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A short announcement before I embark on this week’s roundup of money articles: I’m hosting the Cavalcade of Risk this week, so don’t hesitate to submit your best posts on risk management, insurance, investing and other articles on business and financial risk through this form. It’s not too late to participate, but deadline for submissions is Monday this week! The carnival will be posted on April 25 morning PST, which is this Wednesday.
Articles I Liked Last Week
The Simple Dollar tells us about Finding Your Dream House and Trying To Convince Yourself You Can’t Quite Afford It, where Trent lays out his plans about considering a house on the upper range of his budget. I was in his position 6 years ago as I carried my first child, wishing for a larger house for our growing family. Back then, it was just after the 9/11 tragedy and some of the house prices here took a deep dive. Realizing the opportunity, we jumped into the market and found a house we loved that was at the the *very* high end of our budget. We went ahead anyway, even though we were subsisting on one income (as we do now), pegging our hopes on the incredibly low mortgage interest rates that existed then. It all worked out in the end. But it could be a different story today so Trent is wise to weigh his options and proceed with care regarding this decision. I wish him luck with it.
The Sun’s Financial Diary asks Who’s Checking My Credit? Have you ever wondered who peeks into your credit and when they do? There are some surprises in this article.
Money Smart Life has How To Impress Your Boss By Screwing Up. Hah! This reminded me so much of my own workplace drama and boo-boos that had its own happy ending. Think: when you mess up at work, all is NOT always lost.
Gen X Finance has 24 Signs That You Could be in Financial Trouble #19: Simply Having Too Many Credit Cards, which echoes the way I view finance in general. There’s no one size fits all answer here to the question: how many credit cards should you carry?
Money, Matter and More Musings discusses An Example of Bad Credit Advice, which honestly taught me a few things since I am not an expert on credit. Golbguru chews out the American Chronicle’s credit card advice with gusto.
Binary Dollar introduces us to The $2,500 Car – Now With Brakes! It’s one of those items that hopes to make up for its cheaper features via its cute looks.
MyMint gives us a story about financial trouble with Tuesday Train Wreck – The Pastor’s House. May we learn from the challenges that others face.
Canadian Dream: Free At 45 shares the Top 10 Signs That Your Retirement Plan Is Not Going To Work. I had quite a chuckle with this. By the way, I also want to be “free at 45″!
Stop Buying Crap put together a HOWTO: Protect What’s Left of Your Consumer Privacy, which is a fantastic resource that helps us fight back against telemarketers and unwanted solicitors.
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I’m french, Let’s buy some Euros
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Here, real estate is a good investment strategy, because price are higher and higher.
Maybe, you can buy in France?
I haven’t ventured to Europe in ages so I wouldn’t know where to start looking for property there…;).
When I visit some old friends stationed there, I could check things out, but I hear that things are quite more expensive!