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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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Survive a Financial Crisis: 12 Tips For Married Couples

11.09.2009

Job loss. A lay off. Fraud. Getting fired. Robbery. Legal Issues. Credit card debt. In a moment, any of these instantaneous events can shatter your financial plan. At times these events do not come alone, but they come in groups – event after event. Unfortunately, life is filled with disappointment, frustration, and surprise. So what [...]

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Maximum Reverse Mortgage Loan Amounts Have Been Reduced

11.07.2009

Effective Oct. 1, 2009, the Federal Housing Administration reduced the maximum loan amounts seniors could receive from a Reverse Mortgage. The reduction means a 10 percent cutback on the loan amount for all new FHA Reverse Mortgage loan applications. While this won’t impact borrowers with applications taken prior to October first, it is estimated that one in five new Reverse Mortgage applicants will now be unable to qualify for the loan.

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Freedom from extreme frugality

10.24.2009

This article was written by Branden who regularly writes for his blog FaithFitnessFinance.com.
Finding the freedom to spend
When it comes to being frugal, paying off debt, saving for retirement, and actively pursuing long-term financial goals, I am a zealot. You see, I’m a big picture kind of guy. I have a natural propensity to create savings [...]

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4 steps to spend your money wisely

10.21.2009

4 Steps To Help You Control Your Spending
Budgeting is essentially the process of asking: should I spend my money on this or that? A person’s income represents the fixed dollars with which they have to spend. When someone sets their budget they must decided (based on their preferences) what to spend on ‘this’ and what [...]

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How much does it cost to raise a child & 10 ways to cut the cost!

10.15.2009

Young married couples are often looking for the ideal time to have children. They want to be responsible and so they ask the question, “Can we afford to have kids yet?” Essentially, they want to know if their income can cover the cost of raising children.

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What money tips do you have for newlyweds?

10.09.2009

In about a month I will be heading down to sunny Florida for my little sister’s wedding. Linda and I have gotten to be pretty involved with the wedding plans so far and it has been a lot of fun. So far we have gotten to add “creative” input to the planning and at the [...]

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Zander Life Insurance | Review

10.06.2009

So after looking through your responses, and doing research of my own, I decided to go with Zander Insurance Group as the broker. They are the company that Dave Ramsey recommends, and while I did find better rates, the rates that I found through Zander were pretty comparable.

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5 cheap movie-renting alternatives

09.22.2009

While I am not much a TV watcher, Linda and I do watch quite a few movies. But thankfully innovation and technology has driven down the prices of renting movies over the last few years. Between Netflix and Redbox all the rules in movie-renting have changed. The days of driving to Blockbuster and paying $4-$5 [...]

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How to track daily expenses

09.21.2009

This article was written by Bryce Bartruff, senior director and COO of American Missionary Fellowship, which offers Fiscal Fitness workshops at churches and community organizations. To learn more call him at at 610-527-4439, x104 or email him.
Tracking Out-of-Pocket Expenses
I was speaking with my friend Chris last Thursday. He expressed frustration over his use of [...]

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20 cheap and fun date ideas

09.14.2009

Since these days so many people are looking for cheap date ideas that are actually fun, I decided to create a little list of a few…

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Marriage tips to make it last

09.13.2009

It’s no surprise that her first marriage tip is about finances, since financial issues are one of the leading causes of divorce. She suggests that all married couples…

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Should financial advice for men and women be different?

08.20.2009

Taking control of your financial future may be even more important for women than it is for men. Here are four reasons women need to invest and save actively.

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How to give your children financial stability and eliminate the entitlement mentality

06.09.2009

This is a guest post by Cameron C. Taylor, author of Does Your Bag Have Holes? 24 Truths That Lead to Financial and Spiritual Freedom. You can find out more at DoesYourBagHaveHoles.org
A business owner and church leader shared this experience: “I remember some years ago, a young man and his wife and little children moved [...]

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