From the monthly archives:

January 2009

How to Get Out of Debt

January 28, 2009

Originally posted by J.D. of Get Rich Slowly This article has some very good concrete steps to getting out of debt.  I believe the contents that follow do follow biblical principles, even if J.D. didn’t do so purposely.  Any faithful stewardship is on track to follow bible teachings, all you need to realize if you’re [...]

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Paper vs. Cloth – DFA Tip of the Week – 1/26/2009

January 26, 2009

There are many ways to reduce costs in our every day lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”. This weeks tip involves…substituting paper products with reusable cloth products “With over 90% of US households taking advantage of the convenience of paper towels we [...]

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Training Children How To Handle Finances

January 21, 2009

In these economic times it is not only crucial that we reevaluate the way we handle our finances, but also the way we teach our children how to handle finances! It should be stated first and foremost that children learn from watching their parents behavior, not from listening to what their parents preach.  I suppose [...]

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Bone-in Chicken – DFA Tip of the Week – 1/19/2009

January 19, 2009

There are many ways to reduce costs in our every day lives, so to help do just that each Monday I will post a money saving “Tip of the Week”. This weeks tip involves…boneless skinless chicken breasts. I’m not sure when they started to get popular, but I think we’ll all agree that boneless skinless [...]

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Our Starting Debt Amounts – January 2009

January 18, 2009
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Thanks to the newly popular web software Mint.com, which I will be blogging about in greater detail soon, I was able to quickly tally up all of my outstanding debt for my initial debt report. Not only was Mint able to give me an overview of all my debt, it also gives me an overview [...]

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DebtFreeAdventure::Category List

January 11, 2009

I’d like to take this time to address and expound upon my newly formed category list for this website. The categories I chose for DebtFreeAdventure are based upon the principles used in the book “Your Money Counts – The biblical guide to earning, spending, saving, investing, giving, and getting out of debt.” by Howard Dayton. [...]

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Are You Paying Yourself?

January 5, 2009
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When it comes to saving money lately, my personal strategy leaves little to be desired.  Over the past few years I have failed to save ANY money.  On the contrary, I have actually been slowly slipping into renewed credit card debt.  Sure, I may not have as much credit card debt as a lot of [...]

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Hello world!

January 2, 2009
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Greetings & welcome to DebtFreeAdventure.com. I’m really excited to start this blog!  The potential for DebtFreeAdventure to change my life and the lives of others, is tremendous and intoxicating.  The premise is simple; I have debt, and I want to get rid of it, and I want to use biblical principles to do it.  I [...]

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