Welcome to your week late Link Payday! It’s been a horridly busy few weeks with the fumigation, the century ride, and life in general. Now that I’m having a weekend where I’m not ridiculously busy (just the typical really busy), I’m trying to get caught up here on Uncommon Cents and giving you highlights of some of the best personal finance blog posts of the last few weeks:
JD over at Get Rich Slowly shares a post by guest blogger Erica Douglass who shares the secret to Finding Time to Pursue Your Dreams. The big secret: turn off the TV! I’ve already done that, though; I have to find 750 more post TV hours to pursue my dreams here…
One of my favorite personal finance bloggers (actually, one of my favorites regardless of area of interest), Mrs. Micah discusses some of the benefits of Combining Kiva Lending and Birthday Presents and how it can be a way to give back to the community and the world. While Kiva is interest free lending, it can benefit those in developing nations big time and has very little in the way of default risk. I’m thinking about doing just this.
Frugal Dad spends some time doing dirty work for the rest of us when he puts his energy into Evaluating the Best Gas Credit Cards for Rebates. While I agree that the Discover Open Road is a great card (I have one), my personal choice, the Pentagon Federal Credit Union Platinum Visa isn’t mentioned–until it was commented on by another reader and myself, anyway!
My buddy Ron over at The Wisdom Journal gives us 17 Sneaky Savings Strategies. These c an help whether you’re trying to pay off debt, save for specific goals, or save for retirement. This is a fantastic post for all of us who are interested in trying to save.
Finally, Trent over at The Simple Dollar gets right to the heart of the matter of people living beyond their means (which is the primary cause of financial distress) when he says it right out loud and pulls no punches by telling us to Stop Trying to Impress Other People.
And that’s your Link Payday for October 12, 2008!
A bit late this week (sorry, I’ve just never recovered from the fumigation/century weekend), but welcome to readers from this week’s Finance Fiesta, Cavalcade of Risk, Carnival of Money Stories, and Festival of Frugality. Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Welcome to readers of the Festival of Stocks, hosted this week by Fat Pitch Financials, and the Carnival of Aloha, which is hosted this month and every month over at Homespun Honolulu. Welcome, and consider subscribing to my RSS Feed if you like what you see!
Welcome to readers of the Festival of Frugality late this Tuesday evening, hosted this week by My Two Dollars. Aloha!
As the week opens (well, more like as the day draws to a close), I’d like to welcome readers of the Festival of Stocks, hosted this week by Stock Market Prognosticator, and the Carnival of Personal Finance, brought to you this week by Sound Money Matters. Welcome, and if you like what you see, consider subscribing to our RSS feed!
Welcome to your Link Payday for September 20, 2008–fumigation edition! We’re getting the house tented for the first time ever on the 25th, and I’m working every day right up to that point. So in memory of the soon to be deceased termites, roaches, and rodents, here are some of the best posts from around the financial blogosphere over the last couple of weeks:
Moolanomy gives us 5 Surefire Ways to Improve Your Investment Performance. In today’s difficult market, I think this is definitely worth reviewing!
The gang over at Spilling Buckets tackles a huge question with lots of implications in Chivas Regal and a Fine Wine, Why is College Expensive? Having been out of graduate school for more than a decade, it shocks me to see what students are paying today even at a public university that’s known for being a bargain!
Trent at The Simple Dollar takes an interesting approach to dealing with recurring expenses–which I am so not a fan of–when he tries to determine The Least Important Bill. I’m thinking mine is a tossup between my cell phone and cable Internet–but I’m not sure I can successfully do without them!
All Financial Matters gives an important lesson in a basic yet complicated personal finance task when they answer a Reader Question - How to Calculate Personal Rate of Return. This is a tough one to do, and I’m glad they took it on!
Finally, my buddy Ron over at The Wisdom Journal highlights 50 Frugal Things You Aren’t Doing (well, I am doing a lot of them, but surely not all of them!).
And that’s your Link Payday for September 20, 2008!
A little late, but please let me express my aloha to readers of the Festival of Frugality, hosted this week by Living Almost Large, and the Carnival of Money Stories, brought to us this week by My Daily Dollars. Welcome!
Welcome this Monday to readers of the Carnival of Personal Finance, brought to you this week by The Personal Financier. Mahalo!
This Tuesday evening we welcome readers of the Carnival of Money Stories, brought to you this week by The Copyeditor’s Desk, and the Festival of Frugality, hosted this week by Frugal Babe. Welcome to all of you, and if you like what you see, please consider subscribing to our RSS feed! Mahalo!
