Personal Finance Reads
- The Simple Dollar ponders on whether an all cash lifestyle is what is required to beat a debt habit. I’ll have to say if the debt habit is serious, this should be the way to go — there are studies that show that it works.
- Lazy Man and Money shares with us how to save money on wine. Well, I know how you can save on liquor — befriend some wine store owners.
- Money Smart Life has more on preparing a budget for a better year ahead.
- Gen X Finance talks about the Fed’s plan to address shady mortgages. Is it too little too late?
- The Sun’s Financial Diary reviews the Pocket Loox N100 portable GPS navigator, which he got himself for Christmas. Nice!
- Five Cent Nickel discusses cleaning out your house for fun and profit. He uses a handy book called It’s Deductible to provide an accurate costing of stuff you decide to give away to charity. I use the exact same book to value my donations when tax time comes.
- Blueprint For Financial Prosperity: covers the details of six bank account types and how to analyze them.
- Mighty Bargain Hunter loves to pick up pennies. I pick them up too — it depends on where I find them though!
- No Credit Needed recounts the annoying practice made by store personnel, of asking customers if they’d like to apply for store credit cards to get discounts. I feel exactly the same way as he does.
- Free Money Finance suggests what you should do with a year end bonus. You guessed it: how about saving or investing it?
Additional Readings Around The Web
Emergency Fund vs Ninja Bills @ Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Money
4 Ways to Succeed in the New Year @ David S. Finch
Planning the Joint Retirement Portfolio: December 2007 Update @ Make Love Not debt
It’s Not What You Make, It’s What You Keep @ Plonkee Money
Are You Giving the Gift of Consumerism? @ Moolanomy
Tips For Buying A Condo @ Chief Family Officer
Top 10 Money Saving Tips for Christmas – #7 Entertainment & Activities @ Generation Y Finance
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Thanks for the Callout SVB! And Happy Holidays!
Thanks for the link. Nice to be included in a great list of personal finance posts.