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How One Unexpected Expense Destroys Months of Financial Progress

An $800 car repair shouldn't erase four months of debt payoff progress. Here's why it keeps happening, and the starter emergency fund that stops it for good.
by Bryan Halverson
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Track Every Dollar (Without Hating It)

by Bryan Halverson

Three Kids. No College Debt. Here’s Exactly How They Planned It.

by Bryan Halverson
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Your First Money Date: A 30-Minute Weekly Budget Ritual

by Bryan Halverson

Are You a Wrecker or a Builder?

by Be Money Strong Team
Are You a Wrecker or a Builder? Ask yourself this question in every aspect of your personal and professional life. Read and ponder the poem by Edgar A. Guest. It...

Beware the Gravitational Pull of Your Comfort Zone!

by Be Money Strong Team
Beware the Gravitational Pull of Your Comfort Zone! Once you get out of your comfort zone and try something new - Beware! The gravitational force of that old zone can...

Break Out of Your Rut and Keep Moving

by Be Money Strong Team
Break Out of Your Rut and Keep Moving Our ruts become familiar, but we can break free of them. Pause your life and ponder the path of your feet (Proverbs...

Change Your Reality by Changing the Way You Look at Things

by Be Money Strong Team
Change Your Reality by Changing the Way You Look at Things Like Wayne Dyer once said, "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at...

Be Solution Minded, Not Blame Minded

by Be Money Strong Team
Be Solution Minded, Not Blame Minded Are you a high drive individual? If so, beware of the potential negative side of this trait - blame. As a high drive individual...

Gratitude – Like the Nubs of Cheetos at the Bottom, Where is Your Concentrated Goodness?

by Be Money Strong Team
Gratitude - Like the Nubs of Cheetos at the Bottom, Where is Your Concentrated Goodness? Gratitude will help you recognize the "concentrated goodness" around you. Learn to look and find...

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