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Elder Hales

Those four words, according to Elder Hales, are the key to living providently, and maintaining financial peace in a marriage and family. Beyond all other money saving ideas and strategies - the greatest is to simply cut down on spending - to differentiate between wants and needs, and control the wants.

Elder Hales teaches the “We Can’t Afford It” lesson with two stories Read more…

It’s nearly half way through the year now, so now is a great time to pull out your master plan for your personal finances - and make sure your budget for the year still makes sense. One consideration to make as you update your financial budget should be rising gas prices.

Sure, today’s national average of $2.63 a gallon may seem bad when compared to a few years ago, but it’s certainly a refreshing break from last year’s average around this same time - a scorching $4.04 per gallon.

That being said, AAA reports gas prices are on the rise Read more…