Archive for April, 2007

Carnival of Credit Card #11

–By Sagar Satapathy
Welcome to the 11th edition of the Carnival of Credit Card. We have selected some good posts to be featured on this week’s carnival. Here are the posts in the order they were received.
ISPF presents Attitudes Towards Debt, Bills and Credit Card Arbitrage posted at Grad Money Matters. Everyone has heard [...]

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How To: Buy Gas at Below Retail Price

It’s not enough that you’ve saved up to buy those new set of wheels you?ve had your eye on for an eternity; your wallet/purse needs to be deep enough to fuel the gas guzzling machines that most automobiles are. And it?s not just the pavement you?ll be burning up with your daily gasoline dosage, there?s [...]

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Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness #3

–By Sagar Satapathy
Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness. As usual, we received a large number of entries to this carnival. Without further ado, here are the posts in the order they were received.
Alan Torres presents After The Secret posted at Made to Be Great. Merely believing [...]

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Carnival of Credit Card #10

–By Sagar Satapathy
Welcome to the 10th edition of the Carnival of Credit Card. It has not been a great week for us, as we received only 9 posts out of which 5 posts managed to make the cut. Here are the posts in the order they were received.
Abdulrasool Sumar presents 10 Crucial Debt Reduction [...]

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10 Common Credit Card Scams and How to Avoid Them

Credit cards are convenient, no doubt. But they come with their share of troubles. It’s not enough that they’re debt traps waiting to happen, especially if you max them out, pay just the minimum amount every month or forget even one payment. They’re also the perfect vehicles for all kinds of frauds and scams, especially [...]

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How to Maintain a Mistress (or Second Wife) Without Going Broke

There are times when double the pleasure also equates to double the trouble, and this is one of them. Sure it’s a thrill to take on a mistress or even marry someone in secret even when you have a wife waiting back home. Marriage on the rocks or not, your finances will surely take a [...]

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Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness #2

–By Sagar Satapathy
Welcome to the second edition of the Carnival of Money, Growth & Happiness. We received 30 submissions out of which 24 posts managed to make the cut. Here are the posts that are featured on this week’s carnival edition.
Praveen presents Constant Value Investing With Virtual Shares posted at My Simple [...]

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Carnival of Credit Card #9

–By Sagar Satapathy
Welcome to the ninth edition of the Carnival of Credit Card. We have selected 12 entries that talk about credit card, debt and personal finance. Here are the posts in the order they were received.
Investments & Loans presents Does your Credit score matter? posted at Investments & Loans. The best and [...]

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25 Reasons You Wish You Had an AMEX Black

Have you heard about the AmEx Black? It’s an exclusive card that comes with a host of top notch privileges, from a private concierge service to after-hours shopping at designer stores. These cards are not easy to come by because they’re offered by invitation only - usually to celebrities and business moguls. Check [...]

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15 Financial Lessons from the Demise of Anna Nicole Smith (Yes, I?m Serious)

You’d think it was a fairy tale, rags-to-riches story if you had heard of Anna Nicole Smith for the first time a few months ago. The high school dropout and former waitress shot to fame 15 years ago because of her (in)famous association with Playboy magazine, her ample physical assets and her slight resemblance to [...]

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