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Money Hacks Carnival #24 - The Dog Days of Summer

Lisa | Aug 06, 2008 | Comments 18

Welcome to the August 6, 2008 edition of The Money Hacks Carnival! This is a weekly traveling carnival published every Wednesday, and sponsored by The Money Hackers Network. It was hosted last week at Can I Get Rich on a Salary. Next week’s host on August 13th is The Personal Financier.

I’m posting the carnival with my dog, Pete. Pete’s a 7.5 pound Yorkshire Terrier. He’s ticked that I’m working on this carnival instead of taking him out in the rowboat, so I asked him to help out. The pictures you’ll see here were chosen by him.

My Personal Favorites

FIRE Getters continues his quite informative “Sneaky Credit Card” series with Sneaky Credit Card Trick #7 - High Cash Advance Fees & Rates posted at FIRE Finance.

ISPF presents a list of advice that will help you keep your head above water, in Don’t Go Down with the Economy! posted at Grad Money Matters.

The Shark Investor offers up How To Profit From Ideas posted at The Shark Investor, saying, “What makes some ideas valuable and others - not?”

Dividends4Life presents The Perfect Dividend Stock posted at Dividends 4 Life, saying, “In an utopian world, the perfect dividend stock would be one that is both high-yield and provide a high dividend growth rate. Its share price would appreciate ratable with its increasing dividend. All of this would be driven by increasing earnings and cash flow. Ok, so much for my fantasies, the perfect dividend stock just may be a balanced compromise.”

Career

glblguy at Gather Little By Little submitted a great guest post from Todd at HarvestingDollars called Improving Your Career Prospects. You might want to also check out Todd’s website. It’s a good one!

Mark Montgomery presents Princeton Review’s Best 368 Colleges–A User’s Guide posted at Great College Advice, saying, “The choice of which college to attend is intensely personal. Guidebooks for college selection about. This popular one from Princeton Review is good, but you need to use it carefully!”

Debt & Credit

Card Blogger presents 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards posted at Credit Card Blog.

Joe Manausa presents HR 3221 - Good For Tallahassee posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “For Fannie and Freddie, it seems they got much of what they asked for, and a few things they did not when the President signed HR 3221. It authorized $300B (B as in Billion) to expand the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan guarantee programs.”

Mr Credit Card presents Does Having Too Many Credit Cards Hurt Your Score? posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.

nickel presents Inside the Housing Rescue Bill posted at fivecentnickel.com.

By the Pool

Income

Curt presents Personal Finance Bloggers are Likely to Become the Next Generation of Millionaires posted at PennyJobs.com.

Investing

rothira presents Social Security Affected by Roth IRA Conversions posted at Roth IRA Explained.

GBlogger presents The “Smartest Advice I Ever Got” Was… posted at CAN I GET RICH ON A SALARY.

Saving Money

Crystal Nichols presents Frugal Challenge: Going out to eat posted at Living the Frugal Life.

Chris presents Four Things I?m Doing to Save Money This Week posted at financial reflections, saying, “I’m plugging some very basic but very common holes in my wallet.”

Jim presents Filing A Pothole Damage Claim posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

dmh presents Join Movie Theater Watcher Clubs posted at Daily Money Hack.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents WaMu Free Checking: The High 3.3% APY May Be Worth A Look posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “We’re facing a rough stock market, so where can we turn? If you need to put your money somewhere safe (FDIC insured), a high yield free checking and savings account combo may be the ticket!”

Dorian Wales presents Saving Money and Time (while Reducing Pollution): Americans in Big Cities Discover Scooters posted at The Personal Financier, saying, “Scooters present a rare opportunity to save both money and time and also go green in the process”

Kacper Wrzesniewski presents 37 shortest hacks to save on electricity. posted at KacperWrzesniewski.com, saying, “Save on energy with these shortest hacks ever.”

NtJS presents Why Do You Not Have A Will? posted at not the jet set, saying, “There is no excuse not to do this. There is no *good* excuse not to do this. Do this one yourself or the state will be hacking your estate!”

KCLau presents 48 Fuel Saving Tips posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Article on how to save fuel”

SingleGuyMoney presents My Power Bill is on a Budget posted at Single Guy Money.

Pamela Grundy presents 50 Cent vs. Taco Bell, plus some coupons posted at Personal Finance Analyst.

Thursday Bram presents I’d Rather Be A Brunette: 10 Tips To Save On Hair Care posted at Wise Bread.

Coupon Artist presents How Not Talking About Money Leads to Spending Money posted at artofthecoupon.com.

Tax

FMF presents When to Hire a Tax Professional posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “When to know if you need tax help.”

Other

The Financial Blogger presents Basics of Estate Planning Part 3 posted at The Financial Blogger, saying, “This is a series about estate planning and calculating your net worth at the time of your death.”

Brandon presents Fire Sales: Boost your Selling Power! posted at Hykra.com.

Larry Russell presents Financial Planning Reading List posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Fred Black presents Why Do Smart People Sometimes Find Success So Difficult? posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog..

The Happy Rock presents What Does Financial Simplicity Feel Like? posted at The Happy Rock.

J. Savings presents One of the best $300 items we’ve ever bought - a new stove! posted at Budgets are Sexy., saying, “Sometimes the best bargains are those hidden away from the others in the store! And “floor models” count too!”

Livingalmostlarge presents No Kids = Rich? posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, “Does not having kids really make you rich?”

Raymond presents How To Generate Valid Credit Card Numbers posted at Money Blue Book.

Twenties Money Magazine presents Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft posted at Twenties Money, saying, “Protecting yourself from identity theft is never a sure thing. However, there are preventative measures you can take to safeguard your information and reduce the chances of your identity being stolen.”

Amanda Milne presents 7 Secrets for Accomplishing Your Goals posted at Value For Your Life.

PT presents Build a One-Sheet, Dashboard-Style View of Your Finances posted at Prime Time Money, saying, “Organize your finances using this spreadsheet.”

Decision Care presents 5 Essential Habits to Avoid Financial Disasters posted at DecisionCare, saying, “An important article about using simple tips to prepare for financial crises. Thanks for reading!”

Amy Hobbs presents A Fabulous Wedding for $4,534! posted at My Daily Dollars, saying, “Here’s my saga of staying near the budget for our frugal wedding.”

That concludes this week’s edition. Pete and I want to thank you for coming.

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