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How to Simplify your Life

You can simplify your life with many of these tips and techniques. These articles touch on everything from organization of your financial life to living a minimalist lifestyle.

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Other articles to help organize or simplify your life…

What Is The Easiest Way to Save Money? Automate it!

03.05.2010 by Jason Price 12 comments

According to a recent article in Money magazine, saving more money depends on ways to make it easy and automatic. In other words, people just don’t save enough when it’s left up to them to decide. Given a decision of spending an extra $100 a month, or saving it, most of the time it will be spent.

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Cash Flow Planning – FPU Review #3

03.04.2010 by Linda 6 comments

Well, Bob and I just finished week 3 of the Financial Peace University. This lesson would have been the hardest for me if I weren’t married to Bob. It’s about the budget. Dave talks about how it’s absolutely necessary to do this in order to succeed. Then, you know where your money is going. It really is empowering to know that you’re telling your money what to do instead of being controlled by how much money you have.

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Relating with Money – FPU Review #2

02.25.2010 by Linda 3 comments

Well, Bob and I finished week 2 of Dave Ramsey’s Class, Financial Peace University. This week, he talked about relating with money. He talked to people who are married, single, and to parents. I have to admit, I really like this one. So much helpful information!

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A Lesson in Contentment…

02.21.2010 by Guest 10 comments

There’s nothing to eat,” I murmured to myself as I stood staring endlessly into my kitchen pantry. You know the position—arms braced on each side of the door, slightly leaning back gazing deeper and deeper into the dark recesses desperately hoping for something to appeal to my appetite. No luck. “Ehhhh, I am starving,” I muttered under my breath hoping perhaps the fridge would host greater luck. Then God spoke to me. As I was walking to the fridge…

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How Much Can You Afford To Pay For A House?

02.14.2010 by Craig 15 comments

…Instead we could ask, how little house do I need to meet our family needs, provide a healthy home setting, and be free from financial restraint? Chances are, you would be better off answering that question than the first question – how much. But, since it is the standard question, let’s address the question …

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How To Use Evernote: 21 Creative Uses

02.10.2010 by Jonathan 12 comments

Evernote is free desktop download that works like a large reference file. I like to call it my “external brain.” What is great about this application is that you can store documents, photos, and webpages all in the same place. Everything is keyword searchable. What is really cool is that any text that appears in your photos is also keyword searchable inside Evernote. If you are new to Evernote, here is a list of 21 ways how you can use Evernote to get you better organized this year:

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14 Rules For Money Fights With Your Spouse

02.09.2010 by Craig 9 comments

I wish we could call it a discussion about money. The fact is that many couples don’t have discussions about money – it’s an all out fight. Money topics are often so sensitive and so tender that it is hard for couples to effectively deal with money disagreements. There are so many good marriage tips, but few that deal specifically with money disagreements. One of the best things you can do for your marriage is to agree that you are going to “fight fair” by following some ground rules…

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Money Management Advice from Grandpa

02.02.2010 by Guest 10 comments

My grandfather used to say to me “If you take care of your pennies, your dollars will take care of themselves.” And “it’s not what you make, it’s what you save.” He and my grandmother were frugal, I mean frugal. I can remember when I was younger being appalled at their simplicity. My grandparents lived as though they had nothing, absolutely nothing. But here is the catch – they had more financial security than most people I knew back then and certainly more than many people I know of today…

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5 Legitimate Work-From-Home Jobs

02.01.2010 by Jonathan 28 comments

We live in tough times. Those who are not unemployed are under-employed. Many people agonize between taking a second job and family time. My goal is to share with you some resources that allow you to earn extra income for your family from the comfort of your own home on your schedule. Many of these examples I have personally used to add extra income to my household when needed. I am not going to focus on starting an online business in this post (although, for the diligent there is money to be made in blogging, Adsense, creating your own products, selling on ebay, and affiliate sales.) Instead, I want to introduce to you a few reputable work-from-home companies that will pay you for your work…

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Five Reasons to Stop Contributing Toward Retirement

01.22.2010 by Craig 12 comments

When it comes to retirement most financial gurus emphasize one thing – save as much as you can as early as you can. They’ll tell you to put as much money as you can in the IRA, 401k, or other retirement savings vehicle. The classic advice is to save as much as you can as soon as you can. Yes, of course that is awesome financial advice. Advice that I completely agree with. Nevertheless, you might be in a situation where you think it might be wise to stop contributing to retirement, but you are finding it difficult to get any feedback on the implications of that decision…

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10 Options for Personal Financial Planning Software

01.18.2010 by Bob 10 comments

I’ve had readers ask me about some of my favorite financial planning software options, so I decided to write a little bit about a few of them out there. I have used some of this software much more than others, and I am glad to share my thoughts about them, but since there are so many aspects to consider I suggest digging deeper into them before making a purchase.

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A Lesson from the Recession: Getting back to the basics

01.12.2010 by Jonathan 11 comments

My sincere hope is that we will not forget the lessons we have learned over the last two years from this recession. Things will eventually pick back up (they always seem to do), but this recession will leave us with two important questions:

-Will we be any different?
-Will it be business as usual?

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The 10 most common new year’s resolutions – is yours on here?

01.04.2010 by Bob 18 comments

I did some researching to find out the 10 most common new year resolutions – these are them! I am not much of a supporter of new year resolutions, I don’t like waiting around for a specific date to make positive life changes. That said, I guess some people don’t really think about making positive life changes until the new year rolls around…

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Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online video rentals

12.29.2009 by Bob 36 comments

For the last couple weeks I have been thinking about signing up for an online video rental service and yesterday I investigated some options. We probably watch (on average) 4-6 movies a month and in the winter that figure might even be a little higher. We are big Redbox fans and normally take advantage of the $1 new releases they offer. While this is a great option, each rental requires two separate trips to pick up and return the movie. The convenience factor of the online services got me thinking about them…

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