May 25th, 2009
May 25, 2009 Link Payday
We’ve been skipping paydays for awhile but we’re back into it now with an all new Link Payday for May 25, 2009. Let’s look at some of the best blog posts in the personal finance blogosphere of the last few weeks:
While not really a blog post, CNNMoney.com’s Are Stocks a Loser’s Bet? points out, once again, how difficult it is to pick individual stocks that outperform the market (and, again, at least indirectly, making a case for low cost index funds–exactly the kind I like).
Frugal Dad helps in the battle against clutter by giving us 5 Reasons Not to Save Stuff for Later. I am still struggling in my fight with clutter–and losing. I think the next time I have a couple of weeks off work I am going to try to make major progress on that front.
Mrs. Micah tells us How to Live Like a Grad Student (and for a couple of years there I was a graduate student, so it’s a nice refresher). Student debt can be crushing, but there’s ways to handle it better than others.
The Online Savings Blog gives us 3 Easy Tips for Easy Short-term Savings. Quite frankly, while Americans have been doing much better with savings recently, I think we can use every tip we can get, particularly if they are easy!
And finally, The Frugal Duchess gives us a lesson in How to Be a Great Party Guest: 7 Mostly Frugal Tips. Yes, it does cost money for someone to host a party, and you can help them spend less on you, or at least be a big help in other ways.
And that’s your Link Payday for May 25, 2009!
