Archive for the 'Posts of the Week' Category

Here are some posts from other personal finance sites I found interesting this week:

• Ron over at Wisdom Journal explores 12 things he learned at 32 he wish he knew at 22.
• Flexo at Consumerism Commentary talks about the 5 Components to an Emergency Plan.
• Sun from Sun’s Financial Diary writes about Recently Reopened Mutual Funds and Their Values
• Millionaire Mommy Next Door shows you how to Craft a Budget That Fits Your Needs AND Wants
• Melissa at A Penny Closer talks about being humble while not seeming Embarrassed By Your Accomplishments.

Here are some posts from other personal finance sites I found interesting this week:

• Trent over at The Simple Dollar writes PRepaying On Your Home Loan Is Just A Conservative Investment. I agree wholeheartedly.
• Brett at The Frugal Law Student explains When To Go With The Brand Name and When To Go Generic. Not sure I agree with him about the sneakers after my Starbury purchase.
• Advanced Personal Finance has a post about “Outsourcing” His Lawn Work. I personally like the idea of laying down astroturf on the entire yard.
• Sun at The Sun’s Financial Diary talks about Pulling the Plug On Tbill Purchases. The rates for these have really plummeted lately and he has some nice charts illustrating this.

Here are some of my favorite blog reads from this week:

• Ricemutt at Experiments in Finance posts her Long List of Financial and Investing To-Dos. Very comprehensive and interesting list.
• Pro Bargain Hunter has a good tip for Discount Shopping at Target. I find myself there way too often browsing the clearance deals.
• David at My Two Dollars posts Learn a Foreign Language for Free on how you can use podcasts to brush up. I’ve always been meaning to practice my Spanish but never seem to follow through.
• The Money Tortoise has an interesting response to Google announcing they are trying to offer real time quotes for free titled When 20 Minutes Feels Like Forever.

Enjoy!

Here are some posts that really caught my eye this week:

The Sun’s Financial Diary helps us understand Morningstar’s star ratings.

Money Under 30 tells us How Much Should Be In Your 401k at 30?

Financial Freedumb writes a quick buying guide if you are in the Market For A Laptop Computer.

FMF wants to know What Would You Do With A Million Dollars? I didn’t imagine so many people would give so much to their churches / charity.

JPL has a peice about 5 Things He Wishes He Knew When He Was 20. I’m sure all of us feel similar thoughs when we look back on the decisions we made at that time.

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week:

• AllFinancialMatters has a fantastic collection of Personal Finance How To’s. Well organized and highly useful.
• Financial Freedumb presents the Rough Guide to Starting Your Own Business. This hits home for me because I own a business on the side as well this was a nice primer for any young enterpeneurers out there thinking about starting one.
• In Cash Flow We Trust has a great tip for investors - Look At The 50 Day Moving Average.
• Molly’s Brother says to look out for Free Credit Reports That Aren’t Really Free. Its important to make sure you are going to the right website to request your reports.
• Experiments in Finance shows you how the art of Calculating Tax-Equivalent Yields (especially good for T-Bills).

Hope all my fellow Americans had a fantastic Labor Day weekend, going to do a Tuesday editition of Posts of the Week since yesterday was a holiday.

• Get Rich Slowely has a very comprehensive article ‘The Only Credit Card Guide You’ll Ever Need‘ which is a great primer for anyone thinking about getting or with credit cards.
• Money, Matter and More Musings has an good security peice entitled ‘Computer Security 101 for the Financially Enlightened‘. Though I just read another article on the relative ineffectiveness of personal firewalls, most of the other suggestions are heads on (and hey the firewall software he recommends is free so I guess its worth its price).
• Consummerism Commentary writes about why he likes ‘Consumer Reports’ Unique Approach‘. Basically they take the same route of the average Joe to get the product so they do not receive suped up tester models.
• Investorial has an article titled ‘Where Are Vanguard Funds Going?‘. I personally am a huge Vanguard fanboy so anything related I find interesting.