Carnival of Financial Learning #17
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Welcome to the 17th edition of the carnival of financial learning.
Frugal Living
MoneyNing presents Living on $34.01 a Week posted at Money Ning, saying, “Living frugally is definitely possible!”
Sarah presents Your Budget Protein Diet posted at Tips To Save Money. Learn To Be Frugal, saying, “As you probably already know, your body can’t function without proteins.”
AmberJones presents Wasting Money While At College posted at Geezeo: Free Online Personal Finance Management Software, Budgeting Tools, Financial Advice and Community, saying, “Students can learn early on how to live frugally as long as they don’t fall into these easy ways of wasting money.”
B.M. Garrett presents Ways to lower your power bill and save money posted atBlogciety, saying, “This is a very good article that was written for people who are serious about going greener, lowering their power bill and putting money back into their wallet. With these tips, you can save over $100 a month off your current electricity bill and reduce greenhouse gases in order to help the environment.”
ChristianPF presents 10 free household budget spreadsheets posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog.
Investing
The Stock Teacher presents Speculating On The Election posted at Stock Investment, saying, “If you think McCain is going to win the election, certain stocks may be worth betting on.”
goldstockanalyst presents Behavioural Finance. Common Biases: How to overcome them posted at Goldstockanalyst’s blog, saying, “3 common biases that investors face. How to identify and overcome them.”
Pastor WD Favour presents Make More Money Fast posted at WDFavour.com, saying, “There are forces, and spirits behind wealth and poverty. To make more money fast, you must activate spiritual and supernatural forces to work in your favour. These secrets are for those of you who already have passionate ambitions of greatness and more money bubbling within! Your personal answers to the next 7 questions contain the secrets you are searching for.”
Michael Cintolo presents 10 Observations About This Financial Storm posted at The Iconoclast Investor.
Michael Cintolo presents Problems with Garmin posted at The Iconoclast Investor.
FIRE Getters presents Sep 11, 2001 (9 / 11) - Hindsight And Investment Gains! posted at FIRE Finance.
Babak presents Energy Sector Presents Bounce Opportunity posted at Trader’s Narrative, saying, “Oil has corrected sharply. And so have the majority of commodity markets. But in contrast to the financial sector which has the news in a headlock, the energy sector is not only being mostly ignored, it actually presents exhaustive selling and is setting up a pattern which has seen it bounce higher.”
Money Management
kat presents financial fitness group posted at the part-time life, saying, “We have work-out partners, weight loss buddies… why not have financial fitness friends to help keep us on track with our $$ goals?”
Ace Elliott presents Bankruptcy - The Last Resort posted at Care on Credit, saying, “Are you considering filing for bankruptcy? CareOne Credit provides info on the types of bankruptcy you can file for, the process, alternatives and more. Start repairing your credit today.”
Livingalmostlarge presents Budgeting a Flexible Income? posted atLivingAlmostLarge, saying, “Do you know how to budget a flexible income?”
The Shark Investor presents The Alternatives Of 9 To 5 posted at The Shark Investor, saying, “Do you want to escape the income matrix?”
Michael Antmann presents Our First Budget posted at My Money Blog.
Hanna Kassis presents A Bad Credit Score Can Ruin You posted at College Finance 101.
Sam presents Your Focused Personal Finance Plan. You’re on your Way to Wealthposted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, “A Focused Financial Plan For Wealth Your Step-by-Step Personal Finance Plan . What Does Money Mean to You? What is your money personality? Are you the Worrier, the Avoider, the Hoarder, or the Spender? What need does money fill in your life? You can change and adapt your money personality so that you are able to build wealth and live in security. First, acknowledge your money style and what money means to you. Then consciously try to enlarge your outlook by creating a budget, financial goals and self-motivation. 2. Live Within Your Means Whatever your income is, do not spend more than you bring home every week. You know people who drive a car they cannot afford, and wear clothes they cannot afford, to boost their ego or to appear more successful. Many frugal people can grow wealthy by living beneath their means, and add to their savings every week. Do not finance your lifestyle with debt. 3. Let Your Partner On the Team Discuss your money matters with your partner. Get yourselves on the same page for financial planning and make decisions as equals. A budget is more likely to be a success when both parties talk it out and arrange it together. When you work as a team, neither person wants to sabotage the budget and undermine their joint decisions.”
FMF presents How to Pick a Financial Planner posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “Tips on picking a financial planner.”
Sherin Devassy presents Money lessons to kid posted at Investment Internals, saying, “Teach your kid about money and how to deal with money at various ages. Let them achieve financial wisdom when they start earning.”
Silicon Valley Blogger presents Best Places For Your Money When The Stock Market Tanks posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thank you! A timely post for what is going on today.”
Raymond presents How To Apply For An American Express Black Centurion Cardposted at Money Blue Book.
Mr. ToughMoneyLove presents The Two Personal Finance Lessons We Should Learn from the Demise of U.S. Investment Banks posted at Tough Money Love » Hard Truth and Tough Love for Money Problems and Personal Finance, saying, “The failure of Lehman Brothers can teach us lessons for our own financial planning”
Real Estate
Joshua Dorkin presents Gambling at the Foreclosure Auction: High Stakes posted atReal Estate Investing For Real.
Ross Taylor presents Here’s a £10,000 Thank You Present from the Government for Every Drug Dealer in the UK! posted at Uncommonadvice.
Retirement Planning
Livingalmostlarge presents Book Review - 4 Pillars of Investing posted atLivingAlmostLarge, saying, “Although I submitted an article this is a book review and chance to win the book, 4 pillars of investing. Thought it should be publicized.”
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