Aug 26 2009

FREEDOM!!!!

Do you know what freedom feels like? It’s an amazing feeling! There’s nothing holding you back. Nothing following behind you. Complete freedom. Liberty. Independence. Dependence on God alone and not on credit cards, auto loans or payday loans. I just sent my final two credit card payments today and I am now completely debt free! [...]

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Aug 25 2009

Did They Say That? Master of Money

“If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.” Sir Francis Bacon This is so true and the Bible talks about it, too! Don’t let money have you. You must be the master of [...]

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Aug 24 2009

Cash for Clunkers Ends

The Cash for Clunkers program is now dead. There is no more money left for the program. Dealers will have until tonight to file any claims for deals made and many dealers have already stopped doing Clunker deals since last Thursday and Friday. The controversial program offered rebates of up to $4,500 to those people [...]

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Aug 23 2009

Verse of the Day: Commit Everything to Him

4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. 5 Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. Psalm 37:4-5 (NLT) From the Life Application Bible: David calls us to delight in the Lord and to commit everything we have and do to him. [...]

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Aug 16 2009

Verse of the Day: God Determines Our Steps

9 We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) We can make all the plans we want to, but God is the one who gives us step-by-step directions. Follow God’s plan. Don’t take things into your own hands. That’s when things begin to go wrong. God knows best. God [...]

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Aug 7 2009

New Legislation You Need to Know About

You’ve heard of the “Cash for Clunkers” government program that recently ran out of the original $1 billion. The Senate just approved an additional $2 billion for the program last night to extend the popular program and President Obama is expected to sign it into law as early as today. But just because it’s popular [...]

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Aug 5 2009

My Credit Card Company Called Me!

So I saw an unrecognized number ringing on my cell phone. Normally, I don’t answer unknown numbers, but I didn’t have anything to do at the moment so I answered it. Well, what do you know? It was my credit card company calling to do a customer satisfaction survey. It was about the phone call [...]

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Aug 4 2009

Did They Say That? Suze Orman on Marriage and Money

“After you marry, every asset either of you acquires is jointly held. That’s why you both need to be in sync on your long-term financial goals, from paying off the mortgage to putting away for retirement. Ideally, you should talk about all this before you wed. If you don’t, you can end up deeply frustrated [...]

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Aug 2 2009

Verse of the Day: Throw Out Your Net

6 Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. John 21:6 (NLT) We serve a faithful God! We serve a God who cares about the little things. [...]

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