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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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Financial Crisis: First foreclosure, now credit cards?

July 26, 2008

The next big crisis? The past year has been a tough one for our economy. We have seen the companies suffer as the mortgage industry undergoes a huge crisis. Thousands of foreclosures have happened to people who got into mortgages they couldn’t afford. Adjustable rate mortgage and interest only loan rates started going up, and [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 9 – Of Mice And Mutual Funds

July 25, 2008

Last week – Clause and Effect Last week was week 8 in Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University“. Week 8 was all strategies for negotiating, and using cash to reduce the cost of the items you buy. Don’t be afraid to negotiate. Be willing to walk away. Always use the power of cash. Remember the places [...]

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It’s So Hard To Let You Go. Rest In Peace Old Friend.

July 24, 2008

A Phone Call At Work Yesterday was a hard day. I had to say goodbye to a very good friend, one of the best that I’ve ever had. It all started when I got a phone call from my mom around 3 in the afternoon while I was at work. When she calls me at [...]

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Make A Better Budget!

July 23, 2008

The following is a guest post from Bob over at ChristianPF.com. Please check out his site and add his feed to your reader. His blog is one of the ones that I was reading before I started this blog, so he was an inspiration for me when I was just starting. Make a better budget! [...]

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A Quick Review Of Cashcrate.com: A Little Extra Spending Cash?

July 22, 2008

Cash Crate: Cash Cow Or Spam Signup Service? I recently signed up for Cashcrate.com through an affiliate link on a friend’s website. They had done a review of the service, talked about how they were making quite a bit of extra spending money every month filling out surveys, taking questionnaires, and how it wasn’t hard [...]

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Monday morning link roundup and recap

July 21, 2008

As always the weekend flew by too quick, and once again it’s Monday morning. Time for another long week of work! So to get things started I thought I’d take a look at a few of the good posts I read this weekend, and look ahead to what’s in store this week. Frugal things to [...]

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Fraud, Identity Theft Grow At ATMs

July 20, 2008

I recently posted on this blog about how identity thieves had made some attempts at stealing people’s credit card information and identities by putting “credit card skimmers” on the Redbox movie rental machines at local Mcdonalds, and grocery stores. After reading an article at MSN Money today, it sounds like this type of crime is [...]

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Keeping in touch with Bible Money Matters!

July 20, 2008

Bible Money Matters was launched around the 1st of February 2008 as a place for me to put down my thoughts on matters of my Christian faith and how it affects my finances. Many people believe that faith and finances should be wholly separate, but I believe they are inextricably bound. The bible has over [...]

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Personal Finance Bible Verse of the Day: Delight in the Lord

July 20, 2008

Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 It is so easy for us to forget where our priorities lie in this life. We get tied up in the day to day minutia of our jobs, relationships and personal problems, and we forget to do the [...]

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Single Step Personal Finance Challenge

July 18, 2008

The Challenge Earlier this week Mrs. Micah put a challenge out to all the personal finance bloggers. She called it the “Single Step Personal Finance Challenge”. Basically, the challenge is this: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step… Find one step you can take to make your financial system better or [...]

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Dave Ramsey Explains Why The “Debt Snowball” Works

July 17, 2008

photo credit: SqueakyMarmot I’ve heard a lot of discussion about Dave Ramsey’s Debt Snowball recently, and why his method is mathematically inferior to other methods of reducing debt. Ramsey says he realizes that sometimes his way isn’t the best mathematical way to get out of debt, but that it still IS, in his opinion, the [...]

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Another Stimulus Check? Maybe, But Why Not Just Create Your Own?

July 16, 2008

Thanks for stopping by to find out more about a possible second stimulus check, we know a lot of you are counting on one. We’re updating with current news about possible stimulus checks as soon as it is announced, so subscribe now via RSS or Email, and keep coming back for great content! For more [...]

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John Tesh tells us how to save, and gives us free gas cards!

July 16, 2008

I didn’t realize it, but John Tesh, (yes THAT John Tesh) is also now a bit of a self-improvement guru. In his new book, “Intelligence For Your Life: Powerful Lessons For Personal Growth” he talks about some good ways that you can save money when times are tough. He posted an excerpt from it on [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University: Week 8 – That’s Not Good Enough!

July 15, 2008

Last Week – Clause And Effect Last week was week 7 in Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University“. Week 7 was all about insurance. It talked about what kinds there are, what kinds you should have, and what kinds to avoid. Some key takeaways: Make insurance coverage a priority to avoid a financial disaster. Learn the [...]

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