Dividend Paying Stocks from The S & P, Volatile Stock Market: The Roundup

School is back in full swing and a new writing gig is keeping me pretty busy. But I managed to squeeze in some financial reading (and extra writing). Here are a few financial writeups from some blogs I frequent:

Personal Financial Articles

• Wise Bread: Check out this post on extreme saving at Wise Bread. How far will you go to be frugal?
• The Smarter Wallet offers traveling tips for the early bird traveler. We should be able to save money when we plan our trips well in advance (although last minute deals can also give us a cost break)!
• Free Money Finance: Some interesting questions here about charitable giving. Do you budget for giving? Do you give either your time or money or both?
• Five Cent Nickel: There are some dividend paying stocks in the S & P that are called “dividend aristocrats”. It’s an interesting term that I’ve never heard of till now! Nickel talks about investing in these stocks.
• Fabulous Financials: Like many of us, Single Ma has become a victim of the credit crunch! She discusses her concerns about her credit card accounts.
• Intelligent Speculator: What are leveraged ETFs? The intelligent speculator wonders if they’re the scam of the century.
• The Financial Blogger discusses why stock markets are so volatile. Here is a look at four aspects of the stock market: from hedge funds and managed portfolios to stock options and small investors. Now maybe these ways to survive a volatile stock market can also help.
• Free By 50 covers the question of refinancing during this time. Take a look at all the considerations you need to make before you refinance.
• Simply Forties: Mary compares her 2009 natural gas bills to last year’s and finds out that it’s not an apples to apples comparison.

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