Awesome Articles This Week
Health Scare and Some Financial Questions? Lazy Man and Money took some questions from a reader who had a health scare. This predicament is tough because medical bills happen to be one of the most unreasonable expenses (in my opinion) that you’ll ever ring up. Especially when you get into complicated medical conditions. Being older, I’ve become more aware of this type of thing.
Invest Like A Woman? I like how Money, Matter and More Musings is such a gentleman when it comes to tackling women’s issues. 
How To Spot And Avoid Pyramid Schemes – Money Smart Life is on break right now and this is a guest post by Plonkee Money. My family should’ve read about this ages ago before they got hung out to dry with some pyramid schemes. Say what? More on those details at some point!
Account Transfer From ShareBuilder To Zecco: The Information You Need – The Sun’s Financial Diary leads us through the account transfer process he went through.
Mid-Year Financial Checkup Mini-Series Part 2: Taxes – Gen X Finance reminds us of some tax related reviews we can make at this point.
Debt Snowballing Versus The High Interest Approach: A Real-World Comparison - The Simple Dollar evaluates the “debt snowball” approach and the “pay off the high interest loan first” approach, explaining why you’d pick one over the other.
Would you get a joint savings account with your significant other? asks Mighty Bargain Hunter. Seems like the general consensus in the financial online community is that this may not be a good idea, though it depends on each couple. Everyone’s situation and circumstances are different and perspectives on the matter are varied. But for me personally, my answer is OF COURSE. All my family’s accounts are actually of the joint type, and my spouse and I have managed to agree (for the most part) that we should run our finances this way.
Five Reasons you Should Care About your Credit (FICO) Score - Since I just talked about credit scores a few days ago, I thought to add Five Cent Nickel’s own .02 on the matter!
$10k Challenge: Make Money with Your Own Sign-in-the-Yard Business - Free Money Finance talks about how yard flamingos and plastic cows can help you build a nest egg.
Credit Cards: Get You In, Keep You In, Keep You Spending - Blueprint For Financial Prosperity has it figured that credit card companies are kind of like casinos in the sense that they “sign you up, reel you in, don’t let you quit, and keep you spending”. So what are you going to do about it?
Reader Question: Timing of Credit Card Payments - Consumerism Commentary provides some advice to a reader who asks whether they should pay a credit card bill right away or when it’s due.
Jonathan Clements: A Million No Longer Buys You a Luxe Retirement - All Financial Matters shows us why a million is not what it is any longer. For a solid retirement, you may want to aim higher, especially if you plan to reside in high cost areas.
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I can really recommend the articles on Consumerism Commentary and the simple dollars!
They are always awsome!
Thanks for the “Invest like a woman” article – I really enjoyed it!