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The Carnival of Pecuniary Delights, #6 - Are You Cashing in on Going Green?

Lisa | May 07, 2009 | Comments 24

Welcome to the still brand spanking new Carnival of Pecuniary Delights!

You can check out last week’s carnival at MoneyNing, and next week’s carnival at I Pick Up Pennies.

And if you’re interested in hosting, or reading more about the carnival, get the scoop at Penny Pince’s Blog Carnival page.

We had 34 great entries this week. Well, really 36 great entries, but someone, ahem, I won’t say who - but you know who you are - tried to slip more than one entry under the radar. Naughty blogger.

Please link back, and if you enjoy the carnival, stumble, fav, twitter and anything else you’d like to do.

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Now, to the carnival.

The world is going green. And for us personal finance bloggers, there’s money to be made! There’s a plethora of ways to cash in.

For instance, have you heard of the revamped up and coming “Cash for Clunkers” Program making it’s way through the legislature? It’s designed to assist both the auto industry and the environment, as well as you!

Favs

FMF from Free Money Finance presents Getting Started With Investing.

J. Money from Budgets Are Sexy presents What makes a job a truly enjoyable place to work?

PT Money from Prime Time Money presents AnnualCreditReport.com and Your Free Credit Score. The only place to get a true credit report.

Charlie from PayLessForFood.com presents How to Buy Bread and Bakery Products So Cheap You’ll Think You’re Stealing.

Prune Danish from Frugal Luxury presents The Perfect Frugal Quiche. Frugal, to me, means ‘without waste’. This recipe is inexpensive to prepare…but it also saves time, and uses up leftovers.

Career

Writer’s Coin from The Writer’s Coin presents Turning Down a Promotion: A Baseball Lesson.

Debt and Credit

Bob from Christian Personal Finance presents Debt Snowball software. YNAB actually comes with a great debt snowball software tool as a bonus!

Pinyo from Moolanomy Personal Finance presents Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps To Financial Freedom. An in depth look of Dave Ramsey’s famous Baby Steps To Financial Freedom plan.

Matt from Taking Charge presents You are your own best credit repair company.

Silicon Valley Blogger from The Digerati Life presents Prevent Identity Theft: Some Credit Report Monitoring Services and Options. He discusses a variety of ways to monitor your credit status and history. There are both free and paid ways to do it and he reviews the pros and cons of these options.

Madison from My Dollar Plan presents Making Home Affordable Second Lien Program.

Mr. ToughMoneyLove from Tough Money Love presents Reasons to Monitor Your Net Worth, not Your Credit Score. There are some very good reasons to pay more attention to your net worth and less to your credit score. This post lists some of them.

Canadian Finance from The Canadian Finance Blog presents Borrowing for the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC). The HRTC is a Canadian 15% credit on money spent for renovations over $1,000 and no more than $10,000.

Rajeev Kumar Singh from Money For Investment presents Benefits of using your credit card wisely.

Matt B from Financial Methods presents Debt Statistics-How do you Stack Up?. Where do you stand when compared to the “average” American Adult when it comes to debt?

You’ll want to pay attention to the 2009 tax breaks available for insulating your home, or buying a hybrid, too.

Frugality

Online Banks from Online Banks Blog presents New Hybrid Cars - Save Money On Gas.

Jeff Rose from Good Financial Cents presents Easiest and Simplest Chicken Pasta Recipe You’ll Ever Make.

Penelope Pince from Pecuniarities presents Language Lesson ~ Frugality is a Virtue. A look at the origins of the word frugality and why it’s a trait to be proud of rather than ashamed.

Jim from Bargaineering presents How to Become a Coupon Ninja in 15 Minutes A Week.

kyle from Suburban Dollar presents Why Budgets Fail.

Insurance

MLR from My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return on Life presents What is Dental Insurance & Who Has It? A synopsis of what dental insurance is, who has it in America, and reasons why you should.

Miss M from M is for Money presents FSA vs HSA.

Investors will benefit from all the money Obama is throwing at alternative energy companies. Here’s where the money is going.

Investing

Ray from Financial Highway presents Investment Club- Learning About Investing. Investment Clubs can be a very powerful educational resource to learn about investing and money management.

SVB from The Smarter Wallet presents Investing In The Stock Market? Rules To Help You Sleep At Night.

Money Management

pfincome from Passive Family Income presents How to Create Passive Income Through Affiliate Marketing. Creating a new income stream through affiliate marketing can be an excellent way to pay down your debt or increase your net worth.

Mr.GoTo from Go To Retirement presents Building a Retirement Emergency Fund. A retirement emergency fund serves a purpose that is different from a conventional emergency fund. Read more about it.

B Simple from Simplifed Financial Lifestyle presents Financial Delegation will lead to Financial Simplification.

mfd from My Findependence day presents Fancy Tax Software - Should You Be Afraid?.

Smart meters will soon help you locate the energy sinks at home. The claim is that you can save as much as 20% on your energy bills.