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Carnival of Financial Planning - February 7 2009 Edition
Welcome to the February 7, 2009 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.
Enjoy!
The Skilled Investor
Budgeting
Raj Patel presents Build a Rough and Quick Budget in Minutes posted at DebtGoal.
financialnut presents Budgeting Tips: 5 Things You Must Do When You Go Over Your Budget posted at Financial Nut.
RJ presents How to Create a Budget posted at Our Financial Planner, saying, “Tips for creating your own budget.”
Pasadena Financial Planner presents Living Expense Tracking Methods posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.
Larry Russell presents Financial Planning Reading List posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.
Economics
Silicon Valley Blogger presents No 2009 Economic Stimulus Check? How Obama’s Stimulus Plan Affects The Middle Class posted at The Digerati Life
Curt presents When Starting a New Business, Take What the Defense Gives You posted at PennyJobs.com.
Raily Arena presents Sell Your Own Home - Despite the Lousy Economy posted at How to Sell Your Own Home.
Financial Planning
FIRE Getters presents A Simple Budget That Works? posted at FIRE Finance.
Patrick @ Military Money presents Money Management and Money Saving Tips posted at Military Finance Network, saying, “Money Management and Money Saving Tips”
Shaun Connell presents Are You Making These Debt Mistakes? posted at Financial Planning, saying, “Every day, tens of thousands of individuals up to their necks in debt emotionally make the wrong decision. In pure desperation, they feel as though they can’t take another month of the debt. Throwing away their biggest ally (brutal rationality), they decide to “just do something.””
kathryn presents Surprising Ways to Make Extra Bucks posted at Out of Debt Christian, saying, “Poetry has never been my strong point – especially that kind that doesn’t even rhyme. It might surprise you to discover that some of those “poems” can be worth big bucks and that is just one way that your random thoughts can bring in the cash.”
Kat presents Annual $$ Check-up posted at the part-time life, saying, “How often do you take a look at your overall financial picture and net worth? And what method do you use? This happy part-timer opts for good ‘ol pencil, paper, and calculator…”
Andy presents Smart Money Mindset posted at Personal Hack, saying, “It shocks me how finances are one of the most neglected aspects in many people’s lives. Fortunately I grew up with a family that taught me how to manage my finances well from a young age. I also got my first job when I was 15 years old which I think helped make me more responsible with money.”
David presents The Basics of Interest: Part 1 posted at Personal Finance Ology, saying, “Learn everything that you need to know about interest rates before you sign on the dotted line.”
Jim presents Preparing Financially for a Baby posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
Financing a Home
Joshua Dorkin presents How High Is Up? A Look at Real Numbers Defined by the Real Estate Collapse posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.
Joe Manausa presents Tallahassee Foreclosure Report | Tallahassee Real Estate Blog posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “There is plenty of news in the national media about foreclosures. From everything that I have read, I suspect for every 100 foreclosures that have and will hit the real estate market during our current housing crisis, we have only seen 2 or 3. The bulk of the foreclosures have yet to hit the market.”
Financing Education
Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice) presents College Costs Are Rising: Save Now With an Education Savings Account (ESA) posted at Homemaker Barbi, saying, “Guest poster Amanda Espinoza explains what an Education Savings Account or ESA is and how to invest for your child’s college tuition tax-free.”
Wenchypoo presents Rethink the Value of College posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.
Investing
The Smarter Wallet presents Charting Stock Movements With Fibonacci Trading Techniques posted at The Smarter Wallet
TStrump presents Diversification - How Much is Enough? | The Strump posted at The Strump - Financial Blog, saying, “Conventional wisdom says that we should diversify our investments. But, how much should we diversify?”
Marc Ryan presents Investment clubs: should you play the game? posted at IndependentInvestor.info, saying, “I had the pleasure of speaking in January 2009 in Montreal to a prestigious investment club- Optimus Investment Club. Members describe themselves as the oldest continuously meeting club of its kind in North America . The topic of my presentation was the investment club and what I call the indexing paradox. Does participating in an investment club help a member to acquire the skills and prerequisites for becoming a do it yourself investor?”
