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Weekly Roundup - New Year’s Edition

By Patrick on Jan 5, 2008 in Personal Finance

Happy New Year, everyone! I had a great holiday season with my wife and her family, and we certainly enjoyed having some extra time together! This short week went by extremely quickly, and I have a feeling it is going to be very busy at work next week! Here are some of my favorite personal finance articles from the last week.

The best from the M-Network and beyond:

Being Frugal - Credit Card Companies Want to Eat You Alive!
Gather Little by Little - 6 Ways to kick off your personal finance new year the right way.
I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… It’s Always Good to Have a Backup Plan.
Moolanomy - Do You Have a Will? Estate Planning 101. No. But my wife and I need one.
My Two Dollars - Tips on How to Avoid Internet and Financial Scams. Protect yourself and your money!
Plonkee Money - Plonkee asks for any frugal home decorating suggestions?. She also celebrated her birthday and the first time her blog eclipsed 10,000 visitors in one month! Congrats all around!
Single Guy Money - Bought a NEW Car yesterday.
The Dough Roller - My Annual Investment Portfolio Tune-up: Asset Location and Donor Advised Funds.
Advanced Personal Finance - You Can’t Control These.
Brip Blap - Developing a Millionaire Mindset.
Five Cent Nickel - Beer Prices on the Rise. Increased ethanol and alternative fuel production has lead to price increases for hops and barley; resulting in more expensive beer.
My Dollar Plan - 25 Reasons to Love Credit Cards.
My Money Blog - Replace Lost Savings Bonds, Stock Certificates, Car Titles, and Tax Returns.
Wise Bread - How to buy all that stuff the police seize. And it’s cheap.

This week’s Carnivals and Festivals :

The Carnival of Financial Goals #2 - A Walk With Sam @ Being Frugal. My Article, Net Worth: 43% Growth in 2007 and Goals for 2008, was included.
The Festival of Frugality #106, Happy New Year Edition @ Moolanomy. My Article, Stock Up on Christmas Decorations and Save, was included.
2008 Carnival of Everything Finance Begins! (# 10 Edition) @ Everything Finance. My article, How Much Does a Nintendo Wii Cost?, was included.
Carnival of Ethics, Values, and Personal Finance @ Money and Values. My article, Protect Yourself Against Charity Scams, was included.

Take care everyone, and have a great weekend!

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7 Comment(s)
By Pinyo on Jan 5, 2008 | Reply

You and me both. I am still working on my assets and accounts list.
By glblguy on Jan 5, 2008 | Reply

Thanks for the link!
By Lynnae @ beingfrugal.net on Jan 5, 2008 | Reply

Thanks for the mention!
By Patrick on Jan 5, 2008 | Reply

Pinyo, getting a full list of my assets and accounts is also on my list of things to do. My wife and I each made our own list of some goals we want to accomplish this year. We printed them out and placed on the fridge to remind us year round of what we need to do. Making a full list of all accounts and assets was one of my big ones.
By My Dollar Plan on Jan 5, 2008 | Reply

Great idea to put the list on the fridge. It will be a great visual reminder. Thanks for the link;)
By Brip Blap on Jan 6, 2008 | Reply

Thanks for the link! - Steve
By Fiscal Musings on Jan 6, 2008 | Reply

I’m not looking forward at all to going back to work, but I’ll try and make the best of it.