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083 Financial Excellence: Mystery Shopping and Other Extra Income Opportunities
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Join the forum discussion on this post Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Episode 83: Is Mystery Shopping Legit? (and Other Side Hustle Opportunities), Oct. 25, 2011. Over the last few months I’ve been taking on some … Continue reading

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Debt is Debt. Except When it Isn’t?
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Debt is Debt no Matter How you Phrase It. I love how there are so many different ideas about debt. Some people say debt is bad. Some people say debt is good. Some people say debt is a tool. Some … Continue reading

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080 Financial Excellence: Buy a Boat or Buy a House?
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Join the forum discussion on this post Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Episode 80: From the Mailbag: Should I Buy a Boat (and more) Oct. 4, 2011. Today Guest Steve Stewart from Money Plan SOS joins … Continue reading

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072 Financial Excellence: The US Downgraded Credit Rating & You
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Join the forum discussion on this post Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Episode 72: S&P Downgraded the US Credit Rating: What Does it Mean for You?; Aug 9, 2011. Recently Standard & Poors downgraded the US … Continue reading

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Are We a Free Nation … Really?
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Matt’s note: This is a guest post by Sheri Geyer, a Certified Financial & Life Coach at SimpleWisdomforLiving.com How do we spell freedom? Freedom can be the privilege of choosing what to say, when and where. It can be the … Continue reading

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Financial Literacy Month Question of the Day: April 13th, 2011
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If you had $1,000 to pay down debt, what would you put it towards? A) Pay off a $1,000 Student Loan (and lose the tax dededuction) B) Half of a $2,000 Credit Card balance at 9.99% C) Part of a … Continue reading

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029 Financial Excellence: I’m an Idiot, Not a Financial Expert
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Living In Financial Excellence Episode 29: I’m an Idiot, Not a Financial Expert. Oct 13, 2010. Sometimes people disagree with the message we teach. We talk about the non-believers in today’s … Continue reading

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Should I Save Money While Paying Off Debt?
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Dear Matt, While someone is doing their debt snowball should they also be saving money? We completed lesson 3 [of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University] and the class is working on their budgets. Charitable contributions of course is at that … Continue reading

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Why I decided to become debt free
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I was sick and tired of owing someone else. I was tired of making payments to the bank that should have been going into my retirement account. I wanted to be wealthy and in control of my money, and I finally realized that as long as I was sending money to someone else I would never reach my goal. Continue reading

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Yahoo article features Matt Wegner of financial excellence.net
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Our very own Matt Wegner was featured in a recent article on Yahoo Finance, discussing how he and his wife became debt-free and stayed that way. It’s a pretty good article with some other good tips for staying away from debt and credit cards. Check it out by clicking here. Continue reading

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