Budgeting

Purchase The Secret to a Successful Budget Today and Save 30%

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Share Just a quick note to let everyone know that the special launch price for my eBook is increasing today.  Purchase The Secret to a Successful Budget today, and you will save 30%. The cost of the book will increase at midnight tonight (EST). To my regular readers, I want to apologize that over the [...]

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The Secret to a Successful Budget: Reviews Roundup

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Share As I’m sure you noticed on the sales page for The Secret to a Successful Budget, I have a lot of positive things to say about MY book.  Not surprisingly, I like the book.  Well, it turns out it’s not just me. I’ve pulled together some of the reviews of the eBook from other [...]

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Start a Budget and Open the Door to a Debt Free Life

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Share While I’ve made my fair share of financial mistakes and missteps, by the grace of God, our family has also made a few wise decisions. Right now my wife and I are positioning ourselves to pay off our house in less than 6 months.  We’ve done this while my wife has stayed home (for [...]

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20 Reasons to Start a Budget

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Share A budget is a forecasting tool, so it lets you plan your future. Budgeting is a tool that helps you reach your life goals. Every dollar you save by budgeting is better than a dollar you make working. It provides a platform for communication between a husband and wife. Motivation.  When you get a [...]

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Passwords Security | How To Safely Store Passwords

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Share Every Thursday I answer a reader’s question.  If you want to ask a question, you can contact me.  I had a question this week that I didn’t want to answer.  Here is the question: I’m still very reluctant to turn over passwords to all my private accounts to a software program where everything is [...]

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Best Personal Finance Software 2010

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Share Get the Ultimate Budgeting Package Today The Secret to a Successful Budget eBook, 101 Ways to Save Money booklet, and exclusive coupon codes to save 20% off ($10.00) Moneydance personal finance software and 10% off You Need A Budget Software ($6.00). Get more details. Earlier this year I started on a quest.  It is [...]

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How to Budget In Multiple Foreign Currencies

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Share Tomorrow I’ll be updating you on a new MH4C schedule, but I’ll let you know this much – every Thursday I’ll start answering a readers question (instead of Friday).  If you have a question you can contact me.  A reader asked: We are also missionaries in PNG (currently on furlough in Canada).  For quite [...]

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Why Make A Budget?

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Share “Hey, Craig.  What’s the most important financial decision you’ve made?” I wish my answer could be more glamorous.  I wish I could tell you it was that stock I bought for .10 cents that is now worth $85.  I wish I could tell you it was my decision to buy a piece of property [...]

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Budget Planning Spreadsheet

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Share Budgeting is one of the important elements of a healthy financial plan.  This free budget budget spreadsheet will help get you started. This free spreadsheet is highly customizable, but will require a minimal knowledge of Excel. This Excel Document is compatible with Excel 97-2003 & Excel 2007: Instructions to download the free budget spreadsheet: Click on the [...]

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