I know it has officially been fall for a couple weeks now, but we’ve had unseasonably warm weather for the last few weeks. The last couple days the temperature dropped quite a bit. With the leaves changing colors and dropping it seems more and more like fall every day. It won’t be long before all the leaves are gone and frost greets us every morning. I always enjoy the changing seasons – even when it means several months of cold and snow.
Happy birthday to a couple great blogs. All Financial Matters celebrated its 4 year anniversary this past week. 4 years of blogging is a huge accomplishment. The Digerati Life celebrated its second birthday this week. Another great milestone. Congrats to both of you!
Recommended articles from my reader:
Will There Be A Second Stimulus Check? I Hope Not. With the bailout plan and other expenses our government has recently incurred, I don’t think we can afford another stimulus check.
Investing in a Bear Market. The current market is ugly, but it also presents some buying opportunities if you know what you are looking for.
Did You Know That Some People in Washington Are Trying to Take The Tax Benefits Away From Your 401k Plan? This has got to be one of the worst proposals in recent history. The Democrats claim they want to help people with their taxes, now they want to take away one of the most popular and accessible tax deductions?
15 Must Do Fall Finance Tips. Great tips for this time of year.
Personal Finance Brain Trust – What Rights Should Debtors Have?. A group of personal finance bloggers, including yours truly answer a question regarding how banks and debtors should come to terms regarding late mortgage payments.
What Rights Should Debtors Have?. This is a tough question to answer….
is a career in the army a good idea?. The military can be a great career – but it’s not for everyone. It was a great experience for me.
Lessons From Hell. Common sense and straight talk.
How I Lost $200K Without Losing Any Sleep. I didn’t lose quite that much, and I haven’t lots any sleep either.
29 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Winter. Winter is right around the corner.
Some Investing Rules According to Warren Buffet. Mr. Buffet is the man when it comes to investing. His advice is always worth listening to.
Even Lottery Winners Feel Financial Crunch. A lottery winner took the payment option instead of hte more popular cash option.
This Week’s Carnivals:
- Carnival of Money Stories #80 was hosted at Out of Debt Again.
- Carnival of Personal Finance #174 – The Columbus Day Edition was held at Greener Pastures.
- Festival of Frugality #146 was hosted by Aridni.
- 1st ever edition of Carnival of Financial Resources (the birthday edition!) was held at The Financial Wellness Project.
- 34th Money Hacks Carnival – Fall Into Savings was hosted at Where You Are Now.
- Finance Fiesta: Financial Secrets Revealed was hosted at Broke Grad Student.
- Rich Life Carnival #15 was hosted at Rich Life Carnival.
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Thanks for the mention, Patrick. And as for those Democrats who want to remove the tax incentives for 401K’s, it is not an actual plan by the Democrats. It was submitted by a non-governmental professor of economic-policy analysis to two Democrats overseeing this kind of stuff. It will never happen, so don’t worry…
Thank you for the link! It’s really feeling like fall here too
I <3 fall so much – the trees are so pretty 
Thanks for mentioning my post, Patrick! Fall is by far my favorite season–cool weather, football, what else could you ask for?! It’s finally a little cooler here, too, and we took advantage of the nice weather to catch up on some much needed yard work and a garage clean out.
Thanks for the link Patrick! Must be nice to be able to lose $200k and not blink an eye hey?
Thanks so much for the wishes! Wait, who lost $200K?
QCash – How I Lost $200K Without Losing Any Sleep. (From Million Dollar Journey). I lost a lot, but not quite that much!