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Friday Fiscals: Five-year-old daughter edition My daughter turned five Wednesday.Â Like a snap of the fingers, it seems.Â (She really needs to quit growing up so fast!) Here are some links of interest from this past week: Sweating the Big Stuff debates how to use the second half of his signing bonus windfall. The Balanced......
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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Money Quote Friday - Buy An Elephant Edition. This morning at the ATM machine, the guy next to me was on his cell phone talking to one of his buddies. This was what I heard: "Well, they were offering no money down and no payments till 2010, so we bought the big one. Might as well get the......
Learn Landscaping Design to Create Your Tranquil Backyard We have all been in a well landscaped backyard and wondered why our own doesn't look as great. The reason is very simple, landscaping design. Typically the best looking backyards don't just happen, they are well planned and designed before a single bit of work is started. To begin 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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linklings, new money writer edition I've enjoyed being a part of The Money Writers, and now I'm no longer a rookie - we've added another great blogger, Frugal Dad, to the network (here's a little bit about him). The existing Money Writers were all very excited about bringing him aboard, and if you haven't......
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......

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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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How to Shop on Black Friday, Get the Deals You Want, and Not Go Overboard Have you ever considered that perhaps the single craziest day of the year, Black Friday, immediately follows one of the most relaxing days of the year, Thanksgiving Day? I guess we need time to relax and prepare before fighting through masses of people at 5:00 AM! On Black Friday,......
You might be a nurse if... your friends call you for medical advice. ( lloyd , avatarj@mindspring.com ) discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal seems perfectly normal to you (Mary) you have the bladder capacity of five people you have your weekends off planned for a year in advance you believe that "ask-a-nurse" is an......

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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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