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Senior Pictures Becoming Big Business
- Statesman
"Our average sale for a senior is $1,200 to $1,500, but some parents have spent up to $5,000," Meyer said.
Study Claims Moms Mimic Daughters in Fashion
- CNN
"We live in a society that one of the main values is to look younger," Ruvio said. "Most of these women have kids, work and they don't have time to monitor the market and see what is cool and hip, so they basically take a shortcut. Through their teenage daughters, they know they're safe."
New York: Sex Ed Becomes Mandatory
- Fox News
It’s the first time in nearly two decades that middle and high school students will be forced to take the mandatory classes, according to a report first published in The New York Times.
A nation in mourning for Navy SEAL Team 6
- Washington Examiner
As the nation mourns its loss, just as it has the losses of 10 years of a war it did not choose and which it cannot avoid, the greatest thing that civilians can do is remember that their lives and the lives of their children and grandchildren are what they are because of warriors flying through mountain passes half a world away
10 Hidden Benefits of Having Children
- Fox News
Come along as we explore the top 10 hidden benefits of having children.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/05/10-hidden-benefits-having-children/#ixzz1USLudd6r
“Heroes” Sue Rescued Woman
- AP
Two Ohio men honored as heroes for their actions after a 2009 car crash are now suing the woman they rescued from a burning vehicle.
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March 22, 2004
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debt loads at record - USA
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Weighing in on the increasingly heated debate, some economists warn consumers might be in over their heads when their payments increase. Others, including those at the Federal Reserve, say interest rates won't rise until economic growth — and incomes — are also gaining strongly, making the higher payments possible. Plus, much of the increase in debt in recent years has been for mortgages, and millions of Americans have low rates locked in for 30 years.
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When do you think debt is worth it? If someone borrowed something
from you and you charged interest, what would you charge? If
some charged you interest for something you borrowed, would
you still barrow it? Explain.
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Here is an interesting fact to throw out there. In the following
illustration we are taking six days to pay off the dessert and
dinner debt. Here is the reality of credit card debt: A $40
meal placed on a credit card that charges 18%, making the minimum
payment of 1.5% (the norm) would come out to a payment of $0.60/mo.
for 30 years! This turns the $40 meal, that really only gave
you energy until your next meal, into a $216 memory.
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This DinnerDialgoue is going to take some preparation before
you present it. This is a chance to illustrate to your family
the reality of consumer debt. This illustration is not accurate
to the current interest rates but it shows what interest is
and does. Click
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Genesis 14:22-24; Exodus 22:25; Deuteronomy
24:14-15; Romans 13:8
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 Popular
financial advisor Ron Blue has combined the Bible's teachings
on stewardship and financial management.
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How do you define success for your child? "Graduates from a prestigious college." "Nabs a high-paying job." "Settles down with a nice family." Sounds good. But what if you got it all wrong?
What about greatness? Where does it fit in? "If you aim your children at anything less than greatness, you'll set them up to miss the whole point of their lives," says author Tim Kimmel. In Raising Kids for True Greatness, Kimmel turns the definition of success on its head and guides you in preparing your child for a life that will easily eclipse the goals of those who are merely successful.
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