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It is wrong to walk away from your mortgage?

03.18.2009

Are there circumstances that justify walking away from your mortgage? As mentioned in the Credit Crisis video we are now in the middle of a cycle where home prices are falling, banks have an abundance of foreclosed properties, and supply is high and demand is low. Some homeowners are facing situations where they owe the bank $300,000 for their house, but the house is now only worth $200,000. So they are packing up their things and giving it back to the bank to let them deal with it. Now the bank has to deal with the $100,000 gap.

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Credit Crisis explained | Video

03.04.2009

What is the credit crisis? … Why we are all affected by it. How it happened. How leverage works and why banks use it. What role greed has had in the crisis.

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Don’t buy stuff you can’t afford – A PSA from SNL

02.25.2009

SNL recently had this skit called “Don’t buy stuff you can’t afford” and while I didn’t really think it was very funny (but what is on SNL?) it appeared to me to be more of a public service announcement. Watching it, I got the feeling that Loren Michaels (or whatever his name is) was trying to offer a 2 minute section of his show to help those who need it, in a humorous sort of way.

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Should you buy a used car or new car?

02.17.2009

It is one of those things that I think most people realize buying a used car is a better idea for their finances, but don’t understand the scope of it. Dave Ramsey’s critics often belittle his math on his “drive for free” method, but even if the numbers are a little generous, the same principle still applies – owning a depreciating asset is a bad move, but paying interest on a depreciating asset is a really bad move! Since I started this site I have written a bit about how you can save money by buying used cars and how they affect your financial freedom .

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Is the Fed running the U.S. economy into the ground?

02.07.2009

I found this short video from Glenn Beck using a graph that makes it easier to see how much money the Fed has been printing lately. Common sense says that inflation is inevitable when bills are being printed like they have been lately… … Carnival of Personal Finance , Carnival of Debt Reduction , Carnival of financial goals , Money Hacks , Funny Money .

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Keeping up with the Joneses | Video

01.22.2009

I remember writing a post about the foolishness of trying to keep up with the Joneses, but this video does it better. If you need to explain to your five-year-old what is wrong with our economy, this video should do the trick. Thanks Generous News!

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Interview with Jim O’Donnell – Shortest Investment Book Ever

01.07.2009

A couple days ago I had a call with Jim O’Donnell, Author of The Shortest Investment Book Ever. He is very nice guy with a really good heart. You can read my review of his Book to find out more about it, but if you are interested in hearing a bit of the interview, I [...]

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How to make homemade air freshener

11.16.2008

I am always looking for organic or natural solutions to the chemically base products from the store. This week I found a good video that shows you how to make natural air freshener. The great thing about the two recipes they mention is that they are very simple and you will probably already have the ingredients… Ingredients for your homemade air freshener…

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Stranger Buys Foreclosed House and Gives it to Previous Owner

11.02.2008

This is one of those stories that almost brought me to tears. This is Christianity in action and exactly why we need to become the best stewards possible of what we have been given. It isn’t so we can fill our bank accounts until they overflow, it is so we can give life-changing gifts.

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How to make an invisible shelf

10.28.2008

I discovered this fun little DIY lesson that is really cool! Basically you can make an invisible shelf from an old book that you don’t read any more. It is a simple little project and shouldn’t take more than about 15 minutes of work to complete.

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Giving to the poor

10.15.2008

As part of Blog Action Day this year, I thought I would just keep things very simple. The topic this year is poverty and I thought I wold let the Bible speak giving to the poor… If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?

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A lot going on…

09.20.2008

I just officially got approval from NASB for a project I have been working on… the Bible scriptures podcast… These are basically most of the verses that are in the Bible verses about money page in audio form. To be honest, I just wanted to be able to listen to specific scriptures sorted by topics myself, so that is why I (and my lovely wife) created these. After we created a few I figured that if it was helping me, maybe others would want them as well. So, they are not professionally done at all, but if you want to check them out – you can here.

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The 10 Day Give Challenge

09.19.2008

We (I had a lot of help) created a challenge called the 10 Day Give. It really is as simple, or as difficult, as it sounds. All you have to do is give for 10 days. You can do it whenever, but we are going to be doing it as a group from October 10th – 19th, so we would love it if you would join us!

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Pros and Cons of Money Merge Accounts

09.15.2008

These are the pros and cons of money merge accounts… Doing the research, building spreadsheets and running the numbers about MMA’s has led me to one conclusion… So, those are my thoughts on Money Merge Accounts…

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