Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness #17
Welcome to the 17th edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness. We have selected 37 posts for this edition. I exepct all selected blogs to give a link back to our carnival. Here are the posts in the order they were received.
Dax Desai presents The Power of Self-Directed IRA’s posted at High Return Investing with Dax. Explains the power of self-directed IRA’s and how to set them up.
Wesley presents Lowdown on Debt Relief Services posted at CareOne Credit Counseling. Thinking about taking out a debt consolidation loan against the equity in your home? Read up on the facts about the debt relief industry before you commit to a permanent decision.
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents The Powerful (and Addictive) Nature of Giving posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door. The writer has come up with an idea that has me covered in goosebumps every time I think about it. And that’s a feeling I want to pass on.
Karyn presents What is a Credit Score? posted at Finance 123. This article discusses the basics of credit scores. What is a credit score? Why is it important? How do I find my credit score?
Ralph Jean-Paul presents Be Smarter in 30 Days posted at Potential 2 Success. Be a better decision maker, leader, and critical thinker by increasing your intellectual knowledge.
KCLau presents Top 10 Money Lessons by Dissecting Billionaire Leona Hemsley’s Will posted at KCLau’s Money Tips. KCLau says, “After dissecting Helmsley’s 14-page will filed in Surrogate’s Court, I am going to elaborate some personal finance money tips in this post. Here are the top lessons I learn from researching Leona’s will.”
Everything Finance presents How to save money on lighting in your home! posted at Everything Finance. Here are a few cost effective ways to cut down your energy by using the lighting in your home effectively.
FIRE Finance presents $50 From The Knot Credit Card - AMEX! posted at FIRE Finance. Amex has come up with a great credit card designed especially for couples planning to wed. It has been named “The Knot Credit Card”. The selling pitch is “Carry white for your wedding.” In addition to catchy slogan and its design Amex is wooing new customers with a $50 sign-up bonus.
Allan Wallace presents Planned Giving Donations, Bequests, and Legacy Gifts posted at - The BFU Journal -
documenting the creation of a new type of college. Estate planning is more about passing on values than valuables.
David B. Bohl at SlowDownFAST.com presents Understanding Opportunity Costs Leads to Better Decisions : Slow Down Fast Today! posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. Opportunity Cost is one of those concepts that all of us think we understand, but we’re often unable to calculate the real dollars involved.
Logan Flatt, CFA presents How to Get Ahead In America (1st of a 12-Part Series) posted at PowerWealth.com. Logan says, Based on my experience, I am confident that you can accelerate your potential to replicate or exceed my financial success if you are willing to adopt my “12 Refusals That Helped Me Pull Ahead in America.”
Adventures in Money Making presents Are Recessions A Good Thing? posted at Adventures in Money Making. Americans stopped saving money because there wasn’t any incentive to (with savings accounts yielding under 2%) and kept refinancing their homes to pay for new cars, vacations and home improvements.
Jason Elder presents Effects of Bankruptcy posted at A Bankruptcy Lawyer’s Blog. Once you have been declared bankrupt, under the bankruptcy law all assets that belonged to you, including your home come under the control of a Trustee.
Aaron Wakling presents Using the Damaged Credit Card Market to Rebuild Your Credit Score posted at The Credit & Credit Card Blog. If you have experienced credit damage but are now on the road to restoring your credit score one of the quickest ways to assure positive current information making its way on to your credit reports is to establish new credit.
Eric Hudin presents My Estate Planning Career Blog » Blog Archive » Top 10 Reasons You Need A Trust posted at My Estate Planning Career Blog. Eric says, “I’m going to describe in a few simple words why you will benefit from a trust.”
Allen Taylor presents Personal Investing Advice » Basic Money Management For Your Trading Portfolio posted at Investing World Today. A key part of becoming a successful trader is the knowledge of money management. Without a proper understanding of Money Management is and is not, you can have the best trading systems and still blow your account out of the water.
Tim Ramsey presents Reduce My Debt - 5 Secrets for Success posted at My Debt Relief Blog. Here are 5 easy-to-implement secrets for succeeding in getting out of debt and getting back your peace of mind.
Eric Stanley presents Making Your Mortgage Payments On Time? Doesn?t Mean Your Safe From Foreclosure posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles. How many foreclosures may have been averted had borrowers been aware their mortgage was sold to another servicing company or their payments were not applied accurately.
