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Sunday Money Roundup - My So Called Life Edition. If you are reading this on Sunday, we are actually in New Mexico yet again, hopefully finalizing our lease and looking at schools for my wife to work at in the fall. And yes, it is getting tiring going back and forth, but moving is a big deal and we......
Ceramic Piggy Banks Antiques -> Decorative Arts -> Ceramics, Porcelain Ceramic piggy banks have an interesting history. Why pigs, exactly, and not bank shapes or a tiny safe? Apparently, we use pigs because of language, and a simple mistake. The word “pygg” was an old English word for an orange clay commonly used......

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Practical Steps To Becoming A Cheerful Giver

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January 11th, 2010 By: Richard

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This article is by Fred at One Project Closer. Fred’s blog is home improvement focused, but he also enjoys personal finance from a Christian perspective.

I grew up with the benefit of Christian parents who made giving to God’s work a top priority. My mom regularly reminded my siblings and I that all the money on earth was God’s anyway, and that we are called to give him His tithes and our offerings as a way for us to participate in His ministry. To do otherwise—particularly with respect to tithing—would be to steal from Him. Read more... (1122 words, 11 images, estimated 4:29 mins reading time)

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Get A Financial Education In Your Twenties This guest post is by Austin Morgan, from Foreigner’s Finances. It’s a great follow up to the other article I published here last week on setting goals to reach by the age of 30. Image from MorphoMir I picked up my first personal finance book a little over a year......
This Year Give the Gift of Personal Finance Education As "Black Friday" approaches, the personal finance blogosphere is exploding with ideas about where and how to find the best deals in holiday shopping. So, Mr. ToughMoneyLove thought he would chime in with his own, slightly contrarian suggestions on how to shop for Christmas gifts this year. First, resolve to......

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Why Do Christians Give? Philanthropy Or Christianity?

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January 7th, 2010 By: Richard

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This is a guest post by Rob Kuban, author of the book on Christians & Money, Dollars And Doctrine: What Does The Bible Actually Say About Money?.

Why do Christians give? It is a simple question, yet the answer provided to many Christians is often vague at best. Many Christians hear a variety of reasons for giving such as: “God has been generous to you so you should be generous in return,” “It belongs to God and you are just redistributing it,” “There is joy in giving,” “It will teach you many spiritual lessons,” or “It is a good thing to help out your fellow man”. Read more... (754 words, 11 images, estimated 3:01 mins reading time)

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Why be frugal? Photo by: mugley This is a guest post by Steward from My Family's Money, a blog about personal finance and changing the world. Like this post? Consider subscribing to his feed via RSS or email. There is a lot of buzz on the World Wide Web about the the......
Financial Goals for 2009 (part 5) We are looking at financial goals for the New Year. MSN Money lists 6 financial milestones to reach before age 30. If you are already over 30, these milestones are still worth looking into, but the real question is whether or not these milestones are good goals. We will be......

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5 Ways To Give More And Spend Less This Christmas

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December 17th, 2009 By: Richard

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In November 2007, Shawanda Greene had $54 in her savings account and about $25,000 in debt. By the end of December 2008, she was debt free with a 3-month emergency fund of $7,500. During that time period, she adopted a lifestyle of what some would consider extreme frugality. Shawanda now spreads the wealth as blogger-in-chief of You Have More Than You Think – a productivity focused guide to maximizing the money you have to obtain more of what you want.

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Debt and the Holidays A lot of people make use of their credit cards when shopping for the holiday season on the premise that they are going to pay all of the newly formed debt off within only two or three months time. Unfortunately, most people are still trying to tackle these credit card......
22 Ways To Energy Efficiency, From The Free To The Expensive. From one of my favorite sites, Co-op America, here are 22 steps you can take -- each with the energy savings you can achieve each year. Pick the ones you'll do to get your first 10% energy savings. (These energy savings assume an average US home, which uses about 11,000......

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Overcoming Barriers To Giving

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December 10th, 2009 By: Richard

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Giving There are often excuses or barriers to giving. For some, it’s never the right time because of being in debt. For others, they can’t give because they’re not earning enough money yet. And still for others, they can’t give because it would put their budget out of balance considering expenses.

But the truth is giving is not at all about being in the perfect financial situation or right timing to begin. I believe giving is about priorities. It’s about forgetting ourselves and putting our focus on a greater need and purpose first in our finances. Read more... (1115 words, 11 images, estimated 4:28 mins reading time)

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