I’d like to start out by discussing the brand spanking new “Carnival of Money Stories”. I had been in some discussion with the host, Andy from Money Walks, about his interest in starting a new carnival but there was initially some question about what kind of angle he should take to avoid overlap with existing finance carnivals. We discussed a platform for people’s personal stories: the emphasis, being your own personal experiences, whether it be in finance or business, or whether you are managing your own money or trying to make it in the many ways that it can be acquired. If you can relate a concept or a news article to yourself at a personal level, then that would be a great fit for “Money Stories.”
I’m very happy that he’s relaunched the carnival for this purpose so that this could perhaps encourage more originality in content in the form of views, musings and story-telling. And it’s off to an awesome start! Great job Andy! Many thanks for putting this together.
The Carnival of Money Stories #2 hosted at Money Walks has Earning My Dad’s Respect. This article, to me, represents what this carnival is about: a story straight from the heart.
Now on to the others!
Towards Better Life Carnival Edition #4 hosted at Towards Better Life gives us 10 Questions That Determine Your Financial Fitness. I answered 9 out of 10 yes. I’m still working on living under a budget!
The Internet Money Makers Carnival #5 hosted at My Quest To Make Money On The Internet contains eBay: The Famous, Weird and Most Expensive Auctions. It’s chockfull of fun trivia about eBay.
The Carnival of Customer Service #2 hosted at CRM Lowdown has this informative piece: Etiquette to Reading and Replying to Emails. It has smart suggestions for controlling your inbox.
The Personal Development Carnival - January 7, 2007 hosted at Creating A Better Life gives us What’s Your Money Type? I like this post basically because I’ll be doing a similar post like this in the future! I enjoy money profile analysis, really I do.
The Carnival of Investing for January 8, 2007 hosted at Binary Dollar presents Is Your 401K Insured Against Electronic Theft? Wow! Now that’s something I didn’t know: brokerage accounts can get hacked!
The Carnival of Personal Finance Superheroes Edition hosted at the utlra creative Get Rich Slowly shares with us Where Are The Millionaires In The Personal Finance Blogosphere? Hmmm…. I think there are a number out there who just won’t admit it!
The Carnival of Capitalists for January 7, 2007 hosted at Diary of a Startup has this wonderfully funny post How To Flush $299 Down The Toilet. Love the humor on this one.
The Carnival of Wealth Building Ideas for January 9, 2007 hosted at Wealth Building World gives us Can I Conquer My Vanity For The Sake Of My Sanity? Hee. I can. And I’ll write about it at some point (watch out for this).
The Festival of Frugality #56 hosted at Savvy Steward presents with a twist! It contains the 10 Commandments of Frugality and the Master List - 66 Ways To Save Money. Definitely a master list of great tips.
The Festival of Investing - January 9, 2007 hosted at Investing World Today gives us The Advantages of Buying REO Properties. This post sheds some light on Real Estate Owned Properties, which are “owned by the bank and have gone through the foreclosure process, but no one successfully bid on them for purchase.”
The World’s Biggest Personal Growth Carnival hosted at Bryan C. Fleming contains Financial Freedom - The Pursuit of Happyness which discusses the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness”. I need to catch it sometime.
Work At Home Entrepreneurs - January 9, 2007 hosted at Work At Home Entrepreneurs presents this awesome expose: The Evolution of the Anti-Mary Kay Movement. This looks juicy!
The Carnival of Entrepreneurs #5 hosted at the ever jolly Startup Spark gives us tons of business fun. Among its entries is 10 Reasons To Start A Business in 2007, which affirms why we’re in startup mode!
And I’d like to close this great list with a couple of articles from two of my favorite bloggers:
Steve Olson has My Escape From The Culture Of Fear where he asks a powerful question: Do I do the things I am wired to do through my hyperfocused obsessive learning, or do I return to frightening myself into doing what other people expect me to do?
Instigator Blog’s 8 Steps To Growing Your Blog Community One Person At A Time, is spot on and inspiring as heck!
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Dear Curly/SVB,
Thank you for linking to Can I conquer my vanity for the sake of my sanity? at Wise bread.
We’re a group of bloggers each trying to “live large on a small budget”, and Wise Bread is where we share our stories and life tips. That post is one of my favorites on the site as well!
We’ve only been online for a month or so, but the response has been fantastic. I guess lots of people are also struggling to live large on small budgets.
Best wishes for the new year!
Greg
You’re quite welcome! I’ve read and enjoyed your articles regularly and I dig your name.