Thomas Humes presents How To Be A Master In Money Making - Be The Leader Of The Pack posted at Wealth Building World. Money mastery does not only mean wealth generation but also total financial success including the way you invest, save and utilize your present income.
Erek Ostrowski presents Positive Penny (Life After Debt) posted at Verve Coaching. Positive Penny asks, “How can I keep myself on track and motivated to save money instead of spending everything I have??”
Pinyo B. presents My first credit card and the fallacies posted at Moolanomy. Pinyo says, “This post is a real life story about my first credit card and what it symbolized. I went on to discuss these silly ideas and what could have been a major mistake in my life.”
Edithyeung presents The Money Series – Steps to Create Passive Income posted at Edith Yeung.com Dream Think Act. Creating passive income is like building a wood fire. It takes time and effort to build and grow the fire. But once you get the fire going, it will sustain itself and give you the heat without you actively working on it.
Steve Faber presents - What Do Those Terms on Your Auto Lease Mean? posted at Debt Free. If you like the whole concept of no money down, or you want to tool around in absolutely the nicest set of wheels you can afford, you may have talked yourself into leasing a new car. That may be a great idea, or you may have just talked yourself out of a pile of money.
Raj Dash presents Bootstrapper » 5 Common Problems a Bootstrapping Entrepreneur May Face posted at Bootstrapper. For those of you taking an entrepreneurial route, especially with low capital, here are some of the common problems - some financial, some not - that you might encounter as a bootstrapper.
Wanda Grindstaff presents Prosperity and Abundance is Your Birthright posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles. Our society has told us we do not deserve to be wealthy. I am here to tell you that is absolute hogwash! Everyone deserves to have all the success and abundance they desire.
Dave Mess presents Being the World’s Greatest … posted at The Resourceful Mind. This post seeks to understand what the world’s greatest (such as Warren Buffet) have in common. It explores their mindsets and what they do differently to produce the great results that they do and how we can learn from them to produce similar results.
Dax Desai presents Google Spreadsheets - Part Deux posted at Dax Desai. Gives real world account of the powerful collaboration features of Google Spreadsheets.
Bryan C. Fleming presents Million Dollar Savings Club Turns 1 Year Old: One Man’s Journey posted at Bryan C. Fleming. Bryan says, “Look back on my 1 year journey of saving $1 per day. The amazing part is I don’t have just $365. I’ve got well over $1,000!”
The Dividend Guy presents 7 Risks of International Investing for Dividend Investors posted at The Dividend Guy Blog. When changes occur between currencies, it can impact your investments dramatically. Canadian investors saw that extensively with their U.S. holdings in the past year.
Joy Miller presents Is online learning right for you? posted at Online College Blog. Ready to go back to school? See if getting a degree online is right for you. You can even take a self-assessment quiz.
Wealth Building Lessons presents Wealth Building Lessons » Blog Archive » Are Vacation Rentals A Good Investment? posted at Wealth Building Lessons. Wealth Building Lessons spends a few days at a Vacation Rental in Vegas and decides to find out whether they make a good investment or not.
Adventures in Money Making presents Adventures in Money Making posted at Adventures in Money Making. Adventures in Money Making looks at why the dollar is devaluing and how to hedge against it.
Gustav S presents 10 Ways to keep yourself Happy posted at success-is-in-you.com. Sometimes it is very difficult to keep yourself happy all the time just to return to doubt, fear or sadness mode that way we push away happiness and enjoyment from our lives. Here there is 10 ways to give direct access to happiness in our lives.
ChristianPF presents The best money advice of all time posted at ChristianPF.com. According to MONEY magazine, this is the best money advice from some of the wisest people who have lived.
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Reduce The Bonehead Factor - And Save Money - With These Souvenir Strategies posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door. With the advent of online shopping, you don’t need to travel to Key West to load up on painted seashells or T-shirts emblazoned with “My friend went to Key West and all I got was this tacky T-shirt”.
Joy Miller presents College credit for life experience posted at Online College Blog. Many colleges and universities allow you to earn credit for life experience. How this credit is awarded and assigned varies widely by university.
Warren Wong presents How To Pull An All Nighter posted at INTJ Personal Development. Do you need to pull an all nighter? Here’s some tips to do it effectively!
That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 23 September 2007. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival submission form.
FIRE Finance
September 16th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Thank you Sagar for hosting the carnival and including our post.
Cheers,
FIRE Finance