Carnival of Financial Planning - April 19 2008 Edition

By The Skilled Investor, April 19, 2008, 9:10 am
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Welcome to the April 19, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Financial Planning.

The Carnival of Financial Planning takes a long-term view of personal financial planning for individuals and families. We focus on efficient and sustainable personal financial planning practices that can lead to lifetime financial security.

This edition is arranged by subject heading, so that you can browse efficiently.

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The Skilled Investor

Budgeting

Zork Brauk presents 15 Ways to Exercise Your Budget during Recession posted at It’s the Recession, Stupid!, saying, “Tips for Earthlings on how to survive the recession from Zork, the UFO alien”

Lisa Spinelli presents Cha-Ching Spending posted at Greener Pastures: Personal Finance.

Jeremy Zongker presents How to NOT Live on a Budget posted at Debbie’s Debt Advice.

Economics

David B. Bohl presents SOHO BizTube Column: If the Economy is on the Downturn is Life on the Upswing? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Have you ever noticed that the more money, success, and material wealth you seem to accumulate, the more you invite complication into your life?”

Larry Russell presents Objective Personal Finance Answers Are Hard to Find posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog

Financial Planning

Big Cajun Man presents Found Money and the Prisoner’s Dilemma posted at Canadian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “Can found money be a mixed blessing?”

Enoch Ko presents Preparing your financial statements posted at The Wealth Accumulator, saying, “A suggestion on how you can prepare your financial statements to facilitate useful analysis.”

Richard M. Rothschild presents Bond Market Index Funds posted at Bond Market Index Funds.

Barb A. Ryan presents Your Family Financial Planning posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Financing Education

Alex M presents Find Out How To Pay Off High Student Loans posted at Personal finance strategy.

Chelsy Albertson presents Saving Money During College posted at Earn Money - Earning Money From Home, saying, “Dorm Earning has personal finance advice for college students, including tips to save money.”

Barb A. Ryan presents 1 - Your Personal Financial Planning Skills posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Investing

nickel presents A Peek Inside Vanguard’s Portfolio Watch posted at fivecentnickel.com, saying, “This article provides a guided tour (with pictures!) of Vanguard’s Portfolio Watch feature.”

Mark Runta presents Are You Ready for the Next Bubble? posted at Smart Investing & Money Management, saying, “Bubbles have a nasty tendency of bursting and making a mess. You can avoid the mess if you focus on what is dull but steady.”

Becky presents A Gambling Lesson posted at Family and Finances, saying, “What would the average lottery player have if they invested what they gambled?”

Dividends4Life presents My Favorite 5 Stocks for Today posted at Dividends 4 Life, saying, “Recently, I was asked what are the top 5 income stocks that I like? Here is how I answered the question.”

KCLau presents How to Identify and Invest in the Hot Stocks of Tomorrow posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “A review of the book “Finding the Next Starbucks by Michael Moe.”

Frank Vertin presents Top 10 S and P 500 Index Funds posted at NO LOAD INDEX FUND.

Richard M. Rothschild presents The Best Mutual Funds Have NO Sales Loads and NO 12b-1 Fees posted at Best No Load Funds.

Frank Vertin presents Buy an S&P 500 Index Fund with Low Costs posted at NO LOAD INDEX FUND.

Larry Russell presents 7 Ways to Pick the Best Noload Mutual Funds and ETFs posted at Best No Load Funds.

Managing Debt

Hank presents What is my definition of net worth? posted at My Investing Blog.

Jeremy Zongker presents All I Really Needed to Know About Managing Money I Learned From Music posted at Destroy Debt.

Kevin presents Teen Credit Cards - A Smart Idea? posted at More4kids.

Retirement Planning

David Carter presents Which is Better Roth or Traditional IRA? posted at David Makes Cents.com, saying, “Goes over the pros and cons of both Traditional and Roth IRAs.”

Brice Hogan presents 6 Minute Retirement Plan posted at Financialzip.com, saying, “These are 6 simple steps one needs to take to create a plan for retirement”

Risk Management and Insurance

Vera Lang presents How to Get Health Insurance In Florida posted at Be Safe Insure .com, saying, “Over 3.8 million people in Florida lack health insurance ~ a high uninsured rate! However, it’s important to be covered with basic health insurance. Actually, it’s easy to get coverage: just follow the 5 steps set out in the article.”

Presh Talwalkar presents Risk is Not the Science of Calculated Odds; It is an Art of Skepticism - Mind Your Decisions posted at Mind Your Decisions, saying, “A suggestion to focus beyond the numbers. Evaluating risks in investing, medicine, and housing is an art form.”

Savings

Sam Carrara presents Save Money at the Supermarket posted at Sam Carrara’s Marketing Education.

Christine presents Barcelona on 10 Euro Per Day For Two People posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Dorian Wales presents How I Saved Over 3,000$ In One Hour posted at Personal Financier.

FMF presents Save Money by Using Your Local Library posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “Simple and effective money saving idea.”

Taxes

LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS presents Tax Benefits Of Passive Income posted at LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS, saying, “As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “A penny saved is a penny earned”. See how to save money through advantageous tax rates on your blog income and other passive income sources.”

Miscellaneous

Life. Money. Development. presents The 7 Attributes of Leadership posted at Life. Money. Development., saying, “An excellent presentation of the attributes every leader should have.”

Raymond Le Blanc presents Goal Setting - Allow Your Generosity to Overflow from a Place of Abundance posted at Time Management & Goal Setting.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival of Financial Planning using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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      1 April 19, 2008, 1:32 pm o'clock |

      Thanks for hosing the carnival and including my article “My Favorite 5 Stocks for Today”.

      Best Wishes,
      D4L

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