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Sound the Alarm!

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

More People Will Declare Bankruptcy this year than GRADUATE COLLEGE!
This is a SERIOUS problem in America. We have now allowed debt to be an acceptable and encouraged way of life yet every year we set a new Bankruptcy record. I wonder when we will finally get off this map that the credit card […]

Is a Penny Saved Really a Penny Earned?

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

I am a natural tight-wad, so this concept comes very natural to me. What I mean by a tight-wad is: When I go to a restaurant I read from the right side of the menu (where the prices are). It is my natural inclination, I do not necessarily go with the item I want most, […]

Giving is the Smartest Thing Ever

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Giving Time and Money are Both Important. Recently someone BLEW ME AWAY with how generous they were and helped me in an AMAZING way! When someone is generous to me I am usually so blown away that I am willing to give just about anything to them because I am so grateful. […]

Friday Forwards

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Firstly, I would like to thank the Carnival of Personal Finance for including my post on Never Having a Car Payment in their most recent installment. It was hosted by www.askmrcreditcard.com.
I also just realized last night that I was included in another carnival called How to Solve Money Worries. You can check out the carnival […]

Reluctance for What is Good

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

I know this sounds like a ridiculous concept but it is true. As human beings we are sometimes reluctant to take something that is good. Usually it is because we cannot see the good and do not know how good it really is. Therefore, the unknown creates fear in us, regardless of what others are […]