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
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.