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Phase 2, Step 3 10% Personal Savings. What’s this Step All About?
Most financial programs, whether it’s “Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University” or Ramit, from the book/blog “I Will Teach you How to Be Rich”, all look pretty much the same. The JAM Program is a little bit different in that it has this additional step for us to save for some things that go beyond retirement [...]
Emergency Fund- How Should I Invest My Emergency Fund? Part 3
My answer for what you should invest in is much shorter than the list of what you should not invest your emergency fund in.
ING checking or savings- If you have been reading this blog at all, you know my heart, for savings accounts, lies at ingdirect.com.
Money Market Funds-
You will see Money market funds in your [...]
Giving- Not Just the Final Step
Though giving is listed as the 3rd simple step of Phase 3 in the JAM Program, Dana and I seem to always get challenged by God at each step. Looking back through our progress through our program, Dana and I felt led by God to do something extra (above and beyond our 10% tithe) with [...]
Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
Here is a more thorough explanation of the Simple Steps program to financial freedom.
Phase 1 – Extreme Intensity
Step 1- Save $1000
Before you start knocking out your debt, you will want to create a small buffer. This $1,000 creates some padding for the emergencies that life can throw at you. It also gives a good excuse [...]