Being Generous When Times Are Tough
In difficult economic times like these, it’s natural to search for ways to cut expenses and reduce the pressure on your family income. Among the many ways to lower expenses, the easiest may seem to stop making donations to your favorite charities. If we truly believe in what these organizations are doing, discontinuing our financial support means...... >Read More
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The Vanishing Pay Check: Where does it go?
Many families suffer “hole-in-a-pocket” syndrome, meaning the money
they earn seems to slip away leaving no trace. As a result, plans we have for our family, home, church or charity giving and future are set aside. We say “we can’t afford it” even when the family income suggests that the plans are – or should be – affordable.
This...... >Read More
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Control your Credit Cards
Today, the number of credit cards in Canada had grown to almost 65 million while the value of annual purchases made with credit cards increased more than ten times. The hard truth: More credit cards mean more credit card debt per person. Many Canadians are swamped by their monthly credit card obligations. Credit card debt is painful because often...... >Read More
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Shopping for Home Decor – Finding the Bargains
Do you you love to entertain? Do you take joy in your friendships and making people feel comfortable? Take our Life Lesson about all the joys that friendship brings. Maybe you might even make a new friend!
If you are about to embark on a home decorating project, rest assured that it doesn't have to be an expensive proposition.... >Read More
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This Week on PowerToChange.com (November 20 2009)
Rewarded by our Hospitality
When our family moved away from relatives, my mom, longing to have people in our house, began to make friends and also to entertain, despite having six children under 8. Those first days of inviting guests must have been daunting for her. I remember how, initially, she wanted things to be perfect. Although over time entertaining...... >Read More
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Is it finally time for a family budget?
It's one of those things that you may have considered doing but never actually got around to: Doing a family budget. Like sticking to a diet or keeping your office desk clean, it's something a lot of us talk about but for whatever reason it never seems to happen.
It may be finally time to do a family budget. The... >Read More
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Luxury redefined: Fixing our gadgets
I was surprised to read an article on CNN.com the other day saying that repairs of tech gadgets on the rise. For many years now it has become cheaper to throw something out rather that fix it. I don’t know if this is because the gadgets themselves are more complex or because we’ve been trained by advertisers that this... >Read More
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How to Cope When You Lose Your Job
“Out of work” doesn’t mean out of hope. No matter how much... >more
Can Your Financial Plans Keep Up?
Major changes — whether personal or professional — can significantly affect your... >more
Love can be dangerous
