Dollar Today, Dollar Tomorrow

Friday, July 2, 2010

When I was young I was taught that you had a choice. If you had a dollar you could spend it today or you could save it to spend tomorrow (i.e. the future). If you spent it today you wouldn’t have it later. So if something you wanted more came along you couldn’t get it. […]

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Money Tapes: Proud to Be Poor

Thursday, February 18, 2010

My money tape? Being poor is something to be proud of. My Dad was a factory worker, my mom stayed home. They both worked very hard to provide everything we needed and more. We have a very prestigious private college locally. I was able to live at home and work […]

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My Money Tape

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

My tape is that too much money is not good to have. The way i grew up my parents had a lot of money and I was embarrassed. So therefore I’ve led a life just having as much as I need, and spending the rest. I would like to break away from this tape as […]

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The Danger of False Money Tapes

Monday, February 8, 2010

As we’ve discussed before, our Money Tapes are thoughts that go through our mind telling us what we believe to be true about money. Typically they’ve been with us a long, long time. We’ve accepted them as part of our reality.
But what happens if one of our Money Tapes is false, or isn’t true all […]

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Just a Second

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

We do so many things automatically. And, that’s probably a good thing. Can you imagine if you thought about every breath before you took it? Thankfully there are many things in life that we don’t need to think about. That we can just do.
But, just as there are things that don’t require any thought, […]

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Money Thoughts

Friday, November 13, 2009

So, while money is the root of all evil, it is also a very powerful enabler. In our family’s case, it’s an enabler for outreach. What does money enable you to do?

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