Carnival of road to financial independence #9

Welcome to the July 21, 2009 edition of road to financial independence.

Beating Inflation

John Mellem presents Survival Stew: Survival 101 - Preparing For The Future: Financial Moves That Need Immediate Consideration posted at Survival Stew, saying, "Hyper inflation could be right around the corner with all of the current fiat currency being printed. This is the time to act to avoid catastrophic losses in the next few months."

Wenchypoo presents Buying Houses at Price-Per-Unit posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Banker Saver presents Is The Inflation Protected Certificate of Deposit Still Around? posted at Banker Saver, saying, "Thanks!"

Frugal Living

MoneyNing presents How to Be a Millionaire posted at Money Ning, saying, "Several ways to become a millionaire is given but more importantly, one way is guaranteed to work (no pun intended)."

Joshua presents Re-Using For The Family Budget posted at Family and Parenting, saying, "Recycling is not only good for the environment but also good for your family finances."

Patrick @ Cash Money Life presents Debit Card Versus Credit Card – Which Is Better? posted at Cash Money Life, saying, "Which is better - using credit cards or debit cards? Credit cards offer better protections and cash rewards, but also come with the temptation to overspend."

nickel presents Quit Shopping, Save Money posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Gregory E. Rouse presents Frugal Business posted at Frugal-Living-Skills Blog, saying, "First, we don’t know how to do math today… People will often spend money to save money (which is a paradox) or spend money to make money. We seem to forget that every penny spent has to be earned back."

The Smarter Wallet presents How To Consolidate Debt: Ways To Reduce Your Debt Load posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "Thanks!"

oneadvice presents IVA Bank Accounts posted at One Advice, saying, "Been accepted for an IVA but worried that you cannot get a bank account? Need to move away from a bank that you are in debt too? You CAN get a bank account! Find out how..."

Woman Tribune presents 5 Tricks to Get a Handle on Unnecessary Spending posted at Woman Tribune.

Passive Income

Peter OBrien presents 5 Ways Niche Review Templates Can Make You More Affiliate Income posted at Free Internet Marketing Tips, saying, "A great way to make more affiliate income is to increase your chances by promoting more than one affiliate product. With Niche Review Templates, you"

BankMan presents Top high yield savings account rates posted at High Yield Savings Accounts, saying, "The top high yield savings accounts offer customers a good way to earn interest on their savings while their money is in the bank."

Praveen presents From a Business Perspective, What's So Great About Twitter, Anyway? posted at My Simple Trading System.

lifestyles presents The Path of Least Resistance posted at Lifestyles Unlimited Real Estate Investing and Mentoring, saying, "An article about choosing the path of least resistance when finding a vehicle to financial freedom."

Mark Ashbridge presents Think And Grow Rich Has A Power Principle posted at globalmastermindnetwork.com, saying, "Study And MasterMind The Proven Philosophies Of The Think And Grow Rich And Earn Thousands Of Dollars In Residual Income Giving Away FREE MasterMinds"

Darwin presents Haverhill Home Staging Course - Have You Been Had? posted at Darwin's Finance, saying, "This article highlights a rapidly growing and heavily advertised "income opportunity" that you should consider further before forking over your money."

Luke Grand presents Becoming A Millionaire Not Required posted at Cash Out Life.

Reducing Expenses

Credit Shout presents Good Debt vs Bad Debt posted at CreditShout.

Noload Bonds presents Bond Mutual Fund Fees posted at Bond Market Index Funds, saying, "Simply put, if you pay higher bond mutual fund fees, then these bond management expenses tend just to be a deadweight loss to you. The best bond fund buying strategy is to pick only very low-cost no load bond funds."

Save Money presents Save Money By Increasing Your FSA Contributions posted at How I Save Money.net.

Ishan @ ILoveFreeSoftware presents How to Setup Virtual Fax Machine for Free posted at I Love Free Software, saying, "Having a regular fax machine is expensive. The best alternative is to use Online fax services. However, most of the fax services come with a monthly fee. In this article I explain how to setup your own free online fax service completely free. No registration fee, no monthly fee, no setup charges. Totally Free."

Bouch presents Alex and his family earn a decent living, but are drowning in over a half a million dollars in debt. See his first update where $11,000 has been paid off in one month. posted at MoneyStance - Money Making Opportunity Reviews, saying, "Alex and his family earn a decent living, but are drowning in over a half a million dollars in debt. See his first update where $11,000 has been paid off in one month."

Tyler Tervooren presents Save $550 a Year by Hypermiling posted at Frugally Green, saying, "If you want to green your life and save money doing it, start with the low-hanging fruit. A few simple changes to your driving habits can net you impressive fuel savings that you can apply to other areas of your life."

Smart Unemployment presents Individual Health Insurance: How To Lower Your Premiums In Three Steps posted at Smart Unