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words of John Wesley, to "EARN all you can, SAVE all you can, then GIVE all you can."

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Best Money Web Sites

AARP
ABC News
About.com
Advent Conspiracy
All Business
Alternatives for Simple Living
American Consumer News
American Savings Education Council
AOL Money & Finance
Arizona Republic
Austin American Statesman
Baby Center
BankRate.com
Barnabas Foundation
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Barron’s
Bloomberg
Boston Globe
BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek Small Business
Career Magazine
CBS News
Charity Navigator
Cheapskate Monthly
Christian Science Monitor
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun Times
Clark Howard Show
Cleveland Plain Dealer
CNBC
CNN Money.com
Consumer Reports
Consumer World
Crown Financial Ministries
Dallas News
Dave Ramsey
Debt-Proof Living
Dollar Stretcher
Economist
Ellie Kay 1/2 Price Living
eHow
Epinions.com
Entrepreneur
ECFA
Excellence in Giving
Family Circle
Federal Reserve Board
Forbes
Fortune
Forty-Eight Days to the Work You Love
FOX Business
Franchise Times
Frugal Village
Generous Giving
Get Rich Slowly
Give.org
Global Rich List
Google Personal Finance
Guidestar
Helping Hands
Home Business Magazine
Home Business Journal
Home & Family Finance Resource Center
Inc.com
Investor’s Business Daily
iVillage
JumpStart Coalition
Kardia Family Wealth Planning
Kingdom Advisors
Kiplinger
Ladies Home Journal
Learning to Give
Los Angeles Times
Macleans
MarketWatch
Maximum Generosity
Ministry of Money
Ministry Watch
Miserly Moms
MoneyInstructor.com
Money Magazine
MoneyMix
Money Saving Mom
Money Savvy Generation
Morningstar
Motley Fool
MSN Money
MSNBC Money
My Way Finance
National Christian Foundation
Network for Good
New Focus
New Tithing
New York Daily News
New York Times
Newsday
Newsweek
No Debt No Sweat
Oprah.com
Organized Home
Orlando Sentinel
Parade
Parents.com
Philly.com
Radical Debt Elimination
Reader’s Digest
Redbook
Retire Ready Toolkit
Salt Lake Tribune
San Jose Mercury News
Saving Advice.com
Savings Angel
Scripps News
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Simple Dollar
Simple Living Network
Smart Money
Sound Mind Investing
Springfield News-Sun
St. Louis Post Dispatch
The Good Steward
The News & Observer
Three Simple Rules
The Street.com
TIME
Too Much
U.S. News and World Report
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
WATE TV
WCAX TV
WOOD TV
Woman’s Day
Working from Home
Yahoo Personal Finance
Best Money Tools

Auto: how long should I keep my vehicle?
Auto: should I buy a new or used car?
Auto: should I lease or buy a vehicle?
Auto: vehicle depreciation calculator
Auto: calculate your real miles per gallon
Auto: early debt pay-off
Bible: biblical perspective articles on finances
Bible: scripture verses on money topics
Brokers: which online broker is best for you?
Budget: analysis of how to improve
Budget: how much am I spending?
Budget: should my spouse work?
Budget: what is mom's work worth?
Budget: basic "quickie" worksheet
Budget: compare monthly vs. actual
Budget: impact of reducing spending
Budget: planning form for fluctuating income
Budget: 7 steps to financial peace
Budget: money management quiz
College: how much should I save?
College: how long to pay off student loans?
College: is the meal plan a good deal?
College: living expenses calculator
College: latest costs for all US colleges
College: find the best 529 plan for you
College: 100 best values in private colleges
College: 100 best values in public colleges
Consultants: find a Christian financial planner
Cost of living: comparison
Credit Report: free annual credit report
Debt: accelerated debt pay-off
Debt: craft a debt reduction plan
Debt: rate change impact on loan balance
Debt: loan payment calculator
Debt: should I pay off debt or save?
Debt: should I consolidate my debts?
Debt: cost of making minimum payments
Debt: pay off my loan balance
Debt: evaluate your ratio of debt to income
Debt: loan amortization schedule
Debt: get your free FICO score estimate
Family: what does it cost to raise a child?
Family: child support calculators
Housing: gain (or loss) on your home
Housing: is it better to rent or buy?
Income: how rich are you?
Inflation: calculator
Investment: how best to allocate resources
Investment: return on income property
Legal: free advice
Life Insurance: how much do I need?
Life Insurance: term or universal life?
Life Insurance: term or variable life?
Life Insurance: term or whole life?
Life Insurance: how much do I need?
Matching Gifts: employer directory
Medical: how much to put in your flex plan
Mortgage: should I refinance my home?
Mortgage: 15 or 30 year mortgage?
Mortgage: bi-weekly payment calculator
Mortgage: impact of extra payments?
Mortgage: how much should I put down?
Mortgage: fixed or adjustable rate?
Mortgage: is it better to rent or buy?
Mortgage: payment calculator
Mortgage: refinance calculator
Mortgage: pay points to lower my rate?
Mortgage: what will my payment be?
Mortgage: which lender has the better loan?
Mortgage: what will my tax savings be?
Mutual Funds: look up prospectuses online
Mutual Funds: select a mutual fund
Mutual Funds: comparing 2 funds
Mutual Funds: front end or back end fees?
Mutual Funds: how long to recover my costs?
Mutual Funds: fee impact on rate of return
Mutual Funds: load or no load?
Mutual Funds: sell and invest elsewhere?
Mutual Funds: today's top funds
Net worth: calculator
Paycheck: hourly employee take-home pay
Paycheck: retirement deductions from pay
Paycheck: salaried employee take-home
Paycheck: tips income take-home pay
Retirement: am I saving enough?
Retirement: return rates impact on income?
Retirement: how fast will my savings grow?
Retirement: savings before taxes
Retirement: income from nest egg
Retirement: how much from Social Security?
Retirement: how much will I need?
Retirement: impact of increasing savings?
Retirement: what is the impact of inflation?
Retirement: projecting expenses
Retirement: expenses change after I retire
Retirement: convert my IRA into a Roth IRA?
Retirement: what if Social Security fails?
Retirement: 80% of pre-retirement income
Retirement: when should I begin saving?
Retirement: Social Security income estimate
Retirement: required minimum distributions
Risk: how it impacts my investment choices
Salary: dollar ranges by job and location
Saving: the cost of waiting
Saving: how much in emergency fund?
Saving: how much should I save for college?
Saving: how long until savings hit 7 figures?
Saving: impact of reducing my spending?
Saving: should I pay off debt or save?
Saving: impact of rate of return
Saving: what will it be worth in the future?
Saving: plan for a large future purchase
Saving: value of reducing my spending
Saving: best CD and savings rates
Saving: interest earnings with a CD
Saving: checkbook balancer
Stocks: select a stock based on 27 criteria
Tax: federal tax estimate for individuals
Tax: quick estate tax estimate
Tax: evaluate your withholding options
Travel: currency converter
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Best Money Videos
Making, Saving, and Giving Money

Making Money

Does the Bible hold investment tips?
(8:03/ABC News)

The power of setting and achieving goals
(10:10/Ziglar)

Your successes and failures are tied to
relationships (8:04/Maxwell)

The single greatest obstacle to success
(1:41/Tracy)

Only the disciplined are truly free
(1:30/Covey)

The most unusual retirement planning advice
you've ever heard  (6:38/Piper)

Investing money where it's going to last
(3:29/Alcorn)

Are you a wandering generality or a
meaningful specific? (5:03/Ziglar)

The stupidest way to invest your money
(3:05/Alcorn)

If you could achieve just one goal in 24
hours (1:40/Tracy)

The foundation of change is encouragement
(2:04/Ziglar)

The question to ask when you face a goal or
problem (1:50/Tracy)

What to do when you get knocked down
(2:22/Ziglar)

An unforgettable visual lesson in putting first
things first (5:58/Covey/part 1 of 2)

You don't always need to know more to be
better (5:39/Ziglar)

Most people live in a wonderful place called
"Someday Isle" (1:18/Tracy)

Decisions you make today will impact the
rest of your life (7:03/Maxwell)


Saving Money

Hilarious Steve Martin Saturday Night Live
"get out of debt" skit (2:21)

Dave Ramsey attacks debt and offers a plan
to get out (8:10/Part 1 of 9)

Grocery Shopping with "America's Cheapest
Family" (6:24)

"America's Cheapest Family" talks about
saving money on everyday expenses (5:03)

"America's Cheapest Family" on teaching
your kids about money (7:05)

Debt-free family of 7 living well on less than
$35,000/year (4:32)

The key to not wasting money (1:07/Alcorn)

Why you need to save - and save now
(4:19/Ramsey)

How to sleep more and worry less
(2:36/Alcorn)

Questions to ask before you spend
(1:31/Alcorn)

Home video of people using various tools to
perform "plasectomies"


Giving Money

Use resources with a "wartime lifestyle"
(3:13/Piper)

The training wheels of giving (3:49/Alcorn)

The paradox of losing to gain (3:35/Alcorn)

Best-selling author explains why he gives all
of his royalties away (6:41/Alcorn)

The greatest deterrent to giving (4:09/Alcorn)

Simple Living vs. Strategic Living
(5:55/Alcorn)

How do you wisely evaluate where to give?
(2:49/Alcorn)

Lesson from the FedEx guy (1:11/Alcorn)

Powerful presentation of the world's needs
followed by a challenge from Tony Campolo
not to "pull the shade" on those needs (9:50)

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on
earth... (3:51/Campolo)

Is charity enough to help the poor?
(9:53/Lowry/Campolo)

Bono on why we must help the poor -
interview with Pastor Bill Hybels (Part 1 of 9)
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