Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness #13
Greetings! Welcome to the 13th edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness. My apologies for the delay in hosting this carnival. We have selected 44 posts for this edition. Without further ado, here are the posts in the order they were received.
Jake presents Cheapest Day to Buy Airline Tickets posted at Save more money and make more money. Jake says, “I have had to purchase 10 airline tickets in the past 2 weeks for family events such as our vacation to McCall, Idaho next week and to Garretsville, OH for my sister-in-law’s wedding where I am the photographer and will also be officiating the wedding! Sure hard to top that!”
Gavin R. Putland presents Getting sustainably high returns on real estate posted at Gavonomics. In terms of public policy, there are three basic methods of increasing both pre-tax and after-tax returns for property investors. Read more…
Mark Kimsey presents Identifying A Debt Problem posted at PrsnlFinance.com. A great many individuals and households have found themselves buried in debt over recent years, and this is a situation that can lead to all sorts of problems. An alarming number of people tend to bury their heads in the sand when it comes to recognizing and dealing with debt related issues, but in the long run all this will do is destroy your credit, make your financial future extremely difficult, and cause you a great deal of stress and worry.
Edithyeung presents Know How to Ask for What you Deserve and Break the Glass Ceiling posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.. You don’t get what you deserve. You get what you ask for.
Susan Velez presents The Millionaire Inside; Get Inspired posted at The Secret To Life. Find out what drives you and what you are willing to do about becoming a millionaire.
WBL presents Should You Choose Value or Growth Stocks? posted at Wealth Building Lessons. Should you avoid value stocks that pay a dividend?
Aaron Wakling presents Credit Cards - A Necessary Evil posted at The Credit & Credit Card Blog. Well, you probabaly already know the answer to this one. Aaron covers good uses for credit cards and bad ones. It’s a good article for anyone concerned about if they should use their credit cards to make purchases.
Ant presents Are you a Millionaire Yet? posted at The Beef Jerky Blog.
Peter S C presents 10 Dumb Banking Mistakes I See Everyday That Cost You Money posted at I will change your life . com. Everyday whilst working for a Bank I saw customers make stupid mistakes that left them poorer. Here is how you can avoid them!
Eric Hudin presents My Estate Planning Career Blog » Blog Archive » Selecting a Good Trustee - Factors to Consider When Choosing a Trustee posted at My Estate Planning Career Blog. Wills and Trusts are an important financial vehicle for transferring wealth. But who should manage your trust? I’ll tell you how to pick the best person.
Ruby presents The Truth About The Secret, aka The Intention-Manifestation Model of Life posted at Advice and Rants. Ruby says, “If you believe that something will happen, it will. Say for instance, I want to get an A in my math paper. I won’t get that A because I’ve worked hard or anything, but because I really believe I’ll get an A. Infact, I’ll go around telling people that I’ve already gotten an A in math, even before my grades are out, and maybe even before I’ve sat for any exams.”
Jane Chin PhD presents A Danger of “Too Much Experience” posted at On Careers and Life. How often are you the victim of your own knowledge and experience?
WBL presents Why Getting A Home Loan Might Become More Difficult posted at Wealth Building Lessons. How the recent stock market issues will affect your ability to get a home mortgage.
Tushar presents Easy Ways to Save Money posted at Life of a Resident Alien…. Most financial experts feel that we need to save at least 5 percent, and preferably 10 percent, of our income and place it into an interest-bearing, liquid savings account. However, don’t give up if you’re not able to put aside 5 or 10 percent. Establishing a saving habit and saving consistently will eventually add up; even as little as $5 per pay period will accumulate.
Tim Ramsey presents How to Pay Off Credit Card Bills posted at My Debt Relief Blog. Trapped in credit card debt? You can get out of the credit card trap with my sure-fire way to pay off those pesky bills.
Eric Stanley presents Two Investment Mistakes posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles. Are you finding good investments for you new money? Or are you doing the right thing and also finding better investments for your OLD money?
Ian presents Store Founders Bankrupty posted at Bankruptcy 411. Can you guess what Macy’s, JC Penney’s, Wal-mart, and Victoria’s Secret have in common? The founders of all of these stores went bankrupt!
Dianne M. Buxton presents Easy To Learn Law of Attraction and Being Effective posted at Baby Boomers and Menopause. A no cost shopping rebate program - will make you $ to fund other endeavours.
Raj Dash presents Bootstrapper » New Media Ways To Raise Capital posted at Bootstrapper. Here are some ways to raise capital using New Media and the Internet, whether it’s for personal use or a business startup idea.
Chief Family Officer presents Be Kind, Set a Good Example, Increase Your Net Worth posted at Chief Family Officer. Being kind can make you happy and boost your career.
Kevin Langston presents How to Use Credit Cards to Boost Your Credit Score posted at The Credit Camp. A high credit score is very important when you want to borrow money at the lowest interest rates possible. But how do you get there from no credit history or begin to fix bad credit. The answer is fairly simple and of course involves our friend the credit card.
Steve Faber presents - Make Gains From the Chinese and Indian Markets Without Actually Investing There posted at Debt Free. Don’t invest in the exploding Chinese market! It’s too dangerous. As with any foreign country, you have no control over any aspect of the economy or government. For that matter, a U.S. investor has about the same level of individual control over those factors in the U.S. You can, however, make impressive gains in your investment accounts by profiting from the expansion of overseas economies………..
Michelle Cramer presents The Balance of a Leader posted at GreatFX Business Cards. Being a good, strong, dependable leader is all about balance. Being a leader is not a one-sided position. You cannot be rough on your employees and never show them any tenderness. And you can’t be easy on everyone and never show them any discipline. You have to have a balance of both.
