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Weekly Round-Up Independence Day Edition »

I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th! My wife and I went to a friend’s house out in the country where we had a grill out with a pot luck, a keg of beer for the adults, water guns and water balloons for the kids, and over $1,000 worth of fireworks for everyone. [...]

Happy Fourth of July! »

I plan on celebrating Independence Day with my wife. I hope you have a fun and safe Fourth!
In the mean time, consider heading over to the Carnival of Financial Goals - Financial Freedom Edition , which is currently being held at my other site about military money .
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The Other America - Commentary on Food Stamps and the Economy »

Last night while I watched the news, CBS ran a feature called "The Other America." This series is covering different aspects of our nation’s economy, from layoffs to using food stamps, and more. Right now our economy is struggling. The falling dollar and increasing oil prices are bleeding into other areas of our economy, [...]

Defining Financial Freedom »

Financial freedom means many different things to different people. To a teenager, it might mean having their own place and cutting your ties with the Bank of Mom and Dad. To someone in retirement age it might mean never having to work again. Still to others, financial freedom simply means never having to worry about [...]

P2P Lending Update »

When I first found out about peer to peer lending, I was excited about it, and I read everything I could find about the industry. Then I wrote several articles explaining the P2P lending process, and answered the questions, is P2P lending safe and are P2P loans are guaranteed?
After getting my initial P2P investments in [...]