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Money Management

5 first grade money lessons that many adults have forgotten

05.27.2009

1. Save money before buying something, if you don’t have the money, you don’t get it
Dave Ramsey has made his living by re-teaching adults this simple lesson that many of them have seem to have forgotten. As the Proverb says, “The eyes of man are never satisfied.” We live in a nation (maybe even a [...]

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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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How to manage your debt in a recession

05.18.2009

What have you done to manage your debt in light of our current recession? Have you started paying more, or less?

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Money Mistake #4 – Not having a schedule for bills

05.04.2009

I was wondering how to pay bills and this was the solution I came up with…

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How to get a great return in your 401k during a recession

04.29.2009

This is one of the easiest ways to get a great return in your 401k during a recession (or anytime)…

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Are you a good steward of God’s money?

04.20.2009

Take this test to see if you are a good steward of God’s money…

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Why spending money wisely is a life-skill

04.19.2009

It is incredibly important to start spending money wisely…

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Money Mistake #3 – Not paying attention to interest rates

04.07.2009

I don’t remember what the interest rate was that they were charging her, but it was obviously pretty ridiculous. And for me, even though I was playing the 0% balance transfer game with all of my credit cards, It wasn’t until I saw this that I finally understood the importance of having a good interest rate.

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How to control spending

04.02.2009

I remember when I was trying to figure out how to control spending in my life… It is challenging, but these tips can help…

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Top 10 money-wasters

03.15.2009

Everyone has things they waste money on, these are the top 10 money wasters from Kiplingers…

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Personal Responsibility for your finances

02.22.2009

Consider this thought for a moment: “Personal Finance = Personal Responsibility”. Within this statement lies the key to putting money in your pocket. You didn’t ask to be in the hole you’re in, nor did you intentionally make decisions that would ultimately lead to financial struggle. You were doing the best you could. However, you now have a choice to make.

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Quicken online is now free

10.14.2008

After writing about my favorite free budgeting software, I couldn’t include Quicken Online because they charged $3 a month. Starting today, they are doing away with the fees and making it a free service. I hadn’t yet tried them out, so I figured now was as good a time as any since they are free.

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10 free household budget spreadsheets

09.10.2008

Someone asked me to share my favorite free household or personal budgeting spreadsheets… Each one of these budgeting templates are free… If you use OpenOffice (basically a free version of Microsoft Office)…

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