Budgeting

Should You Buy a Data Plan for Your Cell Phone?

by John April 14, 2011 1 comment
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iPhone. Android. Windows Phone 7. Palm (HP). There are many smartphones on the market today, and they can be tempting. Being able to pinch and zoom, play with bunch of online apps, browse webpages in full HTML as you would on a computer, and have information at your fingertips is an amazing experience. But is [...]

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Apple iPad 2: Worth the Cash?

by Chuck Detwiler April 7, 2011 0 comments
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Apple® announced that iPad 2, the next generation of its “magical” device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, and reading eBooks. Should you buy it?

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How To Spring Clean Your Financial House!

by Chuck Detwiler February 28, 2011 0 comments
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Okay, I’ll admit it . . . If you were to look inside my closet you would see: clothes on the floor, shoes mixed together in a pile, and bunch of neckties I never wear. Sure, there are those periods when it looks like a body could be buried beneath a pile of old socks, but it’s a closet! A closet by definition is “a place to conceal” stuff. So, that’s exactly what I use it for. I conceal . . .

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Shocking Financial Sacrifice: No More Netflix?

by John January 19, 2011 6 comments
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We’ve decided to temporarily cut Netflix. It wasn’t easy, but here’s why . . . .

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How We’re Juggling The Baby Steps: Thanks Commenters!

by John January 17, 2011 7 comments
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Recently, on ChristianPF.com, I wrote how we’re at a crossroads on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps. You can read that article here. Because of the sheer volume of responses, I decided to take some time to respond to each of the commenters directly. However, I believe that the comment was too long for the site, so [...]

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“Go West, Young Man!”

by Guest December 9, 2010 0 comments
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This article was written by Chuck Detwiler III, creator of Real Man Money where it was originally posted. Chuck loves engaging with other Real Men about Money. The earliest roots of “Go West, Young Man!” can be uncovered by following a quote cited in a biography of Horace Greeley: “If any young man is about to commence [...]

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Debt Free + Emergency Fund = Unparalleled Power

by John September 8, 2010 2 comments

I’m really excited. Super excited. “Stoked,” you could say. Why? We’re almost done with our fully funded, 6 month’s worth of expenses emergency fund. Not only that, but we’re debt free except for our mortgage. I can’t fully express how thankful we were to encounter Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps. Today, we’re starting to fully [...]

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Shopping Online Debt Free: By The Numbers

by John August 26, 2010 1 comment

If you’re unfamiliar with eBillme.com, check out why it’s a new and revolutionary way to shop online - review here. With eBillme, you can shop on the internet using your bank’s online bill pay – allowing you to forgo using your debit or credit card! Recently, eBillme released some interesting statistics on where America’s online debt [...]

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Our Decision: Continuing With Focused Intensity

by John August 23, 2010 2 comments

This is more of an update article on our lives than anything else. Courtney and I have come a long way with our finances. We were both heavy spenders before marriage. Today, we’re on the extreme side of frugal. As of late, our financial focus has been tested due to several big projects that have [...]

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What’s Your Financial Purpose?

by John July 30, 2010 0 comments

Wealth-building is worthless if you don’t know what to do with the money once you have it. Every so often, it’s important to remind ourselves that piling up cash is in vain unless we purpose it for something bigger than ourselves. No amount of stuff is going to satisfy. So what’s your purpose? Why do [...]

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