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Archives for April 2008

Why I Love Life Without Television

The following is an article by Nicole Ouelette of Breaking Even, Inc. If you enjoy this post, be sure to check out the Breaking Even Blog. “Did you watch American Idol?” “Hey about that guy on the Today Show this morning?” “When’s the game on tonight?” When you start paying attention, it is amazing to […]

Do Not Worry About Tomorrow

We’re living in tough times these days. The news pundits are using the word “recession” freely.  The prices of milk, eggs, and gasoline are skyrocketing. And the latest news is that Costco and Sam’s Club are rationing rice, because there may be a rice shortage. With all the bad news, it’s easy to panic. Will […]

Gas Costs Getting You Down?

This article was written by Mike from Quest For Four Pillars. Feel free to visit his site and subscribe to his feed. One of the most common financial complaints that I hear is that the price of gasoline is too high. I agree that it’s tough to see higher fill-up costs at the pump, but […]

The Beauty Of Sinking Funds

Our family follows Dave Ramsey’s baby steps, and in a recent post on my blog explaining Baby Step 3, I mentioned “sinking funds.“ It’s a simple financial strategy, and it’s not new, but it has enormously helped our family’s finances. And I encourage you to start using sinking funds even while paying off debt via […]

Concentrate On Savings

This article was written by Mike from Quest For Four Pillars. Feel free to visit his site and subscribe to his feed I was talking with my sister a while back about investing and she was asking about some of the types of investments that I own. I am a passive investor and own mostly […]

Please Pray For My Wife

I just got off the phone with my wife a short while ago, and she is being admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee. she had been having some leg pain and back pain since the weekend that has gotten steadily worse. She went in today because she was just feeling awful, and couldn’t stand […]

My “Frugalist” And “Dumbest” Home Improvement Project Ever

The Project My “frugalist” and “dumbest” home improvement project took place last summer. We had just moved into our new house the previous fall, and it was late spring, early summer 2007. We decided that we’d like to spend a little more time outside, enjoying the weather while it lasted (here in Minnesota, you have […]

I Made A Stupid Money Mistake This Week

Well, if you thought us personal finance bloggers had it all together and never made silly money mistakes, this week I decided to prove you wrong.  BIG TIME. The Setup I had a busy week last week, and to top it all off, my wife was sick. When I wasn’t at work I was at […]

Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Good Advice

Without good advice everything goes wrong– it takes careful planning for things to go right. Proverbs 15:22 This verse speaks to the idea that when you’re doing your finances, or anything else for that matter, it pays to get some good advice from someone who knows what they’re talking about. Get your advice, and then […]

Paying For Pets: When Is It Too Much?

My wife and I are the proud owners of a little nine pound Shih-Tzu named Nala (as in Disney’s “The Lion King”. The female lion is Nala). She is a precious little pooch, who loves running around the house, barking and rolling around on the floor. She’ll even sit in her favorite easy chair and […]

Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: My Daily Bread

Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. Proverbs 30:8-9