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Debt

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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Learning how to be content

11.03.2009

I don’t believe that contentment means settling for mediocrity. But rather it is being satisfied at whatever place in life God has us at, while trusting that He does have our interest at heart and that he does want to bless us and see us succeed.

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How to pay off your mortgage early (4 methods)

10.28.2009

These are 4 simple ways to pay off your mortgage early!

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What to do if you’ve been turned down for a loan

09.26.2009

Turned Down For a Loan? Improve Your Loan-Ability!
This article was written by Becky House, Education Manager for American Financial Solutions. For more information about credit scores, budgeting or managing your debt, visit MyFinancialGoals.org or contact Becky at 1.800.894.3946.
Two years ago, someone with a 600 (poor) credit score could qualify for a mortgage or car loan. [...]

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Debt Reduction Carnival

09.21.2009

This week I get to host the Carnival of Debt Reduction, so these are some of the articles from around the personal finance blogosphere focusing on helping you reduce your debt or save money some way… Enjoy!!
The articles!
Free Money Finance submitted a post called Three and a Half Worthwhile Reasons to Go into Debt and [...]

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Is Debt Consolidation a good idea?

08.19.2009

Is a debt consolidation right for you? Here are my thoughts on who benefits from a debt consolidation…

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Encouraging story of getting out of debt: Patrick Gessleman

07.29.2009

Patrick’s story of getting out of debt is great because he did the hard and difficult things that he needed to do… it is easy to read all about how to manage money, but actually taking the steps to do it is another story.

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Gazelle intensity!

07.21.2009

…you need Gazelle Intensity to successfully change poor money habits. Basically, Dave explains that in order to get out of debt, you have have to want it as if your life depends on it!

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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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How do you pay off a car?

06.15.2009

It really is possible to pay off your cars – and it puts you at a huge financial advantage!! These are the steps we took to pay off our cars…

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Is your mortgage hindering you from fulfilling God’s call?

06.06.2009

This is a guest post from Shannon who is the author of minoritythinker.blogspot.com.
“When I was in Zambia, I was bothered that more people didn’t answer the call to missions,” said Mary, who spent more than two decades as a missionary nurse in Africa. “Now that I am back in the States, I can see that [...]

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Credit card rewards coming to an end?

06.01.2009

Recently a discussion popped up in the forums discussing the end of credit card rewards. The discussion was spurred by an article from the NY Times (thanks Krozfan!).
In the article, the author mentions that:
…Congress is moving to limit the penalties on riskier borrowers, who have become a prime source of billions of dollars in fee [...]

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Debt reduction strategy

05.20.2009

Do you have a plan to tackle your debt? It doesn’t necessarily need to be long and drawn out, but everyone should have some sort of debt reduction strategy if they want to get out of debt…

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