Welcome to the January 24, 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.
Enjoy!
The Skilled Investor
Budgeting
Jay M presents Re-evaluate and measure your marketing strategy in 10 steps posted at 4 entrepreneur, saying, “Re-evaluate and measure your marketing strategy in 10 steps”
SpiKe presents Be A Smart Shopper During The Sales posted at Organize IT.
Economics
LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS presents How The World’s Cheapest Car Is Bad For Your Wallet posted at LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS, saying, “India’s making the world’s cheapest car. Expect gas prices to increase.”
Goldfish presents Why Buying a Luxury Car is Smarter than Buying a Luxury Home posted at Contrarian Goldfish.
Financial Planning
Ryan-Careonecredit presents Keeping an Eye on the U.S. Dollar posted at Care on Credit, saying, “Listening to the experts talk about inflation and the Consumer Price Index can become bewildering when you don’t understand how these economic indicators affect you. Here’s a quick primer to prepare you for the financial report on tonight’s news.”
Matthew Paulson presents Use The Gift Card Now or You’ll Lose it to the State’s Piggy Bank posted at American Consumer News.
kdickson presents What should you do when you strike it rich? – 7 ways to benefit from windfalls, bonuses, and other ‘found’ money! posted at InvestorBlogger, saying, “This article provides some suggestions on how to handle sudden bonuses or windfalls.”
Four Pillars presents My New Asset Allocation (Part XIV) posted at Quest For Four Pillars, saying, “Four Pillars talks about his new and improved asset allocation. Lots of great Bernstein discussion in the comments.”
Marie Claire Cooper presents 10 Easy Steps to STOP Shopping Addiction and Compulsive Spending (Shopaholism) posted at Personal Finance Management Guide.
Ginger presents Girls Just Wanna Have Funds: A Personal Finance Blog About My Journey To Financial Freedom posted at Girls Just Wanna Have Funds, saying, “Being poor is expensive. They pay extra in the areas of personal banking, credit, job and healthcare and in a nutshell it sucks to be poor. But, there is a silver lining.”
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Banking On Money posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog, saying, “humor about [...]