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Joe Plemon: Financial Writer

Financial Lessons From Yesteryear’s Entrepreneurs: JC Penney

October 11, 2010 by Joe Plemon 8 Comments

This post is the first of series I plan to write on the financial principles that made yesteryear’s entrepreneurs so successful. Hopefully, we can incorporate these lessons into our lives today and emulate their successes.   Our first entrepreneur is James Cash “JC” Penney.

Filed Under: Life Planning, Self Improvement

Does Financial Solvency Equal Security?

October 8, 2010 by Joe Plemon 8 Comments

Security: 1. Freedom from risk or danger; safety. 2. Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence. You have budgeted, worked two jobs and stopped eating out in order to dump your debt. Great job! You continued your diligence to save six months of expenses in your emergency fund. Fantastic! You sit back and say, “Wow. […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance, Dollars and Sense

How to Avoid Christmas Debt Without Becoming a Grinch … 12 Great Tips

October 6, 2010 by Joe Plemon 37 Comments

How to Avoid Christmas Debt without becoming a Grinch

Were you still paying for Christmas 2009 in July of 2010? Did you have heart palpitations when you received your January credit card statements this year? Has the joy of giving become the duty of giving? Does Christmas giving spark spousal wars in your family? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, I […]

Filed Under: Budgeting, Dollars and Sense

What Does the Bible Say About the Purpose of Government?

October 1, 2010 by Joe Plemon 16 Comments

I recently made a somewhat facetious promise to Kevin (of Invest it Wisely fame) that I should write a post on what the bible says about the purpose of government. He responded by encouraging me to go for it. So (Kevin – I am blaming this  on you) here we go.

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance

How Much is Your Pet Worth?

September 27, 2010 by Joe Plemon 25 Comments

Our beloved blue heeler is getting up in years –13 human years or 91 dog years. The workers at the Animal Shelter we rescued her from promised us that she would be very devoted to and protective of her owners. How true. Amanda is utterly devoted to Jan and me and, although her arthritic hips […]

Filed Under: Dollars and Sense

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