Qovax presents Options Backdating, Spring Loading posted at Value Investing and Entrepreneurship by Qovax, a Software Startup, saying, “Options backdating is one of the favorite shenanigans that executives can use to enrich themselves and employees instead of the shareholders. This is because backdating options is usually considered benign and not necessarily illegal as long as everything is disclosed to the shareholders.”
Dividend Tree presents Asset Allocation is Not Enough for Portfolio Risk Management posted at Dividend Tree, saying, “Asset allocation along with the “quality of investments” is what matter the most. A standalone use of asset allocation will not help in reducing investor’s risk.”
VC presents Investing In Corporate Bonds posted at The Penny Daily, saying, “Discusses Investing In Corporate Bonds, what the risks are right now, and if they are right for you.”
Dividends4Life presents Dividend Stocks: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly posted at Dividends Value, saying, “Like virtually everything else in this world Dividend Stocks can be placed into a few categories based on their historic performance and expectations for the future. Here are three broad categories and some representative selections from each:”
ABC presents Recession posted at ABCs of Investing, saying, “Defining recession”
Managing Debt
The Dough Roller presents Discover More Credit Card–A Consumer Reports Rewards Card Pick posted at The Dough Roller, saying, “The Discover More Card, with its 12 balance transfer offer, can help reduce interest while you eliminate debt.”
PFCreditCards presents 8 Reasons Why You Hate Credit Cards posted at PF Credit Cards, saying, “Do you hate credit cards? Maybe this is why!”
Solid Planning presents Not a Rounding Error, it’s a Strategy posted at Solid Planning.
David presents What is aMerchant Cash Advance posted at Merchant Cash Advance Guide, saying, “Business have to plan financially, too, and more and more are turning to merchant cash advances. MCA’s are a controversial and expensive form of financing, but still growing in volume.”
Miscellaneous
nickel presents Credit Reports and Identity Theft posted at CreditAddict, saying, “Steps to take if you’re afraid you’ve become a victim of credit fraud or identity theft.”
Lauren Rose presents Never Use Copy Paste for Your Credit Card Number and Internet Explorer | No Debt Anymore .org posted at No Debt Anymore .org, saying, “Under certain circumstances, your clipboard contents from a copy and paste command can be stolen from the Internet. And that includes your credit card number!”
julie presents A Tip for Planning Thrifty Shopping Trips posted at Thrifty Frugality, saying, “This is a simple strategy for organizing your shopping to save more money.”
Retirement Planning
Super Saver presents Retiring on the Cheap - Part II posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, “Relocating to a state with lower taxes is one way to significantly reduce expenses in retirement.”
Jeff Rose presents 7 Things To Know About The 2010 Roth IRA Conversion posted at Jeff Rose.
Risk Management and Insurance
Dorian Wales presents Valuation and Risk Measurement Models under Heavy Criticism – What Went Wrong? posted at The Personal Financier, saying, “Are valuation and risk measurement models as the root of all evil?”
Jeff Rose presents Women and Long Term Care posted at Consumer Boomer.
Savings
MoneyNing presents What Everyone Ought to Know When Applying for Free Stuff posted at Money Ning, saying, “Are you taking advantage of free stuff offers? Here’s what you need to know!”
PFCreditCards presents How to Beat Priceline and Get a Winning Bid posted at PF Credit Cards, saying, “Priceline’s name your own price program is amazing. Here’s what it is and how to use it to your advantage.”
Taxes
nickel presents Limits on Itemized Income Tax Deductions posted at fivecentnickel.com, saying, “Did you know that you can lose out on a portion of your income tax deductions if you earn too much money? Sad but true.”
Sam presents New !! Save Money on Your Federal Income Tax with These Credits and Deductions posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, “Save on Your Federal Income Tax Deductions and Credits Never pay more federal income tax than you have to. Here are the recent changes in tax rules you can use to save money.”
nickel@fivecentnickel.com presents TurboTax Discounts for Vanguard Customers posted at Money Tipper, saying, “Great news for Vanguard customers! They’re providing discounted, if not free, access to TurboTax. Check it out.”
Barb A. Ryan presents Asset Allocation, Investment Asset Tax Location, and Emergency Cash Management posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.
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