Personal Finance Reads
- Money Smart Life: Unfortunately, not all of us are whizzes with money, and for some of us, money just doesn’t hang around long enough to be a fixture in life. Here are some reasons why that could be the case.
- Lazy Man and Money: Prosper.com has come up with new features that are improving the experience of person-to-person lending. I may pipe in on this topic at some point!
- Gen X Finance: Jeremy has put together his findings and analysis about people’s level of knowledge about the subject of retirement. This enlightening exercise also urges us to learn the basics of this subject, especially if this milestone is around the corner.
- Money, Matter and More Musings: Let’s take a harder look at percentages and see how they impact our finances. Take note of what those numbers really signify.
- The Sun’s Financial Diary: I’ve always been intrigued by Chinese stocks, and this report by Sun brings to light just how hot the Chinese stock market is. But with this market going on such a hot streak, you cannot help but worry that this is a bubble just waiting to burst.
- The Simple Dollar: How prepared are you in an emergency? Here are some frugal ways to get ready for that “next big one” (whatever it may be)!
- Five Cent Nickel: Nickel muses about long term disability insurance and he’s not alone. This is something we are still working to beef up on, though we’ve already done some preliminary research on the matter.
- All Financial Matters: Even though this may be furthest from your mind right now, here’s a nice primer on how to calculate your taxes. Quick and easy.
- Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: Interesting talk here about timing the real estate market vs timing the stock market. In my opinion, some timing is okay — if you do it in moderation and for some strategic purpose (as opposed to emotional). If you have the talent for it, then have at it
. - Mighty Bargain Hunter: It’s nice to hear of a positive customer service experience; if only they happened more often. It doesn’t take much to make this customer happy!
- No Credit Needed: I’m a big fan of keeping things as simple as possible, especially in the realm of finances.
- Free Money Finance: I really do not like to mix finance with anything else, especially psycho-babble, as FMF puts it. So I agree with him on his assessment that this is strange advice.
Additional Readings Around The Web
- How To Get Insider Pricing @ How I Will Be Rich
- The Price Of Education @ The Financial Blogger (A Canadian’s take on education plans)
- How to Succeed in Investing By Doing Everything “Wrong” @ Two WiseAcres
- Our Mortgage Payment Has Decreased @ Clever Dude
- The Best Investors Always Sleep Well @ My Investment Blog
- Hot Finance Carnivals!
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Great list! I don’t really put much stock on financial advice tinged with other content like psycho-babble as you put it, mumbo-jumbo or anything too touchy-feely.
thx for the mention!
mmm. I always take financial advice with a pinch of salt. It’s a risky market to rely on someone elses opinion.