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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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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!
My [...]

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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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Important Tax Rules For The Self Employed: Payments Are Coming Due!

January 4, 2010

The IRS defines a self employed person as one who:

Carries on a trade or business as a sole proprietor
Is an independent contractor
Is a member of a partnership, or
Is in business for yourself in any other way

General Tax Considerations For The Self Employed
If you earned $400 as a self employed individual, you are required to file [...]

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2009 Federal Income Tax Brackets: Official IRS Marginal Tax Rates

January 2, 2010

This past week I’ve been getting all of my tax information together to make my final estimated tax payment for the one that’s due on January 15th. One thing I’ve realized during that time is that sometimes the tax information isn’t all that easy to find when you’re searching the IRS site. For [...]

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