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Eric Swanson is the Executive Director of BeatingDebt.org. He has a passion for families having the freedom to enjoy their marriages, family, and God without the struggle of debt. He is joining others together to turn the tide of accepting debt as a normal part of life and to return to God's perception of debt being slavery. Please join him and committing to beat debt.
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Beating Debt Radio Interview w/ WTRU
March 1, 2010 in Multimedia, Organizational by BDO
By Eric Swanson On Feb 27th, I was invited by Robby of “Robby’s Hobbies” to be interviewed for WTRU. “Robby’s Hobbies” is a radio broadcast about passionate people doing great things in the North Carolina and South... Read more »
Keeping Pace Raleigh goes to the NC Food Bank
February 20, 2010 in Organizational by BDO
By Eric Swanson An important part of the Keeping Pace program is to organize monthly debt evangelism and/or volunteer opportunities for members. This month, the Keeping Pace Raleigh group organized an event at the NC Food Bank. The Food Bank just... Read more »
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Teaching Life[style] Reduction at the Flea Market
January 25, 2010 in Organizational by BDO
By Eric Swanson I had a great experience interacting and sharing our vision of families staying away from debt. The goal of this educational rally was to teach shoppers about creating a life[style] reduction plan. I was able to take three minutes... Read more »
Grand Re-Opening of ShopResponsibly.org
January 21, 2010 in Organizational by BDO
New Design We recently updated our new site with a new look and functionality. We are now able to better serve your customers by allowing them to easily search and find your business. Check it out at: http://www.shopresponsibly.org New Commitments We’ve... Read more »
Donating in non-traditional ways
January 12, 2010 in Organizational by BDO
Some people might be hesitant to donate on a monthly basis to BeatingDebt.org. For those that find themselves in this situation, there are now two more ways to help raise support for BDO. Create a donation page through First Giving. OR Donate web space... Read more »
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Life[style] changes to reduce debt
January 8, 2010 in Organizational by BDO
Life[style] changes to reduce debt is a two hour self-paced lesson offering faith-based presentations, discussions, outside multimedia, and worksheet in order to teach concepts of lifestyle reduction. At the end of the instruction, the participant will... Read more »
Pledge 10 in 2010
November 30, 2009 in Organizational by BDO
Pledge to donate $10 more in 2010 than what you donated in 2009. From 1 Dec – 31 Dec 2009, BeatingDebt.org will be conducting our “10 in 2010″ Pledge Drive. Your donations will help us convince even more people to stay away from... Read more »
Being Grateful
November 25, 2009 in Organizational by BDO
As you see from the trailer above, Madame Blueberry is about being grateful for what you have. In the movie, Madame Blueberry has not learned that lesson and is always comparing herself to others and what they have, which makes her “blue”. ... Read more »
Encouraging people at the Flea Market
November 9, 2009 in Organizational by BDO
This past Saturday we spent $25 to rent a space at the Raleigh Flea Market. We set up a booth to talk with people about “personal” finances and to encourage people to stay away from debt. The reception of this message is always very... Read more »
Debt Free Press newspaper goes online
November 6, 2009 in Organizational by BDO
On Nov 6th, BeatingDebt.org introduced a new product to help spread the word about debt prevention called Debt Free Press. The Debt Free Press will be a monthly newspaper highlighting news and commentary from a debt prevention perspective. Check... Read more »