Welcome to the January 10, 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
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Man Can’t Live By Bread Alone ? Or Can He? posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
Moneywise presents Cost of owning a car posted at The Real Returns, saying, “I calculate the ownership cost of a car over the 10 year period.”
Lin Burress presents How To Teach Your Children About Money And Money Management | Telling It Like It Is posted at Telling It Like It Is.
RacerX presents Budget as a Four-Letter Word posted at Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Money, saying, “One of the first thiong you must do to get your finances in order is to establish a budget. Unfortunately, this is where many fail.”
Economics
Sagar presents 20 Reasons Why a Falling Dollar Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing posted at Currency Trading.net.
Jacob presents The economics of Robinson Crusoe posted at Early Retirement Extreme, saying, “Economics 101″
Ian Welsh presents Has the Dollar Hegemony’s Tipping Point Been Passed? posted at The Agonist, saying, “When the point of no return hits, the long term utility of holding the majority of savings in dollars, especially for US citizens, will also be past.”
Financial Planning
KCLau presents Husband and Wife: Who Should be the Financial Controller? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “An article describing how a couple can combine their finances and make that advantageous for them. The article also discusses certain issues regarding combining finances for husband and wife.”
Matthew Paulson presents Four Ways to Give Yourself a Raise posted at American Consumer News.
GWN Lifestyle presents Show Me the Money! posted at GWN Lifestyle, saying, “Simplified revenue model and financial forecast to give business owners an idea of how much money can be earned in a short period of time.”
Sagar presents The Top 80 Charities for Open Source and Open Access Advocates posted at Virtual Hosting.
RacerX presents Zen Through Better Budgeting… posted at Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Money, saying, “Talks about the peace of mind that can be achieved by having [...]