Lending Club Returns At 11.23% Despite My First Charged Off Loan

My Lending Club returns continued improving despite my account having it’s first charged off loan.

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The Best Retirement Plan Is The One You Start And Actually Contribute To

August 9, 2011
Best Retirement Plan

With skyrocketing health care and other costs, the best retirement plan is one you actually begin and start contributing to today.

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10 Weird And Unconventional Ways To Save Money

August 8, 2011
Weird And Unconventional Ways To Save Money

When you’re looking for ways to save money, these unconventional ideas may not immediately come to mind. They can, however, help you to save.

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Roth IRA Vs. Roth 401(k): What Are The Differences?

August 5, 2011
Roth IRA Vs. Roth 401k

How are pretax retirement accounts, the Roth IRA and the Roth 401(k), different? Does either of them have benefits over the other?

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Bible Verses About Money: What Does The Bible Have To Say About Our Financial Lives?

August 4, 2011
Bible Verses About Money

The bible has a lot to say about our financial and spiritual lives. Here is an extended selection of some of the 2000+ bible verses that talk about money.

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Financial Heat Wave: 5 Ways To Beat The Heat This Summer On A Budget

August 2, 2011
Hot Weather Activities

With the recent heatwaves across the country, here a few activities that are pretty enjoyable to do when it’s scorching hot outside.

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Lending Club Returns Still Improving: No Defaults And 10.76% Returns

August 1, 2011
Lending Club Returns

My Lending Club returns are now over 10.7% with no defaults. Here’s the strategy that I’ve used successfully so far.

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optionsXpress Review: Discount Online Brokerage

July 29, 2011
optionsXpress Review

When it comes to finding an online brokerage there is no shortage of options.   One that we haven’t done a proper review of yet is actually one that has gotten quite a bit of buzz as one of the top brokerages out there, optionsXpress. When looking at a brokerage there are a lot of things [...]

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Mortgage Junk Mail: How To Evaluate Direct Mail Refinance Offers

July 28, 2011
Mortgage Refinance Offers

For anyone who owns a home, it’s practically impossible to avoid junk mail related to refinancing the property. Are any of those offers legitimate?

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What Is A Roth 401(k) And What Are Some Of The Benefits?

July 26, 2011
Roth 401k

For a while now on this site you’ve heard me extolling the virtues of the Roth IRA, talking about how I think it should be a part of any person’s investment plan, and how it’s a great tool to help diversify your retirement savings. When I have written the posts I’ve mostly focused on the [...]

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Netflix Prices Have Gone Up: 5 Netflix Alternatives For You To Try

July 25, 2011
Netflix Alternatives

Netflix recently announced they would be raising their prices on all of their streaming and DVD rental plans. What are some alternatives?

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Aurora Bank Review: High Yield Savings, Checking, CDs And Mortgages

July 21, 2011
Aurora Bank Review

For the past year or so I’ve had an online savings account with Ally Bank where we keep the bulk of our 1 year emergency fund savings stashed. We also have some goal based savings accounts at ING Direct where we’re saving up for savings goals like vacations, new cars (we pay ourselves a car [...]

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Is It A Wrong For A Christian To Use Debt Of Any Kind? Is Being In Debt Sin?

July 20, 2011
Is Being In Debt A Sin?

Is it biblical to take on a mortgage, or to go into debt of any kind as a Christian? What does the Bible say about the topic?

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10 Things To Consider When Buying Or Building A New Home

July 19, 2011
Buying Or Building A Home

My wife and I have been living in our current home for almost 5 years now.  We built the house from the ground up back in 2006, and at the time the house was definitely an upgrade from the townhouse that we were living in.  It gave us substantially more space, more bathrooms, a basement [...]

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What Is An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)? What Are The Benefits? Should I Consider Using One?

July 18, 2011
Exchange Traded Fund ETF

What exactly is an ETF, and why would I want it to be a part of my investing portfolio?

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