Awesome Articles This Week

Lazy Man And Money: Alternative Income - Residual Streams - Sometime in the next few days, Lazy Man is getting hitched. For all I know, he already is. Congratulations to him! He’s also been recently discussing alternative income streams, which is close to the heart of many a blogger. I’ve tried some Cafe Press stores which did okay for a bit. I need more merchandise and marketing for it to pick up again though.

Money, Matter and More Musings: How Much Do You Pay For Health Insurance? - Now don’t get me started! I can devote an entire week to rants about the health insurance industry but I am refraining from the drama at the moment. I’ve gone ballistic twice on this topic in the past, so maybe I’ll just recycle the rants for the time being.

Money Smart Life: Credit Card Strategies For A Stress Free Vacation - tells us of the advantages of using credit cards especially for travel and vacation purposes.

The Sun’s Financial Diary: Need Help: Credit Line Reallocation, Balance Transfer And Credit Score - Sun wonders about some potential issues with debt consolidation practices that involve credit line reallocation and credit limits. Could his credit score be impacted by his activities? He doubts it.

Gen X Finance: Mid-Year Financial Checkup Mini-Series Part 4: Christmas In July - How about we start saving now for our holiday expenses? Preparation over procrastination can make you breathe easier come holiday season.

Jonathan: Don’t Pay For Identity Theft Insurance, Here’s How To Protect Yourself For Free - I’ve not heard of id theft insurance before but this is a great reference for security freaks like me!

Free Money Finance: Save 50% on Prescriptions by Buying Larger Does and Cutting Them in Half - A clever frugality tip I’ve not heard of before. But you’ll need to be on long term medication or supplementation to get the most out of this.

Mighty Bargain Hunter: Borrowing one’s way to prosperity doesn’t work - Read about what happens when the world of subprime lending and keeping up with the Joneses collide.

Five Cent Nickel’s: Bill Me Later - Here’s a new service available from e-commerce sites that may calm your paranoia over id theft. But are you ready for a new credit line?

Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: Playing the eBay High Demand Gadget Game for Fun and Profit - An excellent article from Jim about how to buy and resell for profit. Don’t you just love capitalism?

Consumerism Commentary: Don’t Expect a Big Pay Increase: Other Options - No raise this year? No problem! Here’s how to work with your company or give yourself that raise. Also, Flexo reached his 6 figure net worth milestone this week. Congratulations man!

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This Week’s Carnivals

Finance Carnivals Galore
The 41st Carnival of Fraud
School politics and philosophy carnival, 2nd edition
Brain Blogging, Twelfth Edition
Carnival of Online Education #9
The Personal Development Carnival - July 1, 2007