February 2009

Should You Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford?

Here is a very technical video explaining the uber complex, forgotten school of thought that believes you should not buy stuff you cannot afford. Enjoy!

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My Property Taxes for 2009 Decreased

by Matt Jabs

Yesterday I received my yearly property tax adjustment from my township. I was happy to see that the taxable amount of my home decreased by just over $6,000 for 2009. What does that mean to me? It will decrease my yearly property taxes by around $240 for 2009.

How about you? Did your property taxes decrease, and if so, by how much?

Did you know that if you think your property taxes were not correctly assessed you can appeal the matter with your state tax tribunal?

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What Is The Recession For?

by Matt Jabs

An excellent sermon from John Piper on why God would allow us to go through our current economic recession. I pray God blesses even one by hearing this! The text being preached on it 2 Corithians 1:1-11. Listen to the sermon here: [audio:http://www.desiringgod.org/download.php?file=http://media.desiringgod.org/audio/2009/20090201.mp3] Here is the dissertation of the sermon: This is a message about [...]

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A Healthy, Quick, Affordable, & Delicious Breakfast Idea

by Matt Jabs

Before heading off to bed, every Sunday night through Thursday night my wife & I prepare fruit and yogurt parfaits for our next mornings breakfast.

To accomplish this quickly and frugally…in a small Tupperware container we combine:

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How the Gillette Razor Company Has Cost You More Than You Know…

by Matt Jabs

My wife & I are currently auditing our life for the brainwashing affect of this marketing idea, and trying to make a frugal return to the days of true recycling…not using disposable products! I challenge you to do the same. Work to rid your life of the brainwashing effect the marketing industry has had on us, and instead reevaluate how to be more frugal in every day situations. Challenge the norm, don’t be afraid to stand alone in a thing if it be good, make responsible choices in all areas of your spending and you will undoubtedly see your a drastic reduction in your spending.

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Please visit DFA “in the flesh” to comment on the recent site updates

by Matt Jabs

I’m writing this post to you today to specifically invite you to come out of your feed reader bubble world and visit DebtFreeAdventure to see the recent site updates I have made. To summarize, here are some of the updates I’ve made that I would very much like your feedback on. Please do leave your comments to let me know your thoughts.

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Order Water! – DFA Tip of the Week – 2/23/2009

by Matt Jabs

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 a subject my wife & I have been practicing lately; though I did not think to blog on the subject until [...]

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Monthly Debt Reduction & Savings Statement – February 2009

by Matt Jabs

Each month I will be posting a Monthly Debt Reduction & Savings Statement to help track our debt repayment and savings goals. It is my intent to use these statements as a comparison against our starting debt amounts as of January, 2009 – when my wife & I began our Debt Free Adventure.

Here is our up-to-date Debt Reduction & Savings Statement for February, 2009:

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Homemade Cleaning Products – DFA Tip of the Week – 2/16/2009

by Matt Jabs

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…making your own homemade cleaning products! If you ask my wife, I have been going on and on about making my own [...]

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Tithe to Prosper – DFA Tip of the Week – 2/9/2009

by Matt Jabs

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…tithing to your local new testament church! This tip of the week is in direct correlation with my latest post My Testimony [...]

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Cut TV Bills – DFA Tip of the Week – 2/2/2009

by Matt Jabs

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…reducing your cable or satellite T.V. bill. When my wife & I moved into our new home on April 20th, 2007 one [...]

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