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From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 9:20 am ET
Education verses legislation! In an article in U.S. News and World Report, a debate was discussed on whether Americans need more financial education or a simpler, more regulated financial system. On the one hand, studies ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 8:43 am ET
As the commercial says, there are some things money can’t buy- and a Mother’s love is definitely one of them. A few quotes for this special day:
Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall - ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2008 at 8:23 am ET
It must be mistake week in the news. Last night U.S. News & World Report had an article by Kerry Hannon about “5 Mistakes that will Sink your Retirement”. Below are his five points and some ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 6, 2008 at 12:05 pm ET
In the latest issue of World Magazine (May 3/10, 2008), David Bahnsen list six common mistakes that investors make. He notes that there are obviously more than six mistakes, but the majority of the errors ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 4, 2008 at 8:44 am ET
Bad news seems to be all around us. Everywhere you turn, someone is letting us know how terrible things are right now - inflation, housing markets, stocks, the dollar, etc. It can really be depressing.
It ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2008 at 9:16 pm ET
I was reading an opinion piece by Marty Nemko in The Chronicle of Higher Education where he calls a bachelor’s degree America’s most overrated product. In the article are several astounding statistics:
40% of freshman at ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 27, 2008 at 12:59 pm ET
We need to keep our word. If we say we will do something, we need to do it. This is especially true in finances. A vow can be defined as a promise, a pledge, or ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 25, 2008 at 8:20 pm ET
Before buying my home late last year, I was a bit of a nomad. Seven different places to call home in just six years. I won’t go into the details, but as you can see, ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 23, 2008 at 8:10 pm ET
I read a number of financial blogs. And most, if not all of them, will tell you the secret to wealth is to spend less than you make. Pretty much common sense. If your’re single, ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2008 at 10:54 am ET
In the May issue of Readers Digest they describe a fictional typical American Famiy. Some of the things shared:
James and Mary (parents) are the most popular male and female names in the US
John and Patricia are ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 20, 2008 at 8:49 am ET
It is easy to get tempted to cut corners ethically when we face financial challenges. But we should never allow ourselves to be trapped into anything that is unethical, immoral, or dishonest, no matter how ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2008 at 3:17 pm ET
Death and Taxes are inevitable. (Thomas Chandler Haliburton–1796-1865)
While most people today are fixated on the latter (it being April 15th), I have been involved in the former. The church is preparing for a funeral tomorrow; I ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 13, 2008 at 11:36 am ET
We all need help. None of us knows everything about everything. “A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel” (Bible, Proverbs 1:5). Some of the ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 10, 2008 at 11:20 am ET
I was at a seminar on Tuesday evening and the speaker, Tim Suloff, a Stewardship Representative from a local college, shared the 3 laws of the Least. With his permission, I thought I would share ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 7, 2008 at 10:21 pm ET
Welcome to the Festival of Frugality #120. That makes this one of the longest running blog carnivals ever. A Penny Saved is lucky enough to be the host this time around, and I’ll try to ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 6, 2008 at 8:29 am ET
Contentment is hard. It’s easy to want what someone else has, to want the “latest”. We just seem to always want just a little bit more. In my lifetime, I have seen the progression, especially in ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 2, 2008 at 10:47 am ET
A reader brought to my attention that the contact form at A Penny Saved wasn’t quite right. For some reason, it was tall and really skinny - about 2 letters wide. No idea ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 1, 2008 at 8:20 am ET
In honor of April Fool’s Day, I thought I would share an appropriate story…
A dog was walking home with his prized dinner, a large piece of meat, in his mouth. On his way home, he ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 31, 2008 at 5:37 pm ET
I was reflecting this weekend how powerful emotions are in regard to fianances. What got me thinking about this was an event that happened Firday at our home. It started Wednesday when our refrigerator started ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 30, 2008 at 8:51 am ET
“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much” (Bible, Luke 16:10). Faithfulness in finances begins with the little things. If we cannot control ourselves in the little spending areas, ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 26, 2008 at 8:28 am ET
We have had a lot of wind storms in our area this winter. During one of them, our roof TV antenna was blown down and is hanging by a thread on our roof. We now ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 22, 2008 at 8:11 pm ET
Sure, we love to save Penny’s, Invest wisely, etc. But at times we can forget how blessed we are. As a reminder, take a jump over to www.globalrichlist.com This is a site that will tell ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 18, 2008 at 5:32 pm ET
Yes, it is true. The sky is not falling and the world is not ending, although you wouldn’t be able to tell from the media. Yes it is rough out there financially, and I personally ... ( more)
From A Penny Saved - view blog entries - visit this blogMarch 8, 2008 at 8:47 am ET
I can get discouraged when it comes to finances. Especially when in seems that it will take forever to get out of debt. That’s when I have to remind myself about the goal. ... ( more)
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