May 5 2007

6% FNBO Direct Online Savings Account Review

I opened an account with FNBO Direct on May 1. Here’s my review of the online savings account with 6% APY until September 28, 2007!
Reliability
FNBO Direct is the online savings account for First National Bank of Omaha who is completely FDIC insured and has been serving the Omaha area for 150 years! Their Bankrate.com’s Safe [...]

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May 5 2007

Verse of the Day: Wealth Attracts Freeloaders

10 Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! 11 The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 (NLT)
From the Life Application Bible:
We always want more than we have. Solomon observed that those who spend their lives obsessively [...]

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May 4 2007

Verse of the Day: What is Christian Hospitality

13 When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.
Romans 12:13 (NLT)
From the Life Application Bible:
Christian hospitality differs from social entertaining. Entertaining focuses on the host: The home must be spotless; the food must be well prepared and abundant; the host must appear relaxed and [...]

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May 3 2007

Verse of the Day: Don’t Overwork for Riches

4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
5 In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
for it will sprout wings
and fly away like an eagle.
Proverbs 23:4-5 (NLT)
From the Nelson Study Bible:
These verses call for moderation in work. Do not overwork to be rich: [...]

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May 2 2007

Verse of the Day: Hard Workers Sleep Well

12 People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night’s sleep.
Ecclesiastes 5:12 (NLT)
Isn’t this just a profound truth from the Bible! As long as you’re a hard worker, you’ll sleep well. But it says that the rich seldom get a good night’s [...]

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May 1 2007

Earn 6% APY at FNBO Direct Until Sept. 28, 2007!

Since HSBC Direct’s 6% promotion ended yesterday, FNBODirect.com is now offering that same 6% promotion until September 28, 2007. That’s nearly a full 5 months of high interest!
They are listed at Bankrate with a four-star safe and sound rating so I think you can trust them. I’m going to open an account tonight. I’ll [...]

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May 1 2007

How to Spend Your Tax Return

(Not mine, btw)
Now that you’ve probably received your refund check in the mail or even direct deposited, here’s how you can spend your tax return from a Bankrate article. Hopefully you haven’t spent it already!
1. Pay down credit card debt.
2. Open an IRA (I recommend a Roth IRA unless you don’t qualify).
3. Take stock (I’m [...]

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May 1 2007

Verse of the Day: Keep it in Eternal Perspective

20 For our citizenship is in heaven…
Philippians 3:20 (NKJV)
5 …My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Psalms 39:5b (NLT)
Everything must be viewed as Christians in light of eternity. Our ultimate destination is heaven and our lives here on earth are “but a breath” compared [...]

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