College tuition has increased at rates well above inflation in the last few decades in order to support the cost of highly-trained professors, university research, facilities, activities, equipment and the like. College has gotten so expensive that most students can’t afford to pay for it upfront any more, and according to a recent NPSAS study […]

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Everyone enjoys taking a few hours, going down to the local movie theater getting some popcorn, kicking back and watching one of the latest Hollywood Blockbusters, but it can get rather expensive. The same goes if you want to go out and buy a new DVD, sure it’s enjoyable, but at $15-$20 a pop for […]

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In the last few days, we’ve been taking a look at a number of different things in the bible relating to money. We’ve looked at what the bible has to say about debt, investing, and being generous, today we’re going to take a look at one of the more controversial issues when it comes to […]

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When it comes to the internet, there’s a motto that says “content is king.” There are a lot of places on the internet that would like to make money through advertising, but they need some content to draw readers there, which has created an opportunity for anyone with half-way decent writing skills to make some […]

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I live in a small town of about 7,000 people, and even though I live in just about as rural of a place as it gets in this country, I still have four different banks that I could choose to make use of, and that’s just on a local basis. If I wanted to an […]

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Wow, it’s (almost) already March. This year is absolutely flying by! This is the third month of Getting Green’s existence, and we’re very happy to be able to each each and everyone of you how to handle your money just a bit better. We teach nothing but sound, conservative, and Christian financial views and make […]

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The idea of a credit card is a peculiar notion that has only come about in the last fifty years. Instead of paying for purchases with wealth that we already have, we are now borrowing money for every day purchases, even things as quick trip to McDonalds or a bottle of pop from a vending […]

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If you take a walk down to the local bricks and mortar version of Amazon.com, chances are you’ll find a number of different books about money. Now we all know that we should pay close attention to our finances, but who has the time? We’ll be lucky to read one book a year about money, […]

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For the last few days, we’ve been taking a look at what the Bible has to say about money. So far the bible has been very straight forward about the topics of debt and being generous, however investing is a bit more of a peculiar topic. In the last 2000 years, investing have become exponentially […]

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If talking to your children about money is like holding their hand while they try to ride a bicycle for the first time, talking with your parents is like holding their hand while you walk through a minefield with them. There are a few instances where you might come out okay, but there are a […]

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