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Carnival of Smart Money #1

August 28th, 2007 | by Ryan |

Welcome to the August 28, 2007 edition of carnival of smart money. This is the first edition, and we had a great response. We have selected 45 articles from over 80 submissions. Thanks all, see you next round!

Moneywalks presents 6 Ways to get Rich posted at moneywalks.

Sagar Satapathy presents All You Need is Love and a Good Financial Plan: 17 Finance Tips from the Beatles posted at Credit Card Lowdown, saying, “When you’re in need of a little financial pick-me-up, who do you turn to? Someone you trust, someone who has experience dealing with money, and probably someone who has a generally optimistic view on life. So who might that person (or persons) be in your life? The Beatles, of course! John, Paul, Ringo, and George may not be personal friends of yours, but after reviewing 17 of their most insightful business and investment tips, you’ll be surprised at how much brighter your financial future shines.”

KCLau presents When Should We Review Our Life Insurance Coverage? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Investment-linked plan (ILP) is probably the first life insurance policy you buy in Malaysia if you are below age 30 this year. The new business premium collected for ILP will exceed traditional policy in the very near future. In this article, I will show you a special add-on rider that makes ILP stands out as the most wanted policy by young people. This feature is called “investment replacement“.”

R.Pettinger presents Should I Make Extra Mortgage Payments? posted at Mortgage Blog, saying, “Should we be making extra payments towards our mortgage or investing spare cash elsewhere?”

Sandra46 presents Saving Money - Tips & Tricks posted at Make Money Online.

Erek Ostrowski presents Getting Out of Debt (Part 1) posted at Verve Coaching, saying, “When I start working with clients who want to get out of debt, I quickly confront them with the bad news. There will be no millions until you change your mindset and your debt management practices. No Ferraris, no mansions staffed with servants, no private jets, and no million dollar wardrobes until you summon the strength and readiness to confront reality, give up living in hope…”

Warren Wong presents How To Pick A Good Stock posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Do you know how to pick a good stock? Here’s how to find a good long term investment!”

Robert D Flach presents IF YOU BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A BRIDGE FOR SALE CHEAP posted at THE WANDERING TAX PRO.

Tushar Mathur presents What is ACH ? posted at Life of a Resident Alien….

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Memories are made of the things we DO, not the things we BUY posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, “Should we buy a boat? Or do we want to go fishing?”

Jimmy Atkinson presents The Day Trader’s Toolkit: 100 Free Online Apps for Professionals posted at Forex Blog.

Larry Russell presents The Biggest Personal Finance Story of the Past 30 Years (Part 2) posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “The biggest personal finance story of the past 30 years has been the dramatic growth of the market capitalization of financial services firms within the U.S. equity markets. The reason that this is so important to your personal finances is pretty straightforward. Simply put, most individuals pay far too much for financial products and services. Their continuing over payments show up in the increasing value of financial services company stocks. People have paid far too much for years, and the industry’s excessive charges have been increasing for years.”

KCLau presents How A Fresh Graduate Plan to Retire in 8 years posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “A committed fresh graduate tells his story about his desire to plan for retirement as soon as possible.”

Chris presents Essential Tips For Self-Sustainable or Permanent Travel posted at nomad4ever.

Annette Berlin presents Sometimes Free Is Just Too Expensive posted at Frugal Journey, saying, “A couple of weeks ago a friend offered me a free cat. I begged my husband to let me take it, arguing that it wouldn’t cost us any money. My husband told me to decide for myself, but first asked me a very good question…how much does our other free cat cost us each month?”

Jon presents Check Fraud Scam to Beware Of posted at Smart Money Daily Checks Center, saying, “A warning in this story about a woman who, along with a couple accomplices managed to defraud over $150,000 from people by a simple trick to gain access to their checking account information”

Steve Faber presents - Two Things You Need to Know About Your Mortgage, Before You Sign The Loan Papers posted at DebtBlog.

teaspoon presents Do You Have an Emergency Fund? - If Cash is King, Then Don’t Neglect His Good Looking Brother, the Prince of Credit! posted at www.TeaspoonFinance.com - Financial wisdom, one teaspoon at a time…, saying, “This post discusses the hidden untapped investment potential in many financial plans, the emergency fund cash. I discuss the advantages of totally investing your emergency fund cash in high yield options (maxing out 401k, maxing out espp & espp free money, mutual funds, etc.). I go on to discuss the fact that you can put together an all credit emergency fund that is just as powerful and possibly more advantageous than your old cash emergency fund.”

Tushar Mathur presents Features that add Resale Value to a Home posted at Everything Finance.

Ryan presents The Dirty Dozen Credit Card Traps posted at Care on Credit, saying, “Do you know what’s in the terms and conditions for your credit card? Did you know you can often have a varying APR, annual fee, cash advance fees, foreign currency fees and even non-usage fees? Learn about these and more…”

Scott Lee presents Thinking About the Stock Market? Some Basics posted at Scott Free Thinking.

