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Coupon Savings: A Simple Guide for the Beginning Couponer

Jamie Cline - "Whoa, whoa, wait," you’re thinking. "I’ve seen that new show. Those couponers devote their lives to those weird stockpiles of mustard, soda, and toilet paper. Those people are crazy. That is so not for me." No matter what you’ve seen on TV, this is not the norm for most people who coupon. You can save tons of money a week with only an hour or two of work—and we’re going to show you how. Couponing Concerns We polled couponers and asked them what they were most worried about when getting started. Then we asked Melea Politis, author of Freebies2Deals.com, a booming...

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Dave Says: Not Quite Dearly Departed

Dave Ramsey - Dear Dave, I went through a divorce about six years ago. Recently, I re-married and when we went to apply for a home loan my TransUnion credit report said that I was deceased. What should I do to let these people know I’m not dead? Stacy Dear Stacy, This is too much! But I think we can revive you. Write a letter to TransUnion – certified mail, return receipt requested – advising them that according to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act you’re challenging the accuracy of the credit bureau report listing you as deceased. They’re usually pretty good about clearing...

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Dave Says: Enough for Retirement?

Dave Ramsey - Dear Dave,   I’ve heard you tell people that having $90,000 to $100,000 saved up for retirement isn’t enough. That’s what I’ve got set aside right now, and I’m pretty sure it’s all I’ll ever need. Why do you think everyone should have a million or two saved up? Tom Dear Tom,   The amount you’re talking about isn’t enough to retire on with any kind of dignity. If you make 10 percent off your money over time it means you’re living on just $10,000 a year. That’s below the poverty level. Don’t misunderstand my message. I’m not about being greedy,...

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PBS catches up with Young Single Adults

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Globe looks at Mormonism as a business model

Deseret News - Referring to Mormons as "the original organization men," Boston Globe columnist James Carroll looks at LDS history and doctrine today on the Globe's website and concludes that "outsiders attempting to understand the surprising arrival of the Latter-day Saints can do worse than to think of it as a business model — made perfectly, it turns out, for the 21st century. Made in America. "The faith has found a way to make God and a genius for commerce work together," Carroll writes. "The reasons begin not in business but in theology." ...

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Mormon leaders meet with El Salvador president

Deseret News - President Henry B. Eyring and several other LDS general authorities visited Saturday with the president of El Salvador to discuss their shared concern, hope and optimism for the people in this Central American nation. President Eyring, first counselor in the LDS Church's First Presidency, is in El Salvador to preside Sunday over the dedication of the church's new San Salvador El Salvador Temple. Saturday's visit at the presidential palace with President Mauricio Funes marked the first time a member of the First Presidency has met with the nation's top leader. ...

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Sister Allred finds personal blessing in El Salvador temple dedication

LDS Church News - The Aug. 21 dedication of El Salvador's first temple was a memorable event for all the general officers that traveled here to participate. But for one in that group, the opening of a temple on Salvadoran soil marks a moment she once could not have imagined. Sister Silvia H. Allred, first counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, is a native Salvadoran and a convert. She remembers when the Church in San Salvador was so small that the capital city's entire membership was found on the rolls of a single branch. Today there are more than 100,000 members in El Salvador....

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El Salvador temple ends open house, prepares for dedication on Sunday

LDS Church News - The tens of thousands who recently visited the open house of the San Salvador El Salvador Temple were welcomed to a distinctly Salvadoran edifice. Many of the paintings and artwork inside depict the Salvadoran landscape, while the country's national flower, the Flor de Izote, can be found in many of the temple's interior ornamentation. Visitors were also greeted with the warmth that is emblematic of the Salvadoran people and the more than 100,000 Latter-day Saints who call this Central American nation home. ...

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Catching up with President Monson before his 84th birthday

LDS Church News - President Thomas S. Monson, who was named the top octogenarian in the United States in 2009 and 2010, will observe his 84th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 21. An online current affairs and culture magazine, Slate, listed President Monson among "80 people over the age of 80" in last year's "catalog of the nation's silver lions: fourscore elder statesmen, titans of industry, cultural icons" and others who have remained influential in their ninth decade and beyond. In making its announcement last December, Slate stated that President Monson "stands atop the list. As the divine prophet, seer and revelator for 5.5 million Americans...

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New book is first authorized account of LDS women

Deseret News - The first authorized account of women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, titled "Daughters in my Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society," is more than just a written history. It is "a recipe book for how to be a Latter-day Saint woman," said Sister Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president. A letter from the LDS Church's First Presidency to local leaders, dated Aug. 1, announced the new publication. In coming months, the book will be distributed to every adult Latter-day Saint woman across the globe. "This book is intended to be an additional resource for...