April 2009

All you’ll ever need to know about The Swine Flu

Let me start by simply stating that the flu itself is real…but the hype is manufactured. Personally I believe the government (and the media they control) are using scare tactics for unnecessary and unrighteous means. The information from the video and links below is from more reliable and credible sources. You be the judge. Here [...]

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Free Haircuts = Save Money – DFA Tip of the Week – 4/27/2009

by Matt Jabs

I have always hated having to pay for haircuts. To me getting my hair cut is kind of like mowing my lawn, it just keeps growing & we just keep cutting, over & over & over. If I break it down, including tip haircuts were costing us around $20/month. Here is what my wife & I did to cut that down to $0/month!

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Beans Beans and More Beans – How we plan to reduce our grocery bill

by Matt Jabs

We stopped going out to eat which is saving us over $5,000/year. We subscribed to Netflix and stopped going to the movies which saves us $600/year. We are working diligently to reduce our monthly bills which has helped us cut at least another $600/year. All told, since January of 2009 we have reduced our monthly spending by over $500!

I of course keep pushing by wondering…how I can cut this down even further? Looking over our budget it appears that one of the few categories I can still reduce is our monthly grocery expenditures. Enter “Beans Beans and More Beans”!

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Christian Finance Directory – For Bible Based Finance Information

by Matt Jabs

DebtFreeAdventure.com is happy to present this Christian Finance Directory! The goal of this directory is to bring together an exhaustive collection of links to help educate and strengthen Christians on their journey to debt free living. I also pray that non-Christians will be able to use these resources to learn the great lessons & insight the Bible gives on the subject of money and stewardship.

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Free Fitness – Skip the Gym Membership & Fix Up Your Bicycle

by Matt Jabs

Another thing I have been working to change along with my finances is my weight and over-all health. Most people would have probably considered me healthy all along, even before I started focusing on it, but I don’t want to be like most people!

Many people pay for gym memberships then never use them. I chose to take a different, more frugal route.

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Automatic Bill Pay Concerns – DFA Tip of the Week – 4/20/2009

by Matt Jabs

This weeks tip involves…reasons NOT TO USE automatic bill payments.

Automatic bill payment can be one of the best ways to repair bad credit and is a very good thing 90% of the time. It is the other 10% I would like to focus on today!

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Weekly Wisdom – Scripture, Income, Priorities & More – 4/17/2009

by Matt Jabs

Each week I post at least five helpful articles written by Christian personal finance authors from around the web. I pray the Lord uses these weekly posts to help others to draw others closer to Christ and closer to a debt free life.
This Weeks Helpful Articles…

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Sin Debt and the Payment For Sin

by Matt Jabs

Since we are always talking about debt and the repayment thereof, I would like to spend a little time today discussing the debt our sin creates, if that debt can be paid, and more importantly how that debt can be paid.

Whether you are a Christian or not history shows that a man named Jesus of Nazareth lived and died around year zero.

Let us now examine His life, His death, and this notion that He died as payment for our sin debt.

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Interest Amount Paid – Establish a Proper Relationship with Your Debt

by Matt Jabs

Your Debt Costs You More Than You Know

If you want to take a truly sobering look at just how much your debt really costs you, follow this simple guide to figure out what your monthly interest amount paid is. Once you complete the exercise you will have finally developed a proper relationship between you & your debt!

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ChristianPF.com – A Review

by Matt Jabs

The task for today is to analyze a successful blog in my “blogging niche” of Christian Personal Finance, or as I like to call it, Biblical Personal Finance. I have chosen to review ChristianPF.com for several reasons that I will state more specifically below. First though, let it be stated that this is not going to be the ultimate thorough review of ChristianPF.com, but more of a simple breakdown of a few of the things that I believe make CPF one of the current leaders in its niche, and how I can use this information to improve Debt Free Adventure.

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Help When Overwhelmed by Personal Finances – DFA Tip of the Week – 4/13/2009

by Matt Jabs

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!” ~Lao Tzu

All of this Personal Finance business can be overwhelming! Debt repayment vs. Reduce Monthly Bills vs. Saving & Investing, etc.
Follow these guidelines to avoid becoming overwhelmed.

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