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I have been married 40 years, I am 59 and am a spendaholic. I have been following Dave Ramsey's plan and trying to get my credit cards paid off. We have no money and no retirement. Is there any hope for us? B. Yes, there is hope for B. It might take...
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Part of accomplishing any goal is the daily discipline to take the next small step. So don't let yourself be talked out of doing the small things. Successfully doing the small things will guarantee the success of the big things.
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Trying to change our behavior is often a challenge. Especially if it's a long-standing habit that's been repeated thousands and thousands of times. But, just because it's a challenge, doesn't mean that it can't be done. In fact, when...
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Finding things to be thankful for is a bit of an art. And, unfortunately, an art that many of us are unfamiliar with. Have you ever noticed how when you buy a new, red minivan that you'll notice all the red minivans on the road? The reason is that...
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Today we begin a new goal for the month of November - working on being thankful. We selected that goal for a reason. When we're looking for a reason to be thankful we're looking for things that are good. We're focused on the positive. Not...
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I've noticed that it's very easy for me to see a situation and quickly come up with all the things that can go wrong. In fact, I've probably even thought that it was a good thing that I did so. I've always felt that if you know the worst...
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I don't recall it's name, but I believe that there's a law of physics that says that a body in motion will continue to move in the same direction unless some other force influences it. For instance, if you roll a ball across the floor it will...
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Wow! That's probably the only thing that you can say about it. We're getting final estimates on the federal government's income and expenses for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30th. The experts say that the federal government spent $1.4...
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Do you think that it's virtuous to be poor? Many people do. In many religious traditions holiness is in part accomplished by turning your back on material things.The idea is that to appreciate the spiritual you need to totally forsake the material...
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This may seem strange, but I like failure. No, not because I'm some loser. I actually think that failure helps me get closer to success. How? That's simple. If I study my failures I'll learn about myself and the world around me. If I can get...
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