Falls, across New England, ending up in Northern Maine. The fall colors were in full bloom, and we had a wonderful time. On the last day of our trip, however, we almost had [...]

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How God Worked In The Life Of One Debt Free Blogger: A Testimonial

October 14, 2009

This is a guest post from Brad over at EnemyOfDebt.com. Read some more of his great posts at his site, or subscribe to his RSS feed. It is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.-Philippians 2:13 I once was an angry atheist—who surrounded myself with [...]

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10 Attributes Of The Perpetually Broke

October 7, 2009

We’ve all got friends in our lives that always seem to be having financial troubles. They have a hard time making ends meet, and they often end up having to ask family for a loan, get a cash advance from their credit card or signing up for a payday loan with horrible terms. They are [...]

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How To Get The Best Deal When Signing Up For Cable Or Satellite TV

October 2, 2009

For the longest time I vowed that I would never pay for cable or satellite TV. For the first 33 years of my life, I didn’t, and I got along just fine. My wife and I do enjoy movies and TV, but we had found ways to get our favorite shows without paying the high [...]

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