Seven Ways to Save Money
- Watch your spending
- Eat at home
- Beware of the ATM
- Establish automatic savings
- Reduce your debt
- Pay down your mortgage
- Invest
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Stretching Your Food Dollar
With food prices sharply on the rise, many families are feeling the pinch in their wallets. But while you’re trying to buy the food you need for as little as possible, the store is trying to get you to buy what you want, plus some. Unfortunately, the experience is not always a good one because we end up spending much more than anticipated. Read more >
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Raising Money-Smart Kids
by Linda Leitz
Sometimes the financial demands from your children make
you feel like money flows through your fingers like water.
Educating your family about not just money, but money
management, can lead to independence for them and peace
of mind for you. Read more >
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Chasing Money or Choosing Peace
by Maxwell Gates
People think being rich means having the ability to buy more things, but I believe those who choose not to spend their lives
chasing the almighty dollar are far richer than those who do. Read more >
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More Green, Less Red this Christmas
by Don Milne
If you find yourself at the end of the Christmas season poorer than Bob Cratchit, there is a good chance your true love gave you one or more of these twelve dubious gifts. Read more >
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Live Simply, Be Wealthy
by Michael G. Peterson
Who is wealthier? The man who drives a fast car, eats at expensive restaurants, has all the latest gadgets, and lives paycheck-to-paycheck? Or the man who drives an older model, reserves dining out for special occasions, doesn’t bother with expensive toys, and has enough money accumulated in the bank and in investments to live for the rest of his life?
Which person do you want to be? Read more >
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Cash Out of Debt: Three Steps to Financial Freedom
by Don Milne
Debt. It’s a four-letter word that many of us use with careless frequency. We get a loan to buy a car. We get a second mortgage to pay for a wedding. We even buy our groceries with a credit card. It adds up. If you’re like most people, you have between $40,000 and $50,000 in consumer debt, including about $9,000 of credit card debt. Read more >
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Advice for Financial Fitness
by Dave Ramsey, LDS Living Magazine - July/August Issue
Are you digging yourself deeper and deeper into debt and wanting a way out? Trying to make financial goals for asecure future? Dave Ramsey, columnist and host of the nationally syndicated radio show "The Dave Ramsey Show," has experienced it all and offers financial advice for his readers and listeners. Here are some common questions people like you ask Dave. Read more >
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Teaching Children the Importance of Money
by Michael G. Peterson
Children seem to be born with an insatiable desire to spend. Whether it’s Christmas, birthday parties, or a trip to the local mall, children are never too shy when it comes to vocalizing their wants. And sometimes, they’re relentless. Read more >
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Say “Bah, Humbug!” To Holiday Debt
by Michael G. Peterson
Ah, the holiday season! Turkey and dressing, pumpkin pie, office parties, jingle bells, and lots and lots of eggnog make the season a delight. But all fun and reindeer games aside, you have to be careful to make sure you don’t wind up as poor as Tiny Tim! Read more >
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11 Simple Ways to Organize Your Finances
by Michael G. Peterson
Whether you are married or single, taking control of the household finances can feel like a part-time job. Some simple tips can help you streamline your time, organize your finances, and reduce the stress of household money matters. Read more >
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Preventing Online Identity Theft
When looking for ways to protect yourself from identity fraud it is important to look at both at online and offline channels. Although more attention may sometimes be given in the media to online fraud, approximately eighty percent of the identity theft that occurs is offline theft. Read more >
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Thrifty Menu Management
by Barbara Salsbury
Recipe ruts can be so restrictive! Just because a recipe has been in your family for seven generations doesn’t mean you can’t tinker with it a little or serve it less frequently to make it fit your budget. Read more >
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Savvy Grocery Shopping
by Kim Grant
I was in a local grocery store a while ago when I noticed a group of women following a man in an apron up and down the aisles. I was only mildly curious until I realized that as I went about my business we seemed to keep getting in each other’s way. Now I had to figure out what was going on. Read more >
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Fighting the High Cost of Energy
by Lyle and Tracy Shamo
Recent catastrophes have taught us that there is a direct and sometimes dramatic connection between Mother Nature and our energy bills. Consequently, being prepared is about not only proper food and water storage, but knowing how to best handle unexpected bill hikes. Read more >
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Loaning Money to Grown Kids
by Garth A. Hanson, Ph.D. and Steve D. Hanson
You remember the stance, even if it happened once, every weekend, or just before big events. You stood with an open and exposed wallet in your hands, your head hunched over so you could watch while your fingers flipped through the bills. Your child stood facing you, sheepishly placing an accepting hand out that would be quick to grab the delivered bills. Read more >
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Taming Debt
by Michael G. Peterson
How would you like to have an extra $15,000 paycheck every year and not lift a finger? You don’t have to take an extra job or join any get rich quick schemes. You don’t even have to give up your gym membership or your cable TV. What if you could have that extra $15,000 and live just as you do today, with only a few small adjustments to your day-to-day routine? Read more >
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Food Storage for Smaller Families
by Jessica Forsyth
There are probably a million excuses you’ve made as to why you don’t have a food storage supply. But there are at least that many reasons as to why you should. Your family might be small, but you can still start building you food storage today. No more excuses! Read more >
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Outsmarting Debt
by Lyle and Tracy Shamo
Money! There’s a word no one can feel neutral about. Whether we love it or hate it, acquiring money is an indispensable part of modern life. Read more >
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Simplifying the Christmas Season
by Dawn Frandsen
My husband’s favorite movie is any version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Dickens is credited as having enormous influence over the way we celebrate Christmas. It is not just Scrooge we learn from; much can be learned from the ghosts as well. Read more >
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Raising Financially Fit Kids
by Joline Godfrey
While millionaire status may elude most of us, the truth is that knowing how to save, spend, and invest responsibly offers a more obtainable--and dependable--guarantee of happiness. Teaching children basic money management skills gives them habits that can keep them financially fit for life. Read more >
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Prepare Every Needful Thing
by Dawn Frandsen
It's January--time to organize! The superstores have those giant plastic containers on sale, so you can sort all the stuff you've accumulated this past year. But how many years has it been since you sorted out the clutter in your financial house? Read more >
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