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ABCs of Personal Finance: 26 Elementary Money Lessons

11.19.2009

Eat at home. Restaurants can be expensive. If you don’t have room in your budget, you can save a bunch of money by making your own meals.
Financial focus. Don’t try to do too many things at once. Focus on becoming debt free, saving an emergency fund, or saving for retirement, but don’t do all at once.
Get going. The best time to start investing is today. With compound interest on your side, the sooner you invest the better.

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Buying life insurance for your parents: Is it wise? Is it wrong?

11.18.2009

Would you take out life insurance on your parents? Why or why not? Recently my siblings have been talking to my mother and I about taking a life insurance out for her, in the case that she passes, a sum of money could be left for her kids and grandkids. The idea would be that we would all co-fund this insurance with her and them.

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Delayed gratification – Is it worth it?

11.17.2009

The following guest post was written by CPF reader Amy Sullivan.
We live in a country resounding “Instant Gratification!” as its lifestyle cadence call. But despite the fact debt has become a badge of the American dream, some folks are going back to saving money and paying for big-ticket items with cash. With this new concept, [...]

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Being owed money & striving to pass the test

11.16.2009

I once heard someone say, “challenges are just wonderfully disguised opportunities for growth.” I really do believe it to be true. Just like a strong physical body requires exercises that push it beyond what is comfortable, so a strong character requires challenges that aren’t comfortable. My newest challenge is that an advertiser owes me a [...]

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What is passive income & why you should care

11.14.2009

Creating passive income is no get rich quick scheme. While it can really help you simplify your life by helping your personal finances, it still takes time and work to establish solid income streams. If managed properly, the income generated from these types of sources are well worth the effort.

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Finding the will of God for your life (and job)

10.22.2009

Be ready – make necessary preparations for receiving your answer. If you’re not willing to set goals and work toward them, then your dream will remain just a dream. That better paying job, unity in your relationships, or sense of purpose in your life will not come.

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The Widow’s Mite and how to help when you need help

10.12.2009

Giving what you don’t have
We live in interesting times that make it very difficult to say no to things that seem good. It seems like a good idea to use credit to give to others. It is an honorable thing and I believe that there is often a great motive behind it, but I can’t [...]

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Faith, Hope, and Love: Are they part of your financial plan?

02.19.2009

America was founded upon the biblical principles of faith, hope, and love. According to morallaw.org, a few examples of how our faith in God has shaped the foundation of America include: Since at least the 1820s, the U.S. Supreme Court has opened its court sessions with the prayer of “God save the United States and this Honorable Court.”

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The top 20 Christian Financial websites

02.16.2009

The top 20 Christian Financial websites…I wanted to create a list of websites that have helped me in my journey to understand how to manage money God’s way and that would help the ChristianPF readers as well. … It was difficult narrowing it down to 20, but I figured within these 20 sites you should be able to find everything you would want to about Christian finance.

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Help me find the best Christian Financial websites

12.18.2008

I am in the process of creating a list of the best Christian Financial websites that I can find. I have found quite a bit, but I am sure there are just as many that I am not aware of. This is where you come in. If you have a site dealing in some way with financial issues from a Christian perspective please share it in the comments below. Alternatively, if you know of or have a site that deals with financial issues, but isn’t overtly “Christian”, but is run by Christians let me know that as well. Feel free to write a bit about some of the site features or what you like about it.

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Do you want to be in Money Magazine?

09.28.2008

How does your religion affect your finances? Money Magazine is seeking families willing to discuss the dollars-and-cents expenses involved in practicing their faith – the cost of everything from religious schools and dietary restrictions to tithing and faith-based investment limitations. If interested, please email your name, contact information and family photo, along with a brief summary of your salary, savings and religion-related expenses, to gmannes@moneymail.com.

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My tithing experience

08.24.2008

I don’t exactly remember when I started to tithe – probably about 7-8 years ago. But I do remember getting a new job that was nearly double my previous income and thinking, “Wow, so this is the result of tithing.” It was a helpful lesson to me since I was, like most, skeptical about the whole thing. I had heard about all the scandals with TV preachers and kind of grew up with a cynical attitude towards giving to the church. Somewhere along the line I decided to “take a chance” and try it out.

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“In God we trust” on our bills?

08.20.2008

MSNBC is doing a survey to see if people want “In God we trust” on our bills. As of Monday night there were over 2.5 million responses showing that 60% were still voting to keep it on the bills. The thought of removing it is so laughably foolish to me. I mean is it not evident to everyone in the world that the U.S. has been extremely blessed since it started a few centuries ago? It wasn’t our doing – it was God’s. We founded this country on Biblical principles, were blessed as a result, now 40% of the country wants to do away with even the smallest mention of God on our dollar bills. Wow.

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What is the difference between frugal and cheap?

08.18.2008

Is he frugal or cheap? Growing up you realize that people have completely different definitions for frugal and cheap. Some people consider not wanting to waste money as someone who is cheap. And some people say that someone who refuses to tip waitresses is frugal. Let’s see what Webster has to say about it…

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