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American Express Bank Savings Review: High Yield Savings Account

American Express has been around for 160+ years, has one of the most recognizable brands in the world and now savings accounts as well!

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We’re Adding Another New Staff Writer. Please Welcome Jason Topp!

March 3, 2010

As I’ve stated elsewhere on this site, one of my goals for Bible Money Matters has been to make it one of the go-to places on the internet for personal finance information from a Christian viewpoint. I want to provide great commentary on money topics, and make this site useful, entertaining and engaging. One of [...]

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Ways To Make Extra Money Series: 5 Simple Ways to Create Income

March 3, 2010

We’ve had two days full of income creating ideas. Are you looking for even more ways to make extra money? Good, let’s get started! Budgeting – Income Vs. Cutting Back Budgeting your money each month boils down to making sure that there is more coming in than going out. If you have more money going [...]

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Ways To Make Extra Money Series: 5 More Great Ideas For Creating Extra Income

March 2, 2010

The absolute best way to create extra income is to pursue something you love. For this reason, I’m a fan of turning a hobby into a business. Here are some proven ideas or things I’ve come across that people do to make money. Notice – none of these are theoretical options. I’ve either done them, [...]

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Ways To Make Extra Money Series: Guide To Diversifying Your Sources Of Income

March 1, 2010

If you’re trying to get out of debt, or trying to fully fund your retirement, it can be a lot easier to get ahead if you’re able to make extra money on the side. This series of posts will give ideas for how to create supplemental income to pad your bottom line.

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Shopping For Term Life Insurance And Why It’s A Smart Choice For Most Situations

February 26, 2010

Since taking Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University I’ve been convicted of the fact that I need to have a life insurance policy. During the class they share the story of one young father who after taking FPU bought a term life insurance policy. A few weeks later he was found to have terminal brain cancer. [...]

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What Documentation Do I Need To Claim The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

February 25, 2010

If you’re planning on claiming the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit on your 2009 tax return you’re going to have to provide some extra documentation when filing. Not sure what documents you’re required to include? The IRS has provided some guidance on the topic. Required Documentation For The Homebuyer Tax Credit The IRS includes these tips [...]

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Vote For Bible Money Matters In The Plutus Awards

February 24, 2010

Within the past couple of days I was notified that Bible Money Matters was nominated and was one of the finalists in the “Best Religious Finance Blog” category of the Plutus Awards. I’m humbled and gratified that someone enjoyed the site enough to nominate us. Before we get too far though, we should clarify – [...]

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Leave An Inheritance For Your Children

February 24, 2010

Life’s more serious events seem to get people more serious about finances. I know when my wife became pregnant with our daughter; all sorts of questions were raised. Will you stay home with the baby or continue working? How do we pay off remaining debt so that we can afford additional expenses? Should we begin [...]

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New Credit Card Rules Take Effect: CARD Act Of 2009

February 23, 2010

Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) of 2009 On May 22nd, 2009 Barack Obama signed new legislation into law called the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act). The law was supposed to force credit card companies to become more transparent with their fees, interest rates and other [...]

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Improve Marriage And Money Problems By Setting Spending Limits

February 23, 2010

It’s quite customary for consumers who are making big purchases to set spending limits. As an example, a couple might say, “I think it is time to buy a new car.” Once they have decided to purchase another car, they will then ask, “How much should we spend?” A great question. They’ll either talk about [...]

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Announcement: Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog E-book Is Now Available!

February 22, 2010

Last month I wrote a series of posts on this blog about how I had turned my blog into a nice secondary source of income for my family. I discussed all the things that I have done over the past 2 years in order to take a small unheard of blog, and turn it into [...]

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More Ways To Keep In Touch : Email Newsletter, Iphone App, Mobile Theme, Amazon Kindle

February 20, 2010

Over the last few weeks I’ve been making a lot of changes behind the scenes, things that most people probably wouldn’t notice. In order to help make the articles here available for even more people I’ve been making Bible Money Matters compliant with several mobile platforms, in addition to launching an email newsletter just yesterday. [...]

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Need Tax Forms? Here Are Five Ways To Obtain Your IRS Tax Forms

February 19, 2010

Where Can I Find My Tax Forms? By now you should have received all of your important tax reporting forms - your W-2, your 1099s, interest reporting forms and the like. The time for actually filing taxes is here, and if you’re filing your taxes by hand (I don’t do this anymore), the IRS has [...]

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Is Math The King Of The Financial Jungle?

February 18, 2010

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Here a financial myth that I’ve believed for far too long: Myth: If it makes the most math sense it must be the right choice. Reality: We must work the math system for a period of time so that we can ignore the math. You cannot ignore the math for your entire life. In fact, [...]

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