Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness #28

Greetings! Welcome to the 28th edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness. We have selected 40 posts for this edition. They are listed in the order they were received. Here you go:

Patrick A. Sizemore presents Smart Ways to Save Money at College posted at College Information for Smart Students.

Investing Angel presents Common Stock Investing Mistakes posted at Stock Tips. As we go into 2008, let’s recap some of the common mistakes we all make and strive to avoid making them in 2008. 1. Trading too often. This largely depends on the size of your asset base.

The Skilled Investor presents Fund Authority Scores posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog. Lured in by superior past performance, most often individual investors will get mediocre future performance before costs and even worse performance after costs.

Christine presents Finding the Right Job for Your Teenager posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Conan Stevens presents Keeping New Years Resolutions posted at Muscle Actor Conan Stevens.

GP presents Lessons from Horse Play posted at Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range. Life lessons learned from horse play.

Andrew784 presents Hard Work or a Secret Formula? posted at >> Personal Hack <<. Much of today’s marketing and advertising is about selling a magic pill, a secret formula, or a newly discovered shortcut that will transform your life within a few minutes hours or days and poof you’ll reach your goal and live happily every after.

Hill Robertson presents Don’t Sell Your Soul to Your JOB posted at Hill Robertson.

Taylor presents Quit Blogging and Get a Tan! posted at Super Blogging.

SpiKe presents Be A Smart Shopper During The Sales posted at Organize IT.

Allen Taylor presents Is Your Annuity Good or Bad? posted at Investing World Today. Annunities are a misunderstood investment vehicle. I break down the good and bad of Annunities so you can better understand them.

Bonnie Krueger presents Tips On How To Pay Debt To Improve Credit posted at personal loans and debt consolidation.

Phil presents Short-Term versus Long-Term Capital Gains « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity. Short-term investments must have a higher return just to guarantee the same profit over long-term investments because of the differences between short-term and long-term capital gains tax.

Matthew Paulson presents Use The Gift Card Now or You’ll Lose it to the State’s Piggy Bank posted at American Consumer News.

David B. Bohl presents A Better Life: Are You Willing To Do What It Takes To Achieve It? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. We all dream of having a better life – finding a meaning in our life and pursuing our passions and goals. For some of us a better life means advancing our careers, for others it may be a path of personal discovery that leads to a better life.

Kdickson presents What should you do when you strike it rich? - 7 ways to benefit from windfalls, bonuses, and other ‘found’ money! posted at InvestorBlogger. This article provides some suggestions on how to handle sudden bonuses or windfalls.

Jon Symons presents How NOT to make money online: A free Guide posted at Smart Money Daily. Jon says, “Here I offer, straight from my own experience, step by step instructions for how NOT to make money online. If you follow these steps, as many of you can already attest, you WILL succeed at NOT making money online”.

FIRE Finance presents 5% Cashback from Amex ’s Simply Cash Credit Card! posted at FIRE Finance. Amex is offering a great cash back card named “Simply Cash” for small business owners. Its main attraction is a 5% cash back on gas, office supplies and wireless purchases.

Hill Robertson presents Internet Business Success Poem posted at Internet Business Success Guide from a Geek. Poem about the real reasons to build your own business for family happiness.

Samuel Bryson presents Cycling and your wellbeing: posted at Total Wellbeing.

LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS presents How The World,s Cheapest Car Is Bad For Your Wallet posted at LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS. India’s Tata Motors is making the world’s cheapest car. Expect gas prices to increase.

Jacob presents Do I need a million dollars to retire? posted at Early Retirement Extreme. Opting out of a middle class consumer lifestyle and you don’t need a million to retire.

The Credit Card Guy presents Chase Student Flexible Rewards Card Review posted at Credit Cards That Pay.

Mike presents My Take on Personal Finance and Freedom posted at Queercents. Mike’s interest in personal finance came as a result of many mistakes and poor discipline. Credit card offers are a rite of passage for college freshmen and it didn’t take him long to begin wracking up debt. He’s turned that around in the last ten years but it took a lot of hard work…

Jeffery A. Smith presents Shift your Attitude Towards Money: Where do you seek Happiness? posted at YooperSmith.com. Where do you seek happiness? At the mall?

The Stock Teacher presents Tips For Cutting Down On Trading Fees posted at Stock Investment. Advice on how to cut down on your stock trading fees and improve your returns!

Market Breaker presents Getting An Edge On The Market posted at Stock Investing Tips. A few ways to maximize your returns and get an edge on the market!

Todd presents 12 Easy Ways To Become More Conscious posted at We The Change. A good article on conscious living.

Joshua C. Karlin presents The Single Most Important Thing Your Business (or Charity) Needs posted at Joshua C. Karlin.

Raymond presents Use Credit Card Rebates To Help Pay Off Your Home Mortgage Loan Principal posted at Money Blue Book. Be responsible and have your rebates automatically applied towards your home mortgage principal rather than wasting it on something like gift cards.

Ted presents Penny Pinching for College Students posted at CampusGrotto College News. Little tips and tricks for students on how to survive on a tight budget.

James presents Payday Loan Discounts posted at Payday Loan Cheapskate. There are certain things one can do to get a discount on their payday loan.

Matthew presents College Scholarships and the College Admission Essay posted at College Scholarships. Its amazing that a written essay can get you thousands of dollars in free financial aid. Practice up on your writing skills and get yourself some free money for school.

Tracy Coenen presents Test your Scam Alert skills posted at FRAUDfiles. These fly-by-night make-a-lot-of-money schemes are almost always nothing more than a scam to get your money.

Brooke presents I Have a Confession To Make… posted at Dollar Frugal. Brooke gives some tips so you don’t have to (gasp!) throw away food!

Ron Ruiz presents Make Your Little Girl?s Dreams Come True posted at The Business Ideas-Making Money Blog.

FitBuff presents 4 Tips on How to Live Longer posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog. What if you could live 14 years longer by making 4 lifestyle changes? Notice, I never said easy (that’s subjective), but there are 4 very concrete things you can do to possibly add a decade and a half to your time here…

Joseph presents Price Matching posted at Penny Pinching. Price matching is an excellent strategy to save money.

Carol Bentley presents I hereby give you permission to. . . posted at Carol Bentley.

Jed Norwood presents Having Profitable Losses posted at Forex Strategy Secrets. Forex Trading can be an exciting money making market, simply learn various Forex Strategies about winning and losing and be on your way to an exciting hobby or job.

That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on January 21, 2008. Submit your blog articles using our Blog Carnival Submission form.


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