What is the purpose of your money?

08.13.2009

Define Your Financial Purpose
What are you on earth for? Millions have read Rick Warren’s Purpose-Driven Life and found a sense of purpose. Have you found purpose in a certain career, position, or situation? What is the purpose of your money? Money can buy a lot of things, but there are also a few things it [...]

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Planning for retirement without Social Security

08.12.2009

Are your retirement plans based on the hope that Social Security will still be around? Here are some ideas to help you plan for retirement in a world without Social Security as we know it…

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Timebanking: What is it?

08.11.2009

I first heard about Timebanking a couple months ago and have been hearing more about it lately, so I wanted to bring it out for discussion.
What is TimeBanking?
Basically it is like a bartering system where you exchange your time for another’s time. If you paint for one hour for another time-bank member, you will have [...]

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Will Social Security be around when you retire?

08.10.2009

While I am pleased that the government is being honest about challenges ahead for the Social Security program, I shutter to think that many people plan on it being around when they retire…

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Is the iPhone coming to verizon?

08.09.2009

But I have been hearing rumors that the iPhone could be offered by Verizon as early as February of next year…

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The Skinny on Willpower | Review

08.08.2009

This review was written by The Lost Goat, you can find out more about her at thelostgoat.blogspot.com.
The Skinny on Willpower is not explicitly a personal finance book. Rather, it tries to give a concrete, step-by-step plan to transform any desire for change into day-to-day action. Jim Randel wants to teach you how to take, for [...]

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Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

08.07.2009

$25 Amazon.com gift card giveaway
This week I couldn’t really think of anything to give away, so I decided it might be time to give away an Amazon gift card again. So, if you want a shot to with a $25 gift card, just head over to the forums and comment on one of the topics.
New [...]

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5 reasons mutual funds may be a bad way to invest your money

08.06.2009

…especially retail mutual funds. Retail mutual funds tend to have layers of hidden fees…. Here are 5 reasons why mutual funds may be a bad idea for your family…

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Make money writing for Hubpages

08.05.2009

Over the last month or so I have been running a little bit of an experiment. Basically, after hearing from some others that there is money to be made with Hubpages, I decided to give it a go.

What is Hubpages?
Before I start getting into detail, I should explain the basics. Hubpages is a website that [...]

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The art of thrift store shopping

08.04.2009

These are my tips for making the most of your thrift store shopping experience…

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Famous money quotes edition of the COPF

08.03.2009

…So these are some of the best articles from around the web about a variety of money topics. I decided to add a few of the more famous money quotes out there to spice it up a little…

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Getting credit report errors removed

08.02.2009

As mentioned, we are first-time home buyers and are having our house built as I write this. Even as a newly self-employed blogger, we did get approved for a loan, but the rate is a bit higher than I would like and I would like to shop around. I have a hunch that part of [...]

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Do you have any financial testimonies? Share them with us!

08.01.2009

As you might have noticed this week, I posted an article about Patrick’s testimony of how he got out of debt. I found it to be a very encouraging story and I know there are a bunch more out there! If you have a testimony of financial obstacles

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Grace on the Go | Book Review

08.01.2009

This review of Barbara Bartocci’s Grace on the Go was written by Christine Veloria.
A financial support book
I read Grace on the Go: Powerful Prayers to Ease Money Worries by Barbara Bartocci. I have been reading a few personal finance books lately that are more along the lines of “how to” books and as the author [...]

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