Roundup – Baby Shower Edition

This weekend my wife and I drove to visit her family who are graciously giving us a baby shower. I don’t know who invented these things, but I think it’s an amazing idea!

What’s on Your Mind? USAA, a financial services company associated with the military, recently started a new financial website, What’s On Your Mind, which brings together some of the Internet’s brightest money management experts to help people get the answers to their toughest financial questions. The open forum also connects people with others who are facing the same money issues in their everyday lives. There’s no selling of any kind on the site – just real people having real discussions and benefiting from free expert advice. Check it out if you get the opportunity!

Memorial Day. Monday is Memorial Day, so I want to thank everyone out there who has ever served or loved someone who has served. In the spirit of the holiday and because my wife and I will be traveling tomorrow, I will not be publishing a new article until Tuesday. Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!

Recommended articles:

• 41 Bloggers Share Their Best Money Advice. (@ Squawk Fox)
• 57 Years Old & Unemployed. Now What?. (@ Wealth Pilgrim)
• Don’t Fall For the Convention Center “Liquidation Sale” Scam. (@ That One CaveMan)
• I Want To Be A CEO When I Grow Up. (& Master Your Card)
• Give Whole Life Insurance a Fair Comparison – Get Illustrations and Compare!. (@ My Journey to Millions)
• How To Create A Strong Password You Can Remember. (@ Bargaineering)
• Never Underestimate (or Overestimate) Small Savings or Income Opportunities. (@ Four Pillars)
• 50 Bad Money Habits That Will Leave You Eating ALPO For Dinner. (@ My Super Charged Life)
• IRA Consolidation: The “Super IRA” Strategy. (@ Good Financial Cents)
• Top Eight Characteristics of a Great Mutual Fund – Revisited For a Turbulent Stock Market and Economy. ((@ Own The Dollar)
• Reader Question: What Damages Your Credit Score The Most? (@ My Two Dollars)
• Is credit card reform good for consumers or not? (@ Smart Spending)

This week’s carnivals:

• Carnival of Twenty Somethings- Wedding Edition was hosted at Financial Highway.
• Welcome to the Carnival of Debt Reduction was hosted at Carnival of Debt Reduction.
• Carnival of Money Stories: May Two-Four Edition was hosted at Prime Time Money.
• Festival of Stocks #141 was hosted at Fat Pitch Financials.
• Money Hacks Carnival – Otter Pop Edition was hosted at The Stretchy Dollar.
• Carnival of road to financial independence #7 was posted at One Family’s Blog.
• 178th Festival of Frugality was hosted at Living Almost Large.
• Carnival of Net Worth #17 was hosted at Llama Money.
• Personal Investment and Personal Finance Blog Articles this Week was hosted at the Skilled Investor.
• Wealth, Money and Life Carnival – May 23, 2009 was hosted at Dividends Value.
• OneMint – Economy and Your Finances Carnival 24 May 2009 was hosted at One Mint.