Personal Finance by Topic

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Budgeting | Building Wealth | Car | College | Debt | Family and Money |

Giving | Insurance | Investing | Money Management | Real Estate | Retirement | Saving Money | Taxes

 

Budgeting

• Keep Your Friends, Keep Your Money
• Make That Budget Stick
• Train for Your Financial Home Run
• Spend Less, Gain More
• The Budget Battle
• Spending Strategies To Help You Live Within Your Budget
• Budget for Miscellaneous
• Budgeting a Contingency Fund
• Budgeting on a Fluctuating Income
• Budget Busters
• The College Budget Squeeze
• 'Tis the Season to Control Overspending
• Dealing with Emergencies
• How to Control Spending
• Impulsive and Compulsive Spending

 

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Building Wealth

• Guard Against Greed
• Financial Prosperity -- Pat Robertson
• Portrait of a Millionaire
• Ten Laws of Wealth
• Failure: The First Step to Success
• How to Build a Nest Egg
• Handling The Master's Money

 

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Car

• Ways to Cut Auto Fuel Costs
• 5 Keys to Getting Your First Car
• How to Never Have a Car Loan
• Buying a New Car vs. Keeping an Old Car
• The Power of Banking at Home

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College Fund

• The College Budget Squeeze
• Using a Roth IRA to Save for College

 

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Debt

• 10 Tips for Becoming Debt Free
• End Your Financial Woes
• Credit Card Tricks to Watch Out For
• Extreme Retail Therapy
• Debt-Proof Your Attitude
• Future Debtors of America
• The Sweet Taste of Debt
• Eighteen and Drowning in Debt
• 7 Winning Ways to Become Debt Free
• A Christian Approach to Borrowing
• Diminish Your Debt
• Kids and Credit Cards—Ugh!
• Our Dirty Little Secret
• Take Advantage of Free Credit Reports
• How I Conquered the Debt Mountain
• Ten Most Asked Questions About Borrowing
• Consolidation Loans: Inherent Problems
• Good Debt and Bad Debt
• Borrowing to Adopt
• Mortgage Hassles and Credit 'Counselors'

 

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Family and Money

Starting Over After Divorce Four Ways to Save on Holiday Gifts Finances and Your Fiancé Curb School-Year Spending Future Debtors of America Tips on Saving for College Save on Your Grocery Bill What's Your Time Really Worth? The Real Cost of Mom's Job Teens and Emergency Funds Two Yeses and One No The Sins of the Fathers Should Young Kids Have Jobs? Make Christmas Affordable The 10/45/45 Rule Teaching Your Children About Money Should Mom Take An Outside Job? Kids and Money—Leading With Moral Authority Teaching Our Kids to Thrive in a Tough World Making Your Marriage Work Who is Supposed to Take the Lead – husband or wife? Borrowing to Adopt Are Wills and Trusts Enough? Trapped by Two Incomes

 

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Giving

• More Than Just Money
• A Window of Opportunity to Give
• Giving and Tithing -- Pat Robertson

 

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Insurance

• Life Insurance and the Goodbye Kiss
• Life Insurance for a Non-Working Spouse

 

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Investing

• Should I Invest in Load Funds?
• Understanding the Dow
• Make Your Money Work for You
• How Do I Start Investing?
• How Much Investment Risk to Take
• Best and Worst Investment Options

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Money Management

In Times Like These Don’t Gamble With Your Future The Christian Declaration of Financial Independence Get a Grip on Your Money Plan Now for an Erratic Year Resist the Urge to Splurge Spend Less, Gain More The Secret to Surviving the Economy Dave's Sound Money Advice Extreme Retail Therapy Don't Get 'Doc-Itis' Think Sacrifice Not Deprivation No More Excuses for a Bad Habit Train for Your Financial Home Run Money Myths That Empty Your Wallet Save or Invest: Which Comes First? The Payoffs of Wisdom and Patience Money Myths That Empty Your Wallet Rescued Out of a Recession Guard Against Greed Too Old to Tackle Money Issues? Don't Miss the Obvious Godly Money Management: The Great Balancing Act Beginning Again Financially The 10/45/45 Rule Rehydrate Your Finances Smoke, Mirrors, and Money Making Financial Decisions Material Things Demand Attention Finding Financial Freedom Love God, Not Riches Live and Learn Inflation—The Silent Thief Beat the Odds -- Look to the Future Make Your Money Work for You

 

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Real Estate

Am I Ready to Buy a House? Home Ownership Dreams Come Crashing Down Credit Scoring: A Flawed System Dave Ramsey on Real Estate Ventures Mortgage Hassles and Credit 'Counselors' How to Fund a Small Mortgage Do You Know How Much House You Can Afford? Home Ownership: To Buy, Or Not To Buy?

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Retirement

Retire Right Retirement: Preparing for an Uncertain Future Retirement—Is It Mandatory? Building Your Retirement Assets and Making Them Last

 

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Saving Money

A Dollar Here ... a Dollar There Plan Now for an Erratic Year Four Ways to Save on Holiday Gifts Develop a Saver's Attitude Spend Less, Gain More Think Sacrifice Not Deprivation Ways to Cut Auto Fuel Costs Save on Your Grocery Bill 'Tis the Season to Control Overspending Dialing for Dollars A Two-Step Approach to Frugal Living Great Ways to Cut Medical Costs Keeping the Home Fires Burning Boost Your Savings How Much Emergency Savings Do You Really Need? Beat the Odds -- Look to the Future

 

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Taxes

Christian Advice on Paying Your Taxes Tax Windfalls You Can Count On

 

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