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The Looming Credit Crisis: Another Reason To Live Without Credit And Debt

October 31, 2008

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I was reading an article this morning that just stressed another reason why cash and saving is king, and why you shouldn’t rely on debt to “get ahead”. When you do rely on debt and credit cards it will always come back to haunt you, and you’ll find you’ve become slave [...]

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Car Shopping DOs And DON’Ts

October 27, 2008

I am in the middle of looking for a new (used) car right now, and was looking for advice on the Dave Ramsey site in regards to buying a used car. I thought some of the information might be helpful to all of you out there, so I thought I’d share it here. Text [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University – Week by Week

October 16, 2008

Teaching Financial Peace University

My wife and I were just asked by some friends at church if we would help them in hosting a Dave Ramsey “Financial Peace University” class at our church. They had been planning to teach the class by themselves, but in the wake of our tough economic times they had over [...]

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Bankruptcy, Not Bailout?

October 1, 2008

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I have been reading a lot of opinions on whether or not a bailout measure is a good idea, and there are a lot of differing viewpoints on the subject.  Many are saying that if we don’t come up with a bailout package, that the economy will crash because of the lack [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Solution to the Economic Crisis

September 30, 2008

Dave Ramsey has plenty to say about the current crisis, and what should be done about it. He has even put out a 3 step plan that he believes will resolve the crisis without having the taxpayers bailout financial companies to the tune of $700 billion dollars. You can download his plan here:
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I Guess I Spoke Too Soon!? No Deal on $700 Billion Bailout.. Yet.

September 26, 2008

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Yesterday I posted the news that we had all been waiting to hear. Congress had finally come to an agreement and had settled on a bailout deal to help jump-start our faltering markets. The price tag? A mere $700 billion dollars.
At the announcement of proposed deal the Dow Jones industrials [...]

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$700 Billion Bailout Agreement Reached

September 25, 2008

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It sounds like congressional Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement today on a possible bailout plan, that it is hoped will bolster our faltering economy.  From the AP:

Warned that time was running short to bolster the distressed economy, congressional Republicans and Democrats reported agreement in principle Thursday on a bailout [...]

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Still think credit card companies aren’t evil? Read this.

September 15, 2008

News flash – credit card companies are not looking out for your best interests
A common theme that I have on this blog is that credit card companies are never looking out for your best interests, and you need to make sure you always keep a wary eye on them.
Think those rewards cards have no down [...]

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A Biblical Look At Debt

September 11, 2008

This is a guest post written by Bob Brooks over at prudentmoney.com. Bob has a great website, blog and radio show weekdays from 3:30 to 4:00 pm on 91.7 FM KVTT (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas).  Check out his website and radio show podcast now! Subscribe to his feed here
There are many people who [...]

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