Best Personal Financial Planning and Personal Investment Articles this Week from Personal Finance Blogs Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #194 – July 22, 2011
Welcome to the July 22, 2011 Edition #194 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, Editor
Budgeting and Economics
Money Beagle presents Wedding Tip: Keep Tabs On Your Vendors posted at Money Beagle, saying, “Weddings are one of the most expensive things to plan for. Here’s a tip to make sure you don’t waste precious dollars.”
Michael Donelly presents Is the US dollar in danger of an imminent collapse? posted at www.anotherway.org, saying, “For many years the US dollar has been considered as the world’s leading currency. Even today the dollar is world’s reserve currency which means that many other governments keep their savings in dollars. But the recent crisis hit the US hard and this situation might change. The US economy used to be the dominant but many economists believe that China’s economy will become number one in the world by year 2020……”
Kelly presents Essentials of Saving Money: The Art of Negotiating posted at Wallet Watcher, saying, “While you shouldn’t walk into a major department store and give your lowest offer for a television, there are many fees and places where you can negotiate.”
Sabrina presents How to Cut Your Food Budget posted at Frugal Living, saying, “Food is one area where we have more control than we tend to realize. I certainly didn’t realize how much control I had over my food budget until a point in my life when ends weren’t meeting; I was going to be losing money each month, it was just a matter of how much, or how little, I could get it to be. These are some lessons I learned…”
The Family Wallet presents posted at The Family Wallet, saying, “Even the most compatible couples often have different ideas of how money should be handled. But that doesn’t mean they should call it quits if they can’t see eye to eye on financial issues. In many cases, it just means that they need to work on communication [...]