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Chip Cards — Delays, Delays, Delays

Anxious consumers will have to swipe their credit cards & debit cards a little longer, as both VISA & MasterCard have given retailers an extension to[...] read more »
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To Give More of Your Time, Avoid the Debt Trap

My latest submission to the Currency website about debt and how not having it can free up your time and money to give to others. read more »
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Back Porch Compost Tumbler

Maybe you live in and urban area and do not have the space, time, or energy to make your own worm farm bin for vermicomposting. No problem. For a r[...] read more »
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Phone Apps Are Making It Easy to Track Finances On the Go

Droids, iPhones, Blackberries — these are not your father's cell phones. A new generation of mobile phones is revolutionizing the way many people ar[...] read more »
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The Secret to Success. Hustle.

Here's the secret to untold wealth and career advancement. All summed up in one word. Hustle. read more »
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Debt Slavery - What it is and Ways Out

How is debt slavery?
Don't let anyone fool you... no debt is good. Let's examine 3 trust worthy sources to characterize debt slavery, then mull [...] read more »
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Festival of Frugality #209: My Birthday Sucks Edition

The 209th edition of the Festival of Frugality. read more »
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Is Retirement Biblical? (Part 1)

Should Christians pursue retirement as one of their major goals - or in doing so, are they pursuing something that is in complete contrast to what Go[...] read more »
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Lending Money to Friends and Family

When lending money to friends and family, you need to be careful. read more »
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Radical Financial Transparency

I'll be publicly sharing our daily finances on Man Vs. Debt. Showing difference in cost of living abroad, leveraging accountability, and practicing[...] read more »
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Our Schools Should NOT Teach Personal Finance To Our Children

Yes, you read that headline correctly! We should NOT be teaching our children personal finance in our high school and middle schools. There are sever[...] read more »
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Two Ways to Boycott Consumer Culture

You can boycott consumer culture. And you don't even have to go freegan to do it. read more »
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Should We Pay Children Allowance?

By paying children for daily chores are we actually robbing them of their opportunity to contribute based on love, and instead teaching them that the[...] read more »
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Nine Reasons you Still Need Cash

Using cash in various situations can save you some money as opposed to using debit or credit. read more »
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The Modern Pocketbook - A Spending Journal, a planner, and a whole lot more!

See your “Pocketbook” as a symbol of your commitment to achieving your goals – financial and otherwise. I started mine as a simple spending journal, [...] read more »
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