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Snippits & Tidbits: Fights, Tips, Youth Ministers, Jim Carrey, Bin Laden, and Farting

2.12.10

Snippets & Tidbits is a weekly collection of wonderful bits & pieces from the personal finance blogosphere. Enjoy!

Craig at ChristianPF.com gives us the ground rules to a fair money fight with your spouse.
I enjoyed The Simple Dollar’s piece on tipping – The Minimal Tip.
Stuff Christians Like explains the all-to familiar Youth Minister Uniform. [...]

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The Business of You: The Marketing Department

2.12.10

Dave Ramsey often presents a simple question to folks who call into his radio program. “If I hired you to manage your finances, what would you do?” Almost every time, the solution is made abundantly clear.
Its interesting how differently people run their lives from how they might [...]

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Free Tickets to Disney Theme Parks

2.11.10

In 2010, you can earn free tickets to Disney theme parks by volunteering for one day in your community.
Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.
I searched in my area and there were plenty of service opportunities in a variety of areas. Seems like an awesome win/win opportunity for the family. There were even service opportunities [...]

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The Business of You: Spend Money to Make Money

2.11.10

Dave Ramsey often presents a simple question to folks who call into his radio program. “If I hired you to manage your finances, what would you do?” Almost every time, the solution is made abundantly clear.
Its interesting how differently people run their lives from how they might run a business. [...]

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Money Hacks Carnival #103 – Snowed In Edition

2.10.10

Money Hacks Carnival #103 – Snowed In Edition is up. Thanks to @NeedMoneyTips for hosting.
The Carnival includes the fff post, “How To: Use a Mortgage Calculator“. Hecks yes!
For more info on the Money Hacker Carnival or Need Money Tips, click on over.

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The Business of You: Maximizing Your Sales

2.10.10

Dave Ramsey often presents a simple question to folks who call into his radio program. “If I hired you to manage your finances, what would you do?” Almost every time, the solution is made abundantly clear.
Its interesting how differently people run their lives from how they might run a business. Although the same principles apply, [...]

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The Business Of You: Managing Operating Capital

2.9.10

Dave Ramsey often presents a simple question to folks who call into his radio program. “If I hired you to manage your finances, what would you do?” Almost every time, the solution is made abundantly clear.
Its interesting how differently people run their lives from how they might run a business. Although the same principles apply, [...]

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The 243rd Carnival of Personal Finance

2.8.10

The 243rd Carnival of Personal Finance is up. Thanks to @GRSblog for hosting. Click over and check out all of the fantastic finance posts.
The Carnival features the fff post, “What’s The Difference Between a 15 & 30 Year, Fixed Rate Mortgage?“. Hecks yes!
For more info on the Carnival of Personal Fiance or [...]

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How To: Buy A Short Sale

2.8.10

I am no real estate mogul, but I just got a heck-of-a-deal on a house. And I think you can too!
My wife and I just bought our first home – a short sale. In the end, our purchase price was 15% below the market price of the home. That might not sound like a ton, [...]

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What’s The Difference Between a 15 & 30 Year, Fixed Rate Mortgage?

2.3.10

In today’s installment of Mortgage Week, we will look at the 3 main differences between the 15-year & 30-year, fixed rate mortgage.
And no…’it’s twice as long’ isn’t one of the differences.

…May I suggest the HD & Fullscreen options.

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