SmallTownBS presents Employment - I don?t want a job. posted at Small-town Big-shot. So what would be more risky; working full time for a boss who could come along and cut off your only source of income at any time, or producing multiple sources of income that work for themselves?
J at IHB and HFF presents Leveraged Investments: High ROI Is Not Always Best posted at Home Finance Freedom. Cocktail-party bragging rights to the higher but leveraged ROI will cost you $18,879.
George Courtney jr presents Finding the Right Investments for a Truly Diverse Portfolio posted at The Authentic Bartender Blog. The Live Out Loud community has some amazing wealth builders. They understand Wealth Cycle Investing and they work hard at creating diverse portfolios that generate high returns.
Tim presents 13 Signs Forex Has Taken Over Your Life posted at Currency Trading.net. As you finish your second can of Red Bull in a room lit solely by the glow of the computer monitor, you begin to wonder – has Forex taken over my life? Well, Tim has compiled a checklist to help you decide for yourself.
ChristianPF presents Was Jesus a tightwad? posted at ChristianPF.com. A quick discussion about how Jesus handled waste and excess.
Jamin presents How to Manage your Finances with a Spreadsheet posted at WondR.net. Jamin says, “How I applied three techniques to get my debt and finances under control: envelope system, emergency fund, snowball effect.”
FIRE Finance presents $50 Signup Bonus From AAA Visa Credit Card! posted at FIRE Finance. AAA along with WorldPoints is offering a Platinum Visa Credit Card which has a $50 sign-up bonus! Since this is a limited time offer and the bonus is credited after the first transaction, we felt that this is an easy way to pocket $50 in Free Money.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents Save Money When Buying Those Cool Electronics and Gadgets You Hanker For posted at The Digerati Life. Silicon Valley Bloggers says, “I work in the technical field so I’m surrounded by techno-geeks on a daily basis. I’m also part of a big family of gadget fanatics who wait excitedly for each next new piece of wizardry on the product pipeline.”
Bdurfee presents You Can’t Bank Swank posted at Thinking-Rich.com. Most Americans define wealth in terms of material possessions, but most of the time what we’re seeing is the visible result of a high-consumption mindset, not a true mindset of wealth.
George Courtney jr presents The Smart Way to Use Your Home Equity posted at The Authentic Bartender Blog. While it may be true that in many parts of the country, the real estate boom has ended, many people are left with hundreds of thousands of dollars in home equity. Unfortunately, few people know how to use this excess home equity to become wealthy.
James Wong presents Make Money Online: 30 Day Challenge posted at Online-ebiz. Anyone interested to build an online business should join the 30 Day Challenge. This event is free to join and you’ll learn how to use the Web 2.0 tools to promote your online business.
Warren Wong presents 8 Starting a New Job Tips posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you starting a new job? Here are some tips based on my own experiences.
Charles H. Green presents Deer in the Headlights Decison-Making > Trusted Advisor Associates > Trust Matters posted at Trust Matters. When taken by surprise we often dig in our heels and decide to keep doing the same thing. But some people are able to react appropriately and its to those people we should look for lessons on how to be flexible enough to live in a world that rarely does what we expect.
Jimmy Atkinson presents Everything You Need to Know about Marriage and Money posted at Ask the Advisor. It seems that marriage and money don’t mix, because marriage is a sexy rose-colored event that seems as wonderful as a cake without calories. Money, on the other hand, is the oil that greases the wheel. Money means business and it’s usually the last topic you want to discuss when you announce your engagement.
Frugal Panda presents How to Save Money with Xeriscaping posted at Frugal Panda. It is estimated that the average person uses 123 gallons (466 liters) of water per day and water resources are becoming more precious even in areas never before affected by shortages. Shortsighted water usage in the past has resulted in an all-time high in water dependency. If Americans are to enjoy the luxury of inexpensive water in the future, the practice of employing water efficiency practices must begin now.
Gary van Warmerdam presents Being Optimistic With Awareness posted at Happiness. While most people tout the benefits of being optimistic in reality it can be hazardous. When you are blindly optimistic without awareness you run the risk of making poor decisions about money, relationships, success, and your happiness. In the best selling book Good To Great Jim Collins shares that in extreme cases it can even cost you your life.
Rachel Langston presents OSAs are MVPs posted at My Money Thinks. Online Savings Accounts (OSAs) have become one of the most popular offerings of online banks. In some ways, they seem too good to be true. In others, they seem to be the smartest and safest place to store and grow cash.
Warren Wong presents Stop Checking That Stock posted at INTJ Personal Development. Are you constantly checking your stocks? Here’s why you should stop doing that and live your life.
KCLau presents Investment Replacement Feature in Investment-linked Policy that Beat Unit Trust posted at KCLau’s Money Tips. 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“.
SpiKe presents Determining Value For Money posted at Organize IT. What’s your personal cut-off point? Would you be happy to spend £8.00 pounds an hour to be entertained? With the ability to buy goods second-hand off eBay and Amazon or even rent them, and the constant access to TV and the internet, how much we are willing to spend to be entertained has dropped significantly.
Christine Kane presents What’s Easy. What’s Not. posted at Christine Kane’s Blog. It’s easy to sing your heart out when the audience loves you.
It’s not easy to sing your heart out when no one is paying attention.
That concludes the 13th edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 18 August 2007. You can submit your posts using the Blog Carnival Submission Form.
FIRE Finance
August 11th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Thanks for hosting the carnival & mentioning our post on $50 sign-up bonus from AAA Visa Credit Card.
Cheers,
FIRE Finance