Lending Club Returns Continue Upward Trend At 11.44%. Lending Club Passes 500 Million In Loan Originations

Lending club announced that they had passed 500 million in loan originations since their inception. My returns also continued to go up, increasing to 11.44%

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First A Stimulus Check. Is A $1000 Emergency Energy Rebate Next?

November 12, 2008

More government aid? After reading an article over on fivecentnickel.com about the possibility of the Obama administration pushing for a $1000 Emergency Energy Rebate, I had to check it out for myself. I found that while talk of an “energy rebate” isn’t recent news,  the Obama campaign did talk on the campaign trail about giving [...]

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Happy Veteran’s Day!

November 11, 2008

Happy Veteran’s Day everyone!  To all of you veterans out there who read this blog, I thank you for your service. Today I remember my grandfather, Fred Anderson and his service to our country in World War II.  He was shot down over Europe, and spent much of the war in a German prison camp.  [...]

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How to Lose $100,000 in Ten Easy Steps

November 11, 2008

Having money can really change your life Suddenly receiving $100,000 can really change a person’s life. It sure changed mine. In 2002, both my grandmother and father died, which left me with an inheritance of around $100,000. Six years later, all of that money is gone. So how can a person go from $100,000 to [...]

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We Bought A “New” Car This Weekend

November 10, 2008

For the past couple of weeks my wife and I have been looking for a used car. My old car was getting up there in miles, and after having it for 5+ years I was ready for something different.   Was it really time to get a new car, and was it a financially sound [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Having Suffiency

November 9, 2008

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything; you may have an abundance for every good deed; 2 Corinthians 9:8

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Nuru Personal Finance Flash Cards: Review and Giveaway

November 7, 2008

Review and Giveaway A week or two back after finding my site, Luke over nuruplanet.com emailed me and offered to send me a packet of Nuru’s Personal Finance Pocket Cards to review on the site.   In theory they sounded like a great idea – flash cards centered around the basic principles of personal finance.  I [...]

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Now That Obama Has Won, What’s Next?

November 5, 2008

photo credit: chad davis Last night we had a historic election, and our country elected its first black president.  Whether you agree with his policies or not,  you must admit that he won in convincing fashion, and that he now faces one of the hardest things any politician must do.  Living up to his campaign [...]

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Do Your Civic Duty Today And Vote!

November 4, 2008

photo credit: ladybugbkt Just a friendly reminder to all my readers out there. If you haven’t already voted today – get out there and vote. Today’s election is an important one, and you need to have your say! Don’t know where your polling place is?   Find it by clicking here. Want to read up briefly [...]

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A Way To Control Spending: The Envelope System

November 3, 2008

We need a way to cut our spending This past summer my wife and I took a class called “Financial Peace University“.  The class is built around the teachings and personal finance framework put together by Dave Ramsey. Ramsey has made it his career goal to help people take responsibility for their financial life, get [...]

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October Site Numbers and Recap

November 3, 2008

Looking back at October 2008 October was our best month ever here at Bible Money Matters, and I’d like to thank each and every one of you for making the month so successful! This month we had: 53,300 visits 73,334 page views. Over 500 RSS subscribers for the first time Topped 200k all time page [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Feeling Weary And Burdened?

November 2, 2008

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 The last [...]

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Another Easy Money Maker: Write Reviews

November 1, 2008

Welcome to Bible Money Matters MSN Smart Spending readers! Thanks for stopping by, we hope you’ll sign up for free daily updates via RSS or via email, and check out some more of our content on how to budget, save,  make extra money and live  a debt free life! Make even more extra money using [...]

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The New Money Matters Store!

October 31, 2008

For a while now I’ve been meaning to put together a Cafepress.com store for biblemoneymatters.com, with t-shirts, sweatshirts, bags and other accessories for the frugally minded. I finally did it! Now you can get your own t-shirt proclaiming your love of being frugal – hot off the press!  With sayings like “I’m not cheap, I’m [...]

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The Looming Credit Crisis: Another Reason To Live Without Credit And Debt

October 31, 2008

photo credit: orphanjones I was reading an article this morning that just stressed another reason why cash and saving is king, and why you shouldn’t rely on debt to “get ahead”. When you do rely on debt and credit cards it will always come back to haunt you, and you’ll find you’ve become slave to [...]

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