Archive for the ‘stewardship’ Category
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
I hope you are enjoying the net worth posts from the m-network and beyond. . . I thought I would point out that not everyone thinks figuring your networth is important. You may want to check out brip brap's post about networth. I think he makes some very valid points ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
According to bankrate.com, 68% of Americans are unable to reach their monthly retirement savings goal. This seems like a relatively large number to me - a surprisingly high number actually. The survey implies that these folks have actually set goals for their retirement. The number might not have been so surprising if it ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
The average lifespan for an Australian is among the longest in the world. Males live 78.5 years and females live an average of 83.3 years according to The Australian. However, no one will live forever and unfortunately, some of us will land "down under" the average.
Life Insurance is once of the best ways ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
My parents were good with their money. They worked hard and lived frugally, and even gave us an allowance from time to time. However, they were either unknowledgeable about financial issues beyond the basics or didn't think them important. The bottom line is that they never spoke about investing, mutual funds, IRA's ...
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
I have learned a lesson several times in my life: you can "trick" yourself into saving. But I can't make the case any better or give any better advice than this post from Digerati.
The interesting thing is, once I see a little nest egg begin to grow through saving, it increases my motivation to ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
One of my favorite blogs is Free Money Finance. I am always careful to check out FMF's Sunday posts that almost always have to do with tithing or some aspect of the Bible and finances. I recently heard an interesting statement on the topic of giving and tithing. In the church I ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
It is important to have a paper shredder around the house these days. Everyone knows that identity theft is a big problem and sometimes the easiest way to steal an identity is by using the papers that you throw away. I would recommend a heavier-duty shredder if you can afford ...
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
Some of you might think so after reading my post for Blog Action Day. However, please check out Five Cent Nickel's matching donation effort on behalf of The Conservation Fund and help if you can. I am very impressed the work done by this group. From their site:
The Conservation Fund is ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
This month's issue of Money Magazine offers several ways to save money by reducing energy costs. Many of them are things we have heard before, but it doesn't hurt to go over them again since all energy costs are rising quickly.
#1 Upgrade your heating and cooling equipment. This can be ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
There are some areas of personal finance on which I know very little. There are areas of technology about which I know very little. However, it is virtually a self-evident truth that technology prices drop rapidly. I have followed the current iPhone controversy with great interest.Maybe my perspective is limited, ...
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