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Why do I constantly want stuff that I don’t need? It seems that there are certain items that I am continually attracted to [...]
I am beginning to save money to buy a car. My wife and I became debt-free except for the mortgage back around February of this year. Since then we have been pouring money into our emergency fund. We are now satisfied that we have the equivalent of three to six months of living expenses socked [...]
Being generous and giving to charitable causes is an American tradition. We are very rich in this country and it is only right for us to share our prosperity with others. It takes money to do good deeds on a large scale. Most of the good that charitable organizations are able to accomplish is done [...]
In our consumer society today, I think we often overburden ourselves with stuff. I have been guilty of buying things and more things only to find that the luxuries soon become burdens. With everything you buy comes some responsibility. Once we have made these purchases, we often have to maintain, insure, and use them to [...]
Higher prices and lower home values are contributing to the credit crunch that many Americans are feeling right now. I saw a story this week on ABCNews about a guy who owes $78,000 of debt at least part of which is on unpaid credit card bills. According to the story, he repeatedly accepted new credit [...]
