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Joe Plemon: Financial Writer

Do We Spend More With Credit Cards? A Study Proves … Maybe

July 12, 2010 by Joe Plemon 15 Comments

Do people really spend more with credit cards than with cash? This topic has been beaten until blue and there seems to be no documented study which proves one way or another. Yes, many of us have heard of the Dunn and Bradstreet study (oft quoted by Dave Ramsey) that indicates people spend 12-18% more […]

Filed Under: Credit Cards, Dave Ramsey, Dollars and Sense

Four Lessons From Some Wealthy Beggars

July 9, 2010 by Joe Plemon 16 Comments

You see the man staggering down the sidewalk. He stumbles, falls, gets up and meanders haphazardly before falling over the curb into the street. As you extend a helping hand you realize that he is nearly naked, his tattered clothing leaving little to the imagination.  Turning your head, you say, “Grab my hand and I […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance, Dollars and Sense

When Dreams Die

July 2, 2010 by Joe Plemon 8 Comments

We don’t want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn’t think we were going to make it. We felt like we’d been sent to death row, that it was all over for us. As it turned […]

Filed Under: Biblical Thoughts On Finance

How to Get Personal Finance Taught in a Public High School

June 30, 2010 by Joe Plemon 23 Comments

In contemplating whether to write this post, I weighed the negative aspect of “tooting my own horn” with the positive aspect of helping get more high schoolers some solid financial training. One compelling factor in my decision is that Austin Morgan at Foreigner’s Finances had already shared this info in our recent podcast interview. Soooo…the […]

Filed Under: Dave Ramsey, Life Planning

Should You Roll Your 401(k) to an IRA? It’s Not A No-Brainer.

June 28, 2010 by Joe Plemon 17 Comments

When I left my last place of employment,  I rolled all of my 401(k) funds into a traditional IRA. I figured doing so was a no-brainer, but I recently read an article in Kiplinger’s Retirement Report that, while validating my decision, also gives some reasons why a rollover is not always the best course of […]

Filed Under: Investing, Retirement

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