Weekly Roundup – Prosper Blog Edition

Hello everyone, I have some exciting news! Starting this week, I will be a regular contributer at the Prosper Blog. This will give me a chance to reach a different audience, and write for a great company. The best part is, nothing on this site will change.

Cash Money Life One Year Anniversary: This week will mark the one year anniversary of this website! Stay tuned for a giveaway – which will be open to subscribers only.

Alltop: Guy Kawasaki, one of the original members of Apple and now a well-known venture capitalist and blogger, has created Alltop, a news aggregation feed that pulls stories on the most popular subjects on the web. Cash Money Life was selected to be included in the personal finance section as a “top site.” The sites in the personal finance section include Forbes, The Motley Fool, Get Rich Slowly, and many other top quality personal finance websites. It’s an honor to be included! Check it out at the Personal Finance Alltop channel.

Here are my favorite articles this week from the M-Network and around the personal finance blogosphere. Those in red are my favorites:

• Being Frugal – Tightwad Tuesday: Recycle. I recycle almost everything. Seriously. My recycle bin is overflowing at the end of every week, and I usually only have one bag of trash.
• Gather Little by Little - Is the economic stimulus package a loan?. No. No it is not. This is a great explanation of the economic stimulus package.
• I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… Feeling Overwhelmed? Take a Catch-Up Day. I need to do this a little more often!
• Moolanomy – Peer-to-Peer Lending and Bloggers Ethic. Pinyo explains why P2P is just another financial tool, like credit cards, mortgages or anything else.
• Mrs. Micah - Why You Should Keep and Organize Your Warranties. I keep all my warranties just for this reason!
• My Two Dollars - How The Cost Of Living Has Increased In The Last Two Years. The cost of living has gone up quite a bit over the last two years. I don’t expect it will go down any time soon either…
• Plonkee Money - basic guide to Stocks and Shares ISAs: introduction. This is the introduction to a 6 part series. There is some great info in these articles. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
• Single Guy Money - Finished My Taxes – Finally. Oooops… I still need to do this one!
• Brip Blap has a series going on – The Whole Life Sabbatical. Also be sure to read part 2 and part 3.
• Chance Favors the Prepared Mind – How to Reduce Your Taxable Blogging Income. I plan on opening a SEP IRA this year. Ciaran also discussed the pros and cons of a SEP IRA in another article. These are both long teerm book marks for me.
• Clever Dude – Free Laptop Nation: How Free Is It? Last year, Clever Dude got a free laptop by completing on-line surveys and applications. He analyzes another offer this year. It’s not quite free, but it is a good deal – if you are willing to go through the necessary steps!
• Erik Folgate – The Top Ten Ways for the Millenial Generation To Earn Passive Income. This is a great article about creating alternative streams of income – something I think just about everyone should do.
  
• Free Money Finance - How to Be Wealthy While Young! This is a great article about starting off on the right path to wealth and financial freedom. I highly reccomend this article!
  
• Lazy Man and Money – Defining Alternative Income. Lazy man has his on definition of Alternative Income.
• No Debt Plan - P2P Lending and a Small Contest. Kevin is looking at trying P2P lending, and is soliciting referral links. Here’s a good one to use – Lending Club!
• Nutrition Fitness Life – Girl Scout Cookies – Wolves in Sheep’s clothing?. I love Girl Scout Cookies! But, it’s usually best to avoid the expense, and the added calories!

This week’s Carnivals and Festivals:

• The Carnival of Personal Finance #143 – Oh Canada Edition was hosted at Quest for Four Pillars. My article Prevent Identity Theft, from my other blog Military Finance Network, was included, as was my article Free Money from this site.
• The Carnival of Money Stories #50 was hosted at Quest for Four Pillars. My article The Choice of What is Right, and What is Easy, was included.
• The Festival of Frugality #116: Great Designs Edition was hosted at Green Panda Treehouse. My article, On-line Savings with Ebates – Plus $10 to Sign Up!, was included.

Thanks for stopping by everyone!