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Overcoming the fear of failure

07.13.2009

No one likes to fail, but often it is a critical component to our success. These are a few of the things I did to overcome my fear of failure

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Know well the condition of your flocks

07.12.2009

As it relates to both trading and investing, one of my favorite verses is Proverbs 27:23 which says, “Be sure to know the conditions of your flocks, and give careful attention to your herds.” Flocks and herds were the investment accounts of that day. This proverb advises us to know what we are invested in and to understand the factors that impact our investments…

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Nobody Wants a Million Dollars

07.11.2009

In ‘Nobody Wants a Million Dollars’, Dan Holt poses a theory we don’t often hear from anyone—he doesn’t want a million dollars!

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See you at the Top | Giveaway

07.10.2009

About 7 years ago or so I read Zig Ziglar’s See You at the Top and it helped me begin to see the world in a different light. I had never read a “self-improvement” book of any kind before that and since this one was my first I have a fond affection for it.
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Owning real estate within an IRA

07.09.2009

What does the IRS say about owning real estate within an IRA? Actually they say that you can – if you jump through their hoops…

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The process of building a house

07.08.2009

Since we are currently in the process of building a house, I thought I would outline the steps that we have taken thus far….

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5 lessons from the garden about fruit bearing

07.07.2009

Who doesn’t want to be more loving, joyful, at peace, patient, kind, full of goodness, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled? Each of those are the fruit that the Bible says we should be bearing (John 15:16). I know I would love to see each one of those more in my own life – wouldn’t you? So, what do we need to do to bear more fruit?

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Credit card use – my thoughts

07.06.2009

Credit cards are not inherently evil, but they should be used with absolute caution and probably avoided altogether if at all possible…. Last week I started running a poll on the site to find out a little bit more about the credit card habits of the readers…

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Why does God give wealth?

07.05.2009

Why is it that God gives us wealth? Could it be that He gives it in order that we could help advance His Kingdom?

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10 Minutes, 10 Months, 10 Years | Review

07.04.2009

Suzy Welch offers a simple system she calls 10-10-10. This system encourages values-based decision-making in the short-term, mid-term, and long-term…

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Dave Ramsey TMMO Giveaway

07.03.2009

Every few months I like to giveaway a copy of Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover (TMMO) just because I think it is such a helpful and great book…

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What is a Roth 401(k)? 6 benefits you might care about…

07.02.2009

The Roth 401k offers a lot of benefits that traditional 401ks do not. These are 6 great benefits and reasons you might want to sign up for the Roth option of 401k…

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