It’s starting to get cooler around here but it hasn’t slowed us down at all! In fact, we’re just getting busier by the season. Here were some posts I had time to read up on in the midst of ferrying my kids to school and putting down my 40 hours this week trying to get two software project releases out the door. Pick me up from the floor, anyone?
Picks From My Regular Reads
- Money Smart Life: Quit your job and win $50,000? Intuit is holding a contest that can get your entrepreneurial adventure started!
- Lazy Man and Money: Making your own beer sounds like an interesting concept, and so is the fact that you can incorporate it in your diet too.
- Gen X Finance: Evaluate your investment progress the right way.
- Money, Matter and More Musings: Past financial hardships can teach us a lot about money. Don’t let a negative history bog you down. This is a guest post from the Dough Roller.
- The Sun’s Financial Diary: As usual, I learned something new from Sun: lifecycle ETFs. What will they think of next? Sounds like a great idea which currently has no record to speak of. So I’ll be keeping an eye on these things.
- The Simple Dollar: Trent gives some words of assurance to would-be parents who worry about expenses associated with children. It’s not as expensive as you think!
- Five Cent Nickel: Amazon Prime allows you to order anything you want through Amazon with free two day shipping if you pay a fixed charge. Is it something you’d pay for? Seems like there are other concerns people have about this service that go beyond money.
- Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: Here’s how to address and avoid annoying bank mistakes.
- Mighty Bargain Hunter: A great resource to be had: a list of money-related forums and discussion boards!
- No Credit Needed: Can you live without credit cards? Take a peek at NCN’s simple budget and strategies to live without credit.
- Free Money Finance: How not to get a job! Avoid these bad moves while job hunting.
- Punny Money: Fall is here and it’s time to sweep up those leaves!
Additional Readings Around The Web
- Ways to Cut your Health Insurance Costs @ Green Panda Treehouse
- The 60 Second Breakfast @ 60 in 3
- Trap pesky fruit flies the frugal way @ MSN Smart Spending
- The One Investment You Absolutely Must Make @ How I Will Be Rich
- Six tips for making dreaded calls to customer service a little easier @ Chief Family Officer
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Thanks so much for the pick. There’s some great stuff out there. I’m especially interested in making my own beer.