May 2008

Smart Money Magazine giveaway

05.29.2008 by Bob 23 comments

Well, in honor of my recent interview with Smart Money Magazine I am giving a subscription away this week… I don’t know what issue the interview will be in – if it is good I will tell you when it comes out ;) Heck, I will tell you even if it is bad – we can laugh together ;)

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Parable of the Talents

05.28.2008 by Bob 26 comments
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Stewards are required to take risks: It is interesting to me how upset the master got with the steward who took no risks. The other two stewards did take risks and reaped the rewards. I often wonder why the parable didn’t contain a steward who lost some of the investment. But either way, I think we are led to believe that the primary frustration of the master was that the steward was lazy and didn’t even try.

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Are dollars going to be changing sizes?

05.25.2008 by Bob 2 comments

Evidently, there is a possibility. The American Council of the Blind has been fighting with the U.S. government for 6 years about the design of our dollar bills. The Federal Appeals court just ruled that our paper money discriminates against the blind. This very well could force another modification to our bills.

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NeoBudget Review

05.22.2008 by Bob 15 comments

NeoBudget is one of the new budgeting tools out there based off of the the envelope system of budgeting. Mvelopes was the first one that I had seen, but since then it seems there have been a few new ones coming out.

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Effects of Inflation

05.21.2008 by Bob 8 comments

Cash sitting in our wallets, under the mattress and even in many savings accounts is becoming less valuable because of inflation. At 3% inflation (which I think has been the average over the last decade in the U.S.) we are essentially losing money when our cash is not earning at least that amount in interest. So, if you have a savings account that pays 1.5% interest and inflation is at 3%, you are losing spending power.

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3 tips for new college grads

05.20.2008 by Bob 0 comments

“Make it a habit to have more money coming in than going out. You may need to drive the clunker a bit longer or postpone that trip to Europe.” Good advice. It is the simple 3rd grade math problem that is the ONLY way to wealth. If you can start the habit now, you will be in great shape for the rest of your life. If you don’t, you will have to face the music sometime and the longer you wait the more difficult it becomes.

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Give them a way of escape

05.18.2008 by Bob 1 comment

A One of my favorite columns in Money Magazine is the Do the Right Thing column where they discuss money and ethics. Although, I don’t think they are necessarily giving ethical advice based on Biblical principles, often times the advice is Biblically solid. The column from the recent issue brought up a point that really struck me as being sound wisdom.

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My economic stimulus check

05.17.2008 by Bob 4 comments

Turbo Tax user’s may get a paper check: Why Won’t I Get My Economic Stimulus Payment by Direct Deposit? Just a heads up for Turbo Tax users… I just heard yesterday that Turbo Tax users who checked the box to have the fee taken out of their refund may be receiving a paper check even if their tax rebate was sent via direct deposit. Check out the TurboTax support page about the Stimulus payment for more info… This is a little clip of what it says…

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