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A New Blog Announcement and Summer Posting Schedule Update

Here’s a quick update on a new blog I’ve recently started as well as plans for OneMoneyDesign.com this summer. I’ve come to really enjoy writing and sharing practical tips about lifestyle personal finance – budgeting, spending and saving tips for the areas we all know and experience every day.  The topics include vacations, entertainment, travel, [...]

5 Reasons Your Boss Loves You

Reasons Your Boss Loves You

Perhaps your boss loves you and appreciates all that you do and accomplish. Isn’t that what employees desire? They want to be valued. It’s not easy. You have to earn it and believe it or not, it’s not your technical skills, education or training that does it. Of course those skills are important. You have [...]

10 Travel Hacks to Save Money and Avoid Inconveniences

travel hacks

My wife and I just got back from a nice weekend getaway in sunny California.  We must have done something right because what we as a 4 day getaway felt much like a week!  Along the way, we met up with some minor travel related inconveniences, but that’s always to be expected when you’re traveling.  [...]

My Favorite Online Productivity Tools

keepass

This is a post I plan to occasionally update and repost to the front of the blog as I find new tools to use and I think may interest you.  I’ve included several updates below. I guess you could say I’m sort of a nerd when it comes to productivity tools.  I’m always looking out [...]

Capital One 360 Savings Review

Online savings accounts, such as the Capital One 360 (formally ING  Orange Savings) are great options to consider for short-term savings needs, emergency accounts, etc.   They pay better interest versus traditional brick mortar banks because they don’t require the overhead.  Their services are typically limited online business, phone and email to save on costs. Overall, [...]

5 Ideas to Move the Management of Your Finances to the Cloud

personal finance cloud

Have you ever thought about moving the management of your finances to the cloud?  What is the cloud anyway?  It’s a buzzword that’s used to describe the use of software as a service over the internet.  This is nothing new.  A lot of companies are providing online services which means you never have to install [...]

5 Financial Mistakes Married Couples Make

money marriage

Some say financial issues are the leading cause of divorce. I don’t have any statistics on this but I can understand why after volunteering as a financial coach for several years. I’ve seen spouses set across the table from one another and belittle each other over financial decisions. It’s sad, really. Managing money as a [...]

Business by the Book: Interview with Seminar Instructor Albert Diepeveen

Albert Diepeveen

I recently caught up with Albert Diepeveen who has been a Business by the Book seminar instructor for over 15 years.  Business by the Book was written by Larry Burkett to help business owners manage their business based upon biblical principles of financial stewardship.  I read the book several years ago and found it to be [...]