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Last week, I reviewed the excellent gift card buying/selling service Plastic Jungle. This week, we have an exclusive interview with CEO Gary Briggs. Here was my question and answer session with Plastic Jungle’s CEO: 1. Gary, the Plastic Jungle concept is a great idea. What do you have in store for the company in the [...]

(Photo by: Daniel Morel) As many of you may know already, Haiti was hit with a devastating 7.3 earthquake on Tuesday killing an estimated 100,000 people or more and demolishing nearly everything in sight. The world has responded with aid including $100 million from the United States. But there is still more to be done. [...]

So it’s now the start of a new year and a new decade. The holidays are over, and the reality of 2010 is starting to sink in. So what to do with all those useless gift cards? Sure, you could just spend, spend, spend, but aren’t you tired of spending. Wouldn’t you rather have some [...]

Today the entire world is celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ! Non-Christians and Christians alike are singing about Him this Christmas season. Don’t forget the real reason for the season. And why don’t you tell Jesus “Happy Birthday” today? And maybe even give Him a gift? He gave Himself as a gift to all humanity. [...]

From now until January 31, 2010, TurboTax is answering your tax questions! Just go to freetaxquestion.com from 8am to 5pm Pacific time to request your tax advice. All you do is submit a personal, federal tax-related question online and a tax expert will call you back at the time you request. You can also ask [...]

After all the great food, family, and fun today, remember to think about thankfulness. Being thankful is being content with who God made you to be and what God has given you. I’m thankful for my life, for I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for Him. I’m thankful to be able to worship [...]

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Sir Winston Churchill Our lives are defined by what we give. Winston Churchill says it best. What are we giving today? How are we impacting someone’s life through our giving. We can change someone’s world just by giving. [...]

7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) From the Life Application Bible: Carrying your worries, stresses, and daily struggles by yourself shows that you have not trusted God fully with your life. It takes humility, however, to recognize that God cares, to admit your [...]

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I’ve been on vacation overseas for the past couple weeks. I’ll get on new updates shortly. Thanks for being a reader!

23 Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 (NLT) Don’t just talk the talk, you have to walk the walk. Do what you say you’ll do. That’s called integrity. Someone who does what they say they’ll do. Just talking and not following up with your words is not right. Work brings [...]

10 Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NLT) Give everything you’ve got in everything you do. Don’t do things half-heartedly. If you’re going to do it, go all out. That’s what it’s saying in this verse. [...]

“Money often costs too much.” Ralph Waldo Emerson That is deep. What is money costing you? Your time? Your health? The time with your family? The saying goes, “Time is money.” But what are you sacrificing to gain earthly riches? Because it’s not about that. We have a higher goal. We have a higher motivation. [...]

I’ve been using SmartyPig for over a year now and I recently completed a goal so I think I have some good insight into this revolutionary service. The basic concept is similar to a piggy bank. Save up for something we need or want to buy. So instead of using credit cards or debt to [...]

17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in [...]