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Are You a Borrower or a Lender? Part I

Are You a Borrower or a Lender? – Part I Let’s contrast a real-life scenario of the borrower versus the lender that happens tens of thousands of times every day. A person walks into an auto show room and falls in love with that new car or truck that has

You CAN Be Debt Free

You CAN Be Debt Free Can you be debt free? One person says, “I can,” another person says, “I cannot.” Which person is correct? Both are correct. If you think you can, most likely you will. It’s not so much the power of positive confession or positive thinking, as it

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free – Part 3

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free To stay mentally healthy. Clear thinking and peace of mind cannot be taken for granted. It is hard to have clarity of thought and difficult to make good, logical and well-reasoned financial decisions when you are stressed under a burden of heavy debt.

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free – Part 2

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free To stay emotionally healthy. Long after the pleasure of the purchase is gone, the emotional baggage of repayment goes on and on. If you decide to go ahead and sell the item you were so excited about owning, it is worth a fraction of

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free – Part 1

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free Can you become debt free? Yes! Yes, you absolutely can! Why should you desire to become debt free? What should motivate you to stay within a planned budget, pay off debt and keep it paid off? Of course, we could list literally hundreds of

Everyone Can Be Debt Free

Everyone Can Be Debt Free The good news is that everyone can become debt free! By not doing so, you are robbing yourself and robbing your future. Instead of going into debt, would it not be better if the money you pay in interest went into a savings account to

Benjamin Franklin On Debt

Benjamin Franklin On Debt Benjamin Franklin said, “When you run in debt, you give to another power over your liberty.” Living within your means is simply not going into debt for any purchase. It means you purchase only things you need, not what you want, and you pay cash for

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free – Part 4

Nine Reasons to Become Debt Free To maintain a healthy marriage. Finances are said to be the number one cause of divorce today. This isn’t having money or not having money. It has to do with how we handle our money, our discipline, our integrity, our responsibility for it and

It is Scriptural to Become Debt Free

It is Scriptural to Become Debt Free It is scriptural to become debt free. Romans 13:7-8 tells us, “Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing