The following is a guest post from John Gowan. John is the principal financial consultant at Financial Legacy Builders, an asset management and financial consulting firm that specializes in helping young adults eliminate debt, build wealth, and increase their giving. Staying on Course with Your Finances How many times have you started something that you never quite finished? If you’re like most people, there are probably too many instances to count. Oftentimes we start out so well with... Read Full Story

This book review of Ron Blue’s Surviving Financial Meltdown was written by Whitney Perkins. Whitney is a stay at home mom of three who is currently working toward a degree in secondary education. She is excited to impact this generation while teaching them to be passionate, well-rounded individuals. As I sat down to read this book, I was immediately drawn to the honesty of the contents. On the first page of the first chapter, the authors state that “It’s easy enough to present our cas... Read Full Story

Turned Down For a Loan?  Improve Your Loan-Ability! This article was written by Becky House, Education Manager for American Financial Solutions. For more information about credit scores, budgeting or managing your debt, visit MyFinancialGoals.org or contact Becky at 1.800.894.3946. Two years ago, someone with a 600 (poor) credit score could qualify for a mortgage or car loan. Now, reputable lenders will not even consider lending to someone with a score below 700. There is some good news thou... Read Full Story

Want an iPod Shuffle? A couple weeks ago the new iPod shuffle came out and I just thought it would be a great idea to give one away this week… So, just like every week, if you head over to the forums and leave a comment, you will be entered to win. Easy enough? And a few blog carnivals from this week… Best of Money, Pecuniary Delights, FitBuff, Book Review Related posts:iPod Nano GiveawayWii and iPod giveaway! Happy Birthday CPF!Let’s give away an iPod for Christmas Read Full Story

The 10 Day Give kickoff is next Thursday and I wanted to share a little bit about why I started it last year and why I am doing it again this year. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments and I really hope you can join us in giving this year! WHY WE ARE DOING IT The purpose behind the 10 Day Give it is to give people an opportunity to: Change the lives of those around you Change your own life by better understanding the joy of giving Make the world a better place one gi... Read Full Story

I found an interesting article today about Michael Moore, the famous documentary director of Farenheit 9/11 and Sicko. Moore has a new movie coming out soon called Capitalism: A Love Story, in which he apparently explains why Capitalism is “Anti-Jesus”. While I agree with Moore that we have problems in our current system, I personally don’t believe that Capitalism is the problem. As I wrote a few weeks ago, I don’t think the government should be redistributing our mon... Read Full Story

If you have never tried cleaning your coffee pot with vinegar, it really is pretty easy. The video below shows the steps in thorough detail, but the gist of it is simple: Run a 50/50 mixture of Vinegar and water through the coffee pot. Afterwards you will probably want to do 2 runs with just water to remove any lingering vinegar. And if after that you still smell a little bit of vinegar in the carafe you can fill it with warm water and a teaspoon of baking soda. After it sits for a few minu... Read Full Story

In Day 2 we learn some of the negative effects of not drinking enough water. Though we mentioned them a little bit in Day 1,Day 2 goes into more detail about what actually happens. Basically, it is explained that when our bodies don’t get the proper amount of water that they need to function, they go into a “rationing” mode. Our bodies are smartly designed because they then prioritize which organs should be chosen to receive the limited amount of water. According to Colber... Read Full Story

While I am not much a TV watcher, Linda and I do watch quite a few movies. But thankfully innovation and technology has driven down the prices of renting movies over the last few years. Between Netflix and Redbox all the rules in movie-renting have changed. The days of driving to Blockbuster and paying $4-$5 to rent a movie are pretty much gone. Mint.com recently released an interesting study showing the varying prices of movie-watching. It’s no surprise that Redbox is the big winner. ... Read Full Story

I found this video, it is actually a series of videos, but this one specifically gives steps we should take if we are forced into mandatory vaccinations… This article was written by NHE. He loves any and all things to improve his health and longs to live life like they did 100 years ago. He acquired NaturalHealthEzine.com in 2009 and has been the editor since. Related posts:Information about the swine flu vaccineWhat to do if you get the swine fluStarting The New Year The Healthy W... Read Full Story