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		<title>Back to Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get back to basics.  When I teach my kids about money, we set up three piggy banks:  one for spending money, one for savings, and one for giving.  The same framework holds true as we become adults.  But how much should we put in each?  For a starting point, try to put 10% towards [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=162&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Way overdue for a post!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi friends, it&#8217;s been too long since the last posting! Life events have taken me away for a time, but I&#8217;m itching to continue the conversation. I have some topics I&#8217;ve been chewing on for awhile, but I&#8217;d also love to address what&#8217;s on your mind today. There is an EMAIL ME button on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=151&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Right Price for College</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of speaking with groups of high school seniors as they are about to start their college careers, and help to educate them about handling their finances.  We talk about checking accounts, utility bills, the benefits and pitfalls of credit cards, and financial aid.  While I&#8217;m no expert on the subject of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=152&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our guiding principles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 03:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Biblical Principles that guide what we do: 1.  How we handle money impacts our relationship with the Lord Luke 16:11  So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? Money is the key competitor with God for our attention.  How we handle money, and not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=129&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More on serving money &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://matthew2521.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/money-as-idol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 03:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When giving a talk about money, I sometimes start by asking people for a list of verbs we can use in reference to money, like filling in the blank &#8220;They _____ money.&#8221;  People start off with the usual list you&#8217;d expect:  earn, spend, save, give, borrow, lend.  Then you start getting a little deeper:  need, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=138&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How does the economy feel to you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 03:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Certainly the press seems to indicate that the economy has recovered a great deal from the depths of late 2008.  If you follow the economic indicators or even just your 401K balance, you&#8217;ll have noticed a lot of improvement.  If you look at the mall, you&#8217;ll see plenty of people carrying bags with their purchases. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=141&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guest post at Not the Religious Type</title>
		<link>http://matthew2521.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/guest-post-at-not-the-religious-type/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I contributed a post to the Not the Religious Type conversation, titled My Three Most Profound Lessons About Money Problems. You can find it here. While you&#8217;re there, browse around! Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=111&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Faith for Financial Miracles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are loads of stories of miraculous provision in the world &#8211; I thank God for all of them! I am all for faith for God&#8217;s provision. When we follow God&#8217;s lead, we enter into a promise of having our needs met. You may be familiar with promises such as: Matthew 6:33 But seek first [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=105&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What does it mean to serve Money?</title>
		<link>http://matthew2521.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/what-does-it-mean-to-serve-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ll guess you’ve heard the phrase “the love of money is the root of all evil.” And perhaps you’ve also heard this: “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=82&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Socially Responsible Shopping</title>
		<link>http://matthew2521.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/socially-responsible-shopping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great topic to think about (quote from betterworldshopper.com)  &#8221;As citizens, on average, we might vote once ever 4 years, if at all. As consumers, we vote every single day with the purest form of power&#8230;money.  The average American family spends around $18,000 each year on goods and services. Think of it as casting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthew2521.wordpress.com&#038;blog=10800025&#038;post=60&#038;subd=matthew2521&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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