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		<title>Overview: Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach Part III</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we move forward with our final portion of the overview of David Bach&#8217;s Smart Couples Finish book you can catch up on the previous to two posts here and here. Let&#8217;s continue on with steps 7-9.
Step 7: Build Your Dream Basket
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		<title>Overview: Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s continue our discussion of the information found in David Bach&#8217;s second book, Smart Couples Finish Rich. In a previous post we went through the first three steps of Bach&#8217;s nine steps to creating a rich future for you and your partner. The first three covered evaluating your current financial situation, what your top 5 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betteroffknowing.wordpress.com&blog=1608716&post=121&subd=betteroffknowing&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Overview: Smart Couples Finish Rich by David Bach</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently finished reading another personal finance book, Smart Couples Finish Rich 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner, by David Bach. I felt this to be a very well-rounded finance book that focused on the relationships in your life and how this influences your views and use of money. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betteroffknowing.wordpress.com&blog=1608716&post=112&subd=betteroffknowing&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Advice from Dave Ramsey&#8217;s &#8220;Total Money Makeover&#8221; Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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A good rule of thumb on selling items (except the home) to pay down debt is this: If you can&#8217;t be debt-free on it in 18 to 20 months, sell it.
It&#8217;s not recommended to sell your home unless you have payments above 45% of your monthly take-home pay.
Generally speaking, if your second mortgage is more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betteroffknowing.wordpress.com&blog=1608716&post=63&subd=betteroffknowing&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen the billboards, tuned in to the radio show and have slowly started to give Dave Ramsey a second chance.  My friends that are on the &#8216;Dave Ramsey program&#8217; all love it, and swear by it.  So I borrowed a book from a friend, and just finished reading it cover to cover [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betteroffknowing.wordpress.com&blog=1608716&post=62&subd=betteroffknowing&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I began reading  8 Weeks to Optimum Health, by Dr. Andrew Weil, months ago.  I reached about Week Four and couldn&#8217;t move forward.  I kept getting distracted by life but I really liked his approach.  So what I&#8217;ve done is skipped to all the good parts in the book and compiled [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betteroffknowing.wordpress.com&blog=1608716&post=40&subd=betteroffknowing&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Magazine Review: Body + Soul</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;m in love!  My favorite magazine was Martha Stewart&#8217;s Living.  It&#8217;s pretty, glossy, over-sized pages are pleasing to thumb through.  My eyes are entertained by the fantastic photography.  The articles are well written and timely.  But then, I received my first subscription issue of Body + Soul, from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betteroffknowing.wordpress.com&blog=1608716&post=33&subd=betteroffknowing&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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