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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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New Economic Stimulus And Transportation Accounts

March 10, 2009

This is a guest post from our good friends over at http://www.freefrombroke.com. Free From Broke is a great site with tons of great content about saving money and keeping you free from broke! Check out the site and subscribe to the RSS feed! Does your employer offer a Transportation Spending Account? photo credit: *Solar ikon* [...]

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Four Safe Places To “Invest” Today

March 9, 2009

This is a guest post from Jim over at bargaineering.com. Jim runs a tight ship over there and if you’re looking for some good sound financial advice, his site is a great place to go. Feel free to subscribe to his RSS or check out his site for daily updates! One day the stock market [...]

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Where Dave Ramsey and I Part Ways

March 6, 2009

We’ve all been following Pete’s series on Dave Ramsey’s baby steps program with the utmost interest. As someone that has never struggled with debt, the need for the program has never presented itself to me. However I discovered his radio show in college, and really like the call-ins from listeners with financial problems. The show [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps Review: Get Out Of Debt, Build Wealth And Give.

March 5, 2009

Here is an in depth look at Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps plan for getting out of debt, building wealth and giving. The plan really is a pretty simple one, some might say it’s common sense, but it brings home a lot of concepts that a lot of us don’t normally think about. I thought it [...]

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It’s Been An Amazing Year For Bible Money Matters! Post Roundup

March 4, 2009

The past year has been an amazing ride for me here at Bible Money Matters. I started this blog with the intent of just sharing some of my thoughts about our financial journey, and then as a journal as my wife and I attended Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. I thought it might even be [...]

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Tip: The Credit Card Companies Are Not Your Friend, They Just Want Your Money

March 3, 2009

I’ve noticed lately that the credit card companies are using a new tactic (or at least new to me). They’re doing things for cardholders that on the surface appear to be helpful in order to make you think that they’re on your side. They’re you’re friend, and they’re here to help you! I’ve seen a [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Don’t Become Weary In Doing Good

March 2, 2009

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:9-10 This week at my church the pastor [...]

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Devotional: Just Passing Through

March 1, 2009

photo credit: alex-s All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. – Hebrews 11:13 As Christians, we sometimes forget that this earth is not [...]

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Stop Worrying About The Things You Can’t Affect, And Work On Those You Can

February 27, 2009

photo credit: spaceodissey When you watch the news these days, there really isn’t much to get excited about. The markets are down, our deficit is going up, and the spending seems to be out of control. There’s enough bad news for everyone to get upset and worried 24 hours a day if they want to. [...]

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Why Giving Is Important When You Are Building Wealth

February 26, 2009

So many of us are on a journey of getting out of debt, investing and saving so that some day we can get to the point where we have wealth. The question is, why do we want to build that wealth? Are we building wealth just for wealth’s sake, or do we have goals [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Parable Of The Rich Fool

February 25, 2009

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance [...]

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How Much Extra Will I See In My Paycheck Because Of The 2009 Economic Stimulus Package?

February 24, 2009

photo credit: katmere What Benefits Will I See From The Stimulus Bill? The last week or so I’ve been looking at the 2009 Economic Stimulus bill that was passed, and talking a little more in depth about what some of the benefits are that people can expect to receive. We talked about home buyer tax [...]

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Pay Off Your Home Mortgage Early! Pros And Cons Of Having A Paid For House

February 23, 2009

After having gone through several financial planning books and a financial planning class, one thing we’ve been considering doing for a while now is paying off our home early. There are a lot of pros and cons to paying off your home mortgage early, and today I thought we could examine what some of them are. [...]

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Devotional: Pearl of Great Price

February 22, 2009

photo credit: amboo who? Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. – Matthew 13:45-46 People are seekers. They always seem to be looking for find something to fill a void in [...]

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