Giving

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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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How do you know if you are rich?

“Being rich” appears to have become the replacement for what used to be called the American Dream. Unfortunately, too many people define “being rich” as having more stuff than their neighbors. They are focusing on material things and often overlook what is truly important. An article at Yahoo! Finance looks at questions that children sometime [...]

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Get your Free Crown Money Map

Whether you are in debt or simply looking for a plan guaranteed to help you become Financially Free, there are a lot of great resources out there that can help. I have mentioned that I am both a Dave Ramsey certified counselor and a Crown Money Map coach. Both of these programs are designed to [...]

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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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Giving is the Goal to Financial Freedom

The first six principles we have discussed have focused on changing the way you think about your money and building a plan that will help you begin living within your means so you can get out of debt and begin saving money. The final block in building a strong Biblically based financial plan is by [...]

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