Weekly Roundup - Contests and Cars Edition

I’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that I am hosting a contest right now, with the chance to win a book and some tacos. Entry is easy and free! Be sure to check in next week because I will announce another contest in which the grand prize will be an iPod! Moolanomy is also giving away some books this weekend. Be sure to check out his contest as well!

This week the M-Network (A group of personal finance bloggers) had a group writing project about cars and invited other bloggers to join them. I took them up on the idea, and turned it into car week. Here is a list of their articles, and those who joined in on the fun (M) = M-Network member:

• Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest Of The Time I Know You?: How Do They Sleep At Night?.
• Budget of Destiny: New or Used What Kind of Car Do You Buy?.
• Being Frugal (M): My experience buying a used car with cash.
• Cash Money Life: Save Time and Money By Trading in Your Car; Benefits of Buying a New Car; Why You Should Buy a Used Car, I Bought a New Car, and Why it Was a Good Idea For Me.
• Christian Personal Finance (M): Save money on car depreciation.
• DebtFREE-Revolution (M): New Car, Used Car, Leased Car, Bought Car.
• Earning Our Freedom: New or Used: That Is The Question.
• Gather Little By Little (M): 5 Reasons You Should Buy a New Car.
• I’ve Paid For This Twice Already (M): My Evolution From the “New” to “Used”… Car, That Is, A Drive is Still a Frugal Activity.
  
• Moolanomy (M): My Cars and My Life.
• My Two Dollars (M): Money Mistake Monday - The I Fell For Another Car Lease Syndrome; All About Cars and Money.
• Plonkee Money (M): About My Car.
• The Dough Roller (M): Service Beacon: A Free Online Tool to Track Your Car’s Maintenance Schedule and History.

OK, enough cars… Here are some other great articles from around the personal finance world:

• Get Rich Slowly - Quitting the Day Job: Finding the Guts to Pursue Your Dreams. JD has decided he is going to pursue his dream of being a full-time writer, and announced he is planning on blogging full-time. His plan is well thought out and involves gradually making the transition away from his current “day job.” I certainly wish JD the best of luck during this transition!
• The World of Wealth - Subprime Bailouts: Why Lenders and Borrowers Should Be Allowed to Lose Money. This is a good article of the sub-prime lending mess and why the current situation should just be allowed to play itself out instead of having too much interference from the government.
• The Dividend Guy - The 10 Most Important Things I Have Learned About Dividend Investing. Great article about dividend investing - and it is applicable to most kinds of investing as well.
• GenXFinance - Do Mortgage Bailouts Encourage Irresponsibility and Punish Prudent Borrowers? This is a great article about the current subprime mortgage situation. Be sure to check out the poll attached to the article and read some of the great comments.
• Punny Money - Are you What You Wanted to Be When You Grew Up? This is a good (And humorous) look at how everyone’s dreams change as they grow up. I know mine did. The good news is - the “little me” wouldn’t want to kick the “big me’s” a** for being a total schlub.

This week’s Carnivals:

• Carnival of Personal Finance #126 @ Million Dollar Journey. Frugal Trader selected my article 25 Ways I Save Money as an Editor’s Choice. Thanks!
• Festival of Frugality #100 (This site has been move) hosted by Dawn from Frugal For Life. My article 25 Ways I Save Money was included.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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