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Personal Finance by the Book included in Best Money Blog Rankings

I want to thank Craig Ford at Money Help for Christians for tabulating a ranking of the Best Money Blogs from 2010.  Of course, as Craig points out, the word “best” is quite subjective, so there is no foolproof way to absolutely determine which blogs are “best”. Craig based his findings on how well various [...]

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102 Adventurers, Pestilence, A Mysterious Native American and Providence

At first glance, today’s post has little to do with personal finance. However, if adventure, conviction, faith, resilience and God’s providence affect your financial well being, perhaps it does. At any rate, if you are interested in reading of how an extraordinary series of events led to America’s first Thanksgiving, stick around.

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5 Roth Conversion Myths

2010 is the big year for Roth Conversions. The $100,000 adjusted gross income threshold is gone forever,  allowing anyone at any income level to convert their traditional IRAs to Roths.   Also, for this year and this year only, Congress has made the conversion not so painful; you are allowed to report  half of the [...]

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Create Your “No” Policies Before You Need Them

Some friends recently dropped by “to talk”. Once the iced tea was served and the four of us were comfortably seated around the dining room table, I turned to Dave (fictional name) and asked, “So tell me. What’s going on?” Dave said, “Joe, you know we have been on the waiting list to move into [...]

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Belated Birthday Giveaway

Personal Finance by the Book  is a partner in GRABBBR, that is Giveaway Reaching All Bible Based Blog Readers.  This is my featured GRABBBR blog post.  By leaving a comment on this post, you will gain 5 ENTRY POINTS and may win cash or prizes. Discussion is encouraged!  However, only 1 comment per person will [...]

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Why Don’t the Economic Experts Tell Us the Truth?

The book “Aftershock” by Weidemer, Weidemer and Spitzer documents economic predictions by people who should have known better but didn’t. Here is a sampling: Prediction: “A very powerful and durable rally is in the works. But it may need another couple of days to lift off. Hold the fort and keep the faith!” Richard Band, [...]

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Things People Accomplished at Your Age

Which of the following emotions  are you more likely to feel when reading what other people accomplished at your age: inspiration or depression? I long ago realized that I am not a prodigy, so I am not going to lament the fact that I didn’t write my first classic novel at age 20 – something [...]

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Stretch the Life of Your Mower by Giving Him a Name

photo credit: gfpeck I realize that the best way to stretch the life of your mower is to treat him right. But for those of us who are less than meticulous about equipment maintenance, naming him works pretty well. Read on for the story of Lazarus the Lawn Mower.

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A Letter From My Uncle Sam

Dear Nephew Joe, I know that you have been doing this personal finance blog thingy for a while now, so I figured some tips from your uncle would be appreciated. I don’t want to come across as sanctimonious but you really need to understand that you are off track on much of what you purport.

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