Week in Carnivals - 4th Week in March
March 26th, 2008
I submitted to a few carnivals this last week so want to share some of the highlights of each. This is the 2nd week in a row that I had an editor’s pick on the Carnival of Personal Finance! I’m really glad that I’m able to provide stuff people like to see. I’m hoping there’s more in my head where those came from. I’ve simply loved the sense of community around some of these carnivals. Here’s the list for the fouth week of March:
Carnival of Personal Finance #145 - hosted by Million Dollar Journey
| My Post: | How to Create an Envelope Budget System - I’ve been doing pretty well with envelope budgeting, so I thought I’d share how we did it. This is my 2nd editor’s pick in a row too!  |
| Others I liked: | Free Money Finance: How to Keep Your Child’s Identity Safe - I have 6 children. I love articles like this that people with children need to read and apply. |
| Squawkfox: Just say "NO" to crap! - I loved this post. I’ve been telling my wife for years that we buy too much crap. I’m printing this one and hanging it on my fridge or something. Also, I love the blog. Lots of potential there. | |
| The Honest Dollar: 11 Ways to Trigger an IRS Audit - Good stuff to know here, even though I’ve already done my taxes and all. Never hurts to tuck this stuff away for next time. |
Carnival of Debt Reduction #132 - hosted by Debt Reduction Formula
| My Post: | How to Evolve an Envelope Budget System - My follow-up to the How to Create an Envelope Budget System post. |
| Others I liked: | I’ve Paid For This Twice Already: Debt as the American Way - Amusing post. The fact that I was not surprised by the story at all tells you just how comfortable people are with debt as a good plan. Eww. |
| DebtFREE Revolution: Too Much Debt - Nice rant on how much debt is negatively effecting everyone. It’s certainly caused me some grief, but at least I know what the real problem is and not just the symptoms! | |
| No Credit Needed: 5 Questions To Ask Your Creditors When Making Debt Reduction Payments - It’s amazing how many people make extra payments only to find out they just paid some of the future interest instead of the principal balance. Great list of things to do when pre-paying any debt. |
Carnival of Financial Planning - hosted by The Skilled Investor
| My Post: | The Budget Buffer - The key to how I stopped living paycheck to paycheck. |
| Others I liked: | Frugal Dad: Use Social Security Statement to Determine Lifetime Earnings - This is something I’ve always thought was neat to do just because it was interesting. Frugal Dad puts a twist on it by thinking about how much he’d have if he saved/invested 50% of the amount his whole life. Ugh, my statement says over $500K and I got didly squat to show for it. |
| Free Money Finance: How to Determine the Amount of Life Insurance You Need - Great things to think about here if you’re trying to minimize the amount you sign up for. I’ve always just tried to go with the 10xincome estimate which would set my family up pretty well. |
Well, that’s it for this week, we’ll see you all next time!
Debtbeater
March 26th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Thanks for the link
and glad you liked the post
March 26th, 2008 at 10:54 am
O WOW. I’m fridge worthy! I’m so happy you enjoyed my “crap” article. I burned some serious brain cells trying to say exactly how I feel on the matter. Thank for you enjoying my blog as well.