Handling Your Parent's Finances
I remember it well, sitting in the local greasy spoon in High River, Alberta having lunch with my dad on one the many monthly visits that I made, for several years, from Vancouver to High River. We were discussing his finances and how to expedite my ability to pay his bills, whether I was in High River or in... >Read More
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Global Aid Network
If you don't have clean drinking water, your life is over. Until you have a source of that life-sustaining fluid, nothing else matters. That's why Marvin Kehler and a scattered team of aid workers, geologists, machinists and business people, partnering with Campus Crusade for Christ and many churches, are working hard to come up with innovative...... >Read More
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Strategies for Financing Your Children's Education
Back when you went to college, tuition was relatively cheap because it was subsidized heavily by the government.
But times have changed.
In this era of recession and government cutbacks, more and more educational costs are shifting from the government to the individual student. As this trend continues, experts predict that 20 years from now...... >Read More
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Kevin Miller,
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Digging Deep for Christmas Presents
Wouldn’t you love to wake up on Christmas morning, find a huge, beautifully wrapped present with your name on it under the tree and open it up to discover that the brightly colored package contained none other than a bottle of clean, cool, fresh water?
Wait a second…
If that doesn’t sound like your Christmas fantasy come true, then you’re...... >Read More
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Avoiding Credit Card Traps
We were offered a one-year 2.99% interest rate on an existing Visa account that we didn't use very much. We wanted to use the card to make a very large purchase with the intent of paying it off within one year.
Luckily we checked the "fine print". The original purchase will be at 2.99%. But any subsequent purchases on that... >Read More
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Save Money and the Environment
Many people think that taking measures to save the environment has to cost a lot of money. It's true that most major changes, such as installing solar panels or buying a hybrid car, take a high initial investment. While these improvements actually do save money in the long run, for those of us who are living paycheck to paycheck,... >Read More
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The Flip Side of Giving
There’s a saying of Jesus—reportedly more than two thousand years old—that goes like this: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” But in our time, many in our society seem to be ruled by a contradictory principle: “Receiving is all that matters.”
Other often-heard comments are:
"Get all you can out of life."
"Always look...... >Read More
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So You Want to Complain
It’s always frustrating when a product or a service doesn’t measure up. ... >more
Are We Hardwired To Give?
Read and respond with your opinion at the end of the article:
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What Do You Fear?