Warren Wong presents Why You Should Invest For The Long Term posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Are you buying and selling stocks a lot? Here’s why you should invest for the long term.”

Charles H. Green presents The Deeper Message of Financial Markets’ Volatility posted at Trust Matters, saying, “The world has become so connected financially that a housing bubble in the US can decimate the stock market in Djakarta. This isn’t like 1929, where wealthy people lost money in the crash and soon couldn’t pay their employees. This is far more integrated, international, intertwined, interdependent—and fast.”

Vahid Chaychi presents What Is Forex and How to Make Money with It? posted at Internet and Search Engine Marketing, saying, “Forex is one of the best work at home opportunities. It is good because it doesn’t need any marketing, referring and recruiting. If you learn it properly, you can make lots of money but it can be also risky if you start trading before you learn.”

Mike Carpenter presents Your Credit Part I posted at The Mortgage Bullet, saying, “Anatomy of a Credit Score”

Michael Emilio presents How To Recognize the Full Value of Your Real Estate Investment posted at Michael Emilio.

Tracy Coenen presents Mortgage fraud moving up the priority ladder for prosecutors posted at FRAUDfiles.

Dax Desai presents What does the potential Fed rate cut mean? posted at Dax Desai, saying, “Explains what the Federal Funds Rate cut could mean to your investments.”

The Career Counselor presents The Basics of Negotiating Salary and Benefits posted at ask the CareerCounselor.

evelester presents The Budgeting Secret that saved our Marriage » Housewife Confessions posted at Confessions of an Everyday Housewife, saying, “based on Dave Ramsey’s financial peace- the use of envelopes to allocate money.”

mcmorlod3 presents www.speedanddetail.com posted at Election 2008, saying, “Learn how to claim more allowances on your w 4 so you can have less tax withheld from each paycheck to put towards investments.”

Scott H presents 32 Weird Scholarships Almost Anyone Can Get posted at College and Finance, saying, “It’s a really smart financial move to take advantage of scholarships, especially easy one’s to get.”

Kevin Bedell presents How to Calculate the Savings from using Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs posted at 21st Century Citizen.

David presents What to Do about the Ups and Downs of the Market posted at Worldwide Success.

Ian Welsh presents How Bad Will the Housing Bubble Hangover Be? posted at The Agonist, saying, “Parallels with the Japanese housing bubble suggest the housing market will be in for years and years of pain.”

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents How to Treat Affluenza: Spend Less and Live a Happier Life posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, “The number of “very happy” people peaked in 1957, and has remained fairly stable or declined ever since. Even though we consume twice as much as we did in the 1950s, people were just as happy when they had less. 86% of Americans who voluntarily cut back their consumption feel happier as a result.”

Sagar Satapathy presents 11 Reasons Poker Players Make Great Forex Traders posted at Currency Trading.net.

Tushar Mathur presents High Energy Bills ?? Try out these simple ideas ! posted at Everything Finance.

Kevin Surbaugh presents Struggling With IRS Debt? Talk To The IRS Yourself! posted at Becoming & Staying Debt Free, saying, “Do you owe the IRS? Are you struggling with IRS debts and cannot figure out what to do? Don’t despair, you are not alone. Many Americans owe back taxes, or cannot afford to pay their IRS debts. If you want to get IRS debt help, it’s important to understand the different IRS tax debt strategies.”

Logan Flatt, CFA presents Change the Game: Replace Your Credit Score with Your PowerWealth Debit Score™ posted at PowerWealth.com, saying, “From the financial services industry’s perspective, your focus on your credit score is a great thing. Your behavior helps the industry grow wealthier over time. The financial services industry has it good – the product it sells is cash, the price of its product is a given interest rate, the interest payments we make are the industry’s revenues, and thanks to the industry’s unique ability to scale by simply recycling our interest payments into still more revenue-generating product, the industry’s profits are hefty. The industry has made the rules of the game, and the ball used to “win” in that game is your credit score. So, as conditioned, you focus on the ball, trying to move it up the field toward the goal. But, clearly, your behavior – your focus on your credit score – is not such a great thing for you and your family’s wealth. While having ready access to cheap credit can be a good situation in which to be, obsessing about your credit score so that you can borrow more and more from the financial services industry could ultimately preclude you and your family from achieving true financial freedom and security in your lifetime.”

Marlon J. Broussard presents The True value of Money in Our Age | MoneyBlog posted at MoneyBlog, saying, “The point is not to just point out the fact that a dollar is only worth 4 cents (about the exact cost of printing, regardless of the denomination), but to shed light on some things you need to be mindful of:”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents How Credit Scores Affect Your Loan Rates Or Why All Spending Is Not Equal » Money and Personal Finance Blog In Silicon Valley posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thank you!”

Amanda Harris presents IBakeSale No Need to Join the PTA posted at Pajama Mommy.

Sandra presents Saving Money - Tips & Tricks (5) posted at Free Cash Quest.

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