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Introduction To Peer-To-Peer Lending: Signing Up To Use Lending Club

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Peer to peer lending has been a hot topic on personal finance blogs for the last year or so. Lots [...]

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Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Advice From Successful Bloggers

January 19, 2010

This post is an addendum to the Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog series, which has now been turned into an e-book. If you’re looking for more tips on how to make money with a blog, please check it out! Sign up for our email newsletter to get a [...]

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Choosing Between Retirement Accounts: Traditional IRA, Roth IRA And 401k

January 18, 2010

About the Author: Mike Piper is the author of Investing Made Simple. He also blogs at The Oblivious Investor.
Administrative note: This article assumes that you’re familiar with the basic differences between a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA, and a 401(k). If you’re not, I’d recommend IRS Publication 590–it’s free, it’s written in plain-English, and it’s [...]

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2010 Tax Credits For Energy Efficient Vehicles: Tax Incentives For Electric Cars, Hybrids And Conversions

January 15, 2010

As part of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act there were quite a few incentives included for the purchase and retrofitting of electric and hybrid vehicles. If you’ve been thinking about buying a hybrid, electric vehicle, or even retrofitting an older car, the time may be right since tax credits are now available for you.
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2010 Federal Income Tax Brackets: Official IRS Marginal Tax Rates

January 15, 2010

Two things are sure in life, death and taxes. Tax season is coming up again, and if you’re not dead – you’ll be paying taxes!
The 2010 tax rates have been released by the IRS, so if you’re concerned about what marginal tax rate you’ll fall into in the coming year, you can now check the [...]

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6 Smart Spending Questions To Ask Yourself Before Making A Purchase

January 14, 2010

If you break down personal finance issues such as not having enough savings or having a lot of debt, you can probably find in a lot of cases the root cause to be related to spending. Spending, whether buying on impulse, because you think you deserve to spend, or just because it’s foolish, tends to [...]

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Is There A “Good Reason” To Get Into Debt?

January 13, 2010

Do you want something badly enough to borrow money?
When it comes to debt, it’s a hard concept for me to endorse. I find it very hard to think that there are things I want badly enough that I would take on a debt to buy.
But the general public obviously doesn’t share my concern.
I have a [...]

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Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Money Making Ideas, Optimizing Your Site And Helpful Site Tools

January 12, 2010

To make money with a blog you have to find a variety of income sources for your site. Popular money makers include PPC ads, CPM ads, private ad sales, ebooks, affiliates, membership sites, premium content and more!

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50 Personal Finance Bloggers To Watch In 2010

January 11, 2010

Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger.net recently hosted a guest post that gave a list of 30 Bloggers To Watch In 2010. After the post went live Darren gave a challenge to others in the blogosphere to make their own lists of bloggers to watch in their own niches. I decided to join in the fun!
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Practical Steps To Becoming A Cheerful Giver

January 11, 2010

This article is by Fred at One Project Closer. Fred’s blog is home improvement focused, but he also enjoys personal finance from a Christian perspective.
I grew up with the benefit of Christian parents who made giving to God’s work a top priority. My mom regularly reminded my siblings and I that all the money on [...]

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Subsidy For Unemployed Workers To Help Pay For Cobra Health Care Benefits Expanded To 15 Months

January 8, 2010

A plan to give unemployed workers some help in paying their COBRA health care benefits was extended through February of 2010. The plan will increase the subsidy from 9 to 15 months for workers who have signed up for the COBRA extension. Currently terminated employees are eligible for COBRA coverage for up to 18 months following termination.

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Why Do Christians Give? Philanthropy Or Christianity?

January 7, 2010

This is a guest post by Rob Kuban, author of the book on Christians & Money, Dollars And Doctrine: What Does The Bible Actually Say About Money?.
Why do Christians give? It is a simple question, yet the answer provided to many Christians is often vague at best. Many Christians hear a variety of [...]

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Get Organized For Filing Your Taxes

January 6, 2010

Guess what? The tax season is right around the corner. For many people, thinking about taxes can cause some anxiety. Will I or will I not have a refund? What’s a W-2 and when do I get it? What do I do with all those papers I receive in the mail?
Tax season really doesn’t need [...]

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2010 New Year Giveaway Bash: $5,600+ In Cash And Prizes At Money Crashers

January 6, 2010

It’s time to start the new year off with a bang! Bible Money Matters has partnered with Money Crashers and a host of other sites to bring together a contest that will give away over $5,600 in cash and prizes to some extremely lucky winners!
We’ve partnered with various finance companies and bloggers to put [...]

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Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Creating Content, Optimizing SEO And Promoting Your Site

January 5, 2010

One of the keys to making money with a blog is creating great content. Once you do, you’ll need to optimize SEO, promote your posts via social media, commenting, guest posting and other outlets to generate traffic.

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