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How should you respond to someone asking for money?

Previously, I have written about saying “No”, to certain situations here and here . I personally believe that offering people money when they can’t make ends meet doesn’t always help them. Short term we may eliminate the immediate need, but we don’t address the real problem by simply giving them money. Recently, I came across [...]

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Turning finances into an extreme sport

I don’t know a lot about extreme sports, except that the people that compete in some of the events are either crazy or very brave. Either way they enjoy some very exciting opportunities. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to turn the “extreme sport” attitude into a “personal finance” attitude? Well, now [...]

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Saying ‘no’ is sometimes a good thing!

Dave Ramsey often talks about a very old word that isn’t used very often. He calls the word archaic. The word when used correctly has great power to fix certain things. The word when used at the right time can save you years of pain. The word is “No”. Too often, when faced with a [...]

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Is it time to get a ‘new’ car?

My first car was a 1981 Chevy Impala. That car was a tank compared to the tiny Toyota Prius that I drive today, but it was a lot of fun to drive. You could pack a lot of people into that car and I could almost stretch out completely in the back seat and take [...]

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Are you ready to help someone else?

At some time or another we all need a little help. The problem is that some people have trouble accepting the help they need. Accepting help is a difficult thing for various reasons. Sometimes people refuse help because they feel embarrassed for needing help from someone else. Other times, refusal of help may be due [...]

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Looking for a tip on tipping?

Tonight on the way home, my wife and I were discussing how a lot of people are ungrateful for the things that they have. We both agreed that many people no longer feel the need to take care of themselves and expect someone else to clean up after them. “remember that good service has value; [...]

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