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Do you want to be a Billionaire?

 Do you want to be a Billionaire? It seems that lately my appetite for more is in one word: insatiable. We compare what we have with what others have, and find ourselves lacking.  It is on every channel, and in every store.  We live in the most affluent country on the planet, ...

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7 Practical Tips for Gaining Contentment

I always believed that a house with a white-picket fence and 2.5 children would bring me contentment. God however had other plans for me than my picture-perfect idea of what I thought was satisfaction. I struggled for years accepting that my life had turned out differently than I had hoped. I ...

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How Far Should You Pursue the American Dream?

May I ask you a question? Is it ever okay to quit?  To let a dream die … just because you don’t want it anymore? A dream that was 30 years in the making? Is it alright to shut the door on a lifetime of perfecting your craft?   Can you walk away from ...

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5 Ways Purging Expands Your Bottom Line

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, ...

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5 Reasons to Ditch the American Dream and Own Less

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” ~ Matthew 6:21 Ah. The American Dream. A 3,000+ square foot house with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen, a great room with theatre seating, an attached three-car garage, a pool, a $75,000 truck, a sports car, a ...

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