Best of Money Carnival #18

Posted by Home Morgage | Personal Finance | Sunday 27 September 2009 11:18 pm

Welcome to the Best of Money Carnival, a weekly listing of the top 10 personal finance posts. The carnival gathers submissions from some of the best personal finance and investing bloggers on the web, and permits the hosting blogger the privilege of choosing his or her top ten favorite articles. Below are the ones I selected as the top 10 in a reversed order.

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10. Why My Phone Company is Afraid of Me (and You) Now at The Wealth Pilgrim

I finally pulled the plug on my land line. Here are some innovative solutions I found that allows me to use my cell phone and save money at the same time.

9. Are Debit Cards Evil, Too? at Get Rich Slowly

Banks have turned to overdraft fees as an essential profit center in the midst of this recession. Will debit cards be the next target of reform for our government?

8. Little Tips Make for Big Savings at Fine-Tuned Finance

Finding ways to save money is a necessity for most people. A good number of people will agree that while saving money is a challenge it is also critical to making that dream vacation a reality or simply to make ends meet. Saving doesn’t have to mean doing without but rather spending smarter. Making a habit of saving on the little things can make a great impact over time.

7. Six Habits of the Financially Fit at Money Help For Christians

We know that there are certain criteria to being physically fit. The two most obvious factors are diet and exercise. Today I want us to look at those who are financially fit and determine what habits lead to people being or becoming financially fit.

6. Should I Invest While Still In Debt? at Debt Free Adventure

Investing while still in debt is usually not a wise strategy because it is likely that you are paying more in interest on debt than you would earn in interest on investments. That is not always the case, but it is the most common case. So is investing while you are in debt ever a good idea?

5. Your Kid’s Allowance: How Much To Give Your Child at The Digerati Life

When do we start giving our child an allowance? I looked at an interesting study on allowances: who gives the “better” allowance and how much do people give?

4. How Much Life Insurance Do You Need For Stay At Home Mom or Parent? at Good Financial Cents

For those that do decide to be a stay at home parent, that doesn’t mean that life insurance is not needed for them.

3. I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have posted at Budgets are Sexy

The thing I like about hard work is that it forces you to LEARN how the world works. You make exceptional mistakes, but then you turn around and blow the socks off something!

2. Truth, the highest thing that man may keep at Funny About Money

Most people are habitually truthful. But should you always tell the truth, especially about financial and other personal matters? This post argues that in many circumstances you should resist revealing any more facts that absolutely necessary, even — when pushed — going so far as to provide disinformation.

1. The “Shit-That-Doesn’t-Inspire-You” Factor at Man vs. Debt

You’ve probably heard of the Latte Factor. But for me that doesn’t quite cut it. I’m having much more luck implementing the “sh**-that-doesn’t-inspire-you” factor!”

That’s it for this week’s Best of Money Carnival. If you’d like to be considered for next week’s carnival at Free Money Finance, simply submit your post to through blog carnival. If you’d like to host a future carnival, send FMF an email asking for a slot.

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