From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Money Isn’t Good or Evil

June 26, 2010

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:10.

People are. So the good people need to learn how to build wealth. I’m sick of people talking about “greedy rich people” or “evil CEO’s.” Having money doesn’t make you greedy or evil. Not having money doesn’t make you good either. Money or lack there of doesn’t have any bearing on what type of person you are.

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Retirement Planning, 401k’s, and IRA’s Go Hand in Hand

June 24, 2010

The ongoing recession has put a tight squeeze on family budgets for the past two years. With priorities changing every month based on inconsistent cash flow, how can anyone put away anything for retirement? It is easy to get distracted in these troubled times, but there is no time like the present to do a […]

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Control Your Cash Review

June 17, 2010

Control Your Cash: Making Money Make Sense by Greg McFarlane and Betty Kincaid was an interesting read. (That’s an Amazon link by the way). Basically it is a personal finance book that covers all of the basic topics: cars, credit cards, houses, investing, budgeting, taxes, etc.

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The I’M DEBT FREE Giveaway

June 10, 2010

A few weeks ago a my wife and I paid off our last non-mortgage debt. Baby step 2 is finished! We paid off $28,000 in 10 months. We worked hard and we sacrificed, but it was so worth it. We didn’t only eat beans and rice, (I don’t really like beans so it was just […]

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