By Contrarian Investing Sow a thought and reap an act, Sow an act and reap a habit; Sow a habit and reap a character, Sow a character and reap a destiny!  As children grow, they are constantly observing people and things around them. This observation power increases over time and they try to emulate the people nearest […]
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The Bible mentions the poor 221 times. In verses such as Proverbs 19:17 “Caring for the poor is lending to the LORD, you will be well repaid.” and Proverbs 21:13 “If you won’t help the poor, don’t expect to be heard when you cry out for help.” So we know it’s a great idea to give to
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Reducing Electricity Usage = Reducing Electric Bills Next to your mortgage, homeowners insurance, and taxes… the next major home expenses are electric bills. There was a time when electricity was used to run one light bulb and a radio but not much more. Modern homes use electricity for light, heat, refrigeration, cooking, washing dishes and clothes,
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Your First Credit Card-Â Why You need One You might be wondering why you would want a credit card when we hear so much news about how bad it is to get into debt. Well, not all credit is bad. In fact, it can be just the opposite. Credit cards are now a part of everyday
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For Father’s Day How valuable is your Dad? On mother’s day back in March, we asked you how valuable is your mum and shared a neat infographic showing just what our mums do for us. With father’s day just around the corner, we wanted to reverse the roles and ask how valuable your dad is.
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Planning for the future of your family is something that takes time and energy. It’s certainly not something that just happens spontaneously. If you have children, one of the things you probably want to start planning as soon as possible is financing a college or post high school education. In today’s world, having an education
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Blogs and bookshops alike are often inundated with financial guides to help students get ready for the monetary challenges that the college years may bring. However for parents, knowing the necessary financial provisions can be more difficult especially for those who have not had the college experience themselves. Of course your teenager is going to
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Teenagers are statistically more likely to be involved in a car accident than any other group of drivers. Because of their increased risks, teens are more expensive to insure. Unfortunately, that usually means that their parents are stuck with high premiums for several years until the teen leaves home and begins paying for insurance on
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Is Life Insurance For Everyone? In today’s economy and society, life insurance can be a necessity. Unfortunately, about 40% of American families don’t have individual life insurance. But for families living on the edge financially, life insurance is especially important because if the family was struggling financially with the primary money earner how much more
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Whether you’ve just purchased your first house or you’ve built up some equity in your home, there’s no doubt about it: home ownership is expensive. Because of this, it’s tough to want to add the additional expense of mortgage insurance to your monthly bills. However, you shouldn’t rule it out without doing some research. 2
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Although attending college is a lot of fun, in these tough economic times attending a full-time on campus college may not be the best option. Or economically speaking it may not be an option at all.  But these days with the advent of the Internet everything seems to be available online and that applies to a quality education
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With the price of Gold rising and the ability to sell gold jewelry almost anywhere for quick cash, jewelry is increasingly becoming the target of choice for home invaders. Although many pieces of jewelry may be fairly expensive, these can be replaced. But there are also items that are irreplaceable when their sentimental value is considered. With
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