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Happy birthday, America! Yes, today is the day that we celebrate the birth of our great country! We enjoy so many freedoms in this country. Freedom to worship, freedom of speech, the freedom to prosper. But freedom comes with a cost. Our freedom was paid for by the many men and women who have served [...]

So the largest financial swindle in history ended Monday. The judge proclaimed, “Bernard L. Madoff shall be and hereby is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 150 years.” Bernie Madoff is the perpetrator of a $65 billion Ponzi scheme that spanned several decades and took thousands of victims. The 150-year sentence is essentially a [...]

“Money is in some respects life’s fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.” P.T. Barnum This is so true. Tell your money what to do, not the other way around! Have money but don’t let money have you.

“Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.” Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco Isn’t that quote just plain amazing?

20 Then David continued, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the LORD is finished correctly. 1 Chronicles [...]

ING Direct has a rare $50 bonus for opening an Electric Orange online checking. Open an account by June 20, 2009 and then just use your debit card to make 3 signature-based (non-PIN) transactions within the first 45 days. On the 50th day, ING Direct will deposit $50 into your account! Make sure you use [...]

“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” Mother Teresa The Bible talks about being faithful with the little things as well.

As you may or may not have heard, GM recently declared bankruptcy this past Monday to become the fourth largest bankruptcy in U.S. business history. The General obviously had way too much debt on the books. Over $172 billion worth! But what’s the problem? Well, GM should have gone bankrupt much sooner than Monday. It [...]

“Lack of money is the root of all evil.” George Bernard Shaw Ha, ha! The love of money is really the root of all evil, but it may feel like the lack of money is the root of all evil. I’m sure that having money is great, but there are plenty of rich people who [...]

Christian Finance Blog made it to Bible Money Matters Carnival of Top Personal Finance Posts #5! Check out the blog and make sure you vote for the post that made it: Don’t Get Ripped Off Buying a Car. Edit: Now you can vote right here. Vote for whichever post you like, but keep me in [...]

6 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 7 After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. 8 So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. 9 But people who long to be [...]

This really makes me mad! I have lost respect for most car sales people (yes, there are woman car sales people). I get a phone call on Friday from a younger coworker of mine asking if she could use me as a reference. I asked her “for what” and she said that she needed five [...]

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“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.” Charles Dickens This is probably rule #1 in personal finance. Spend less than you make. If you can’t do that you need to make more money or cut expenses. Get on a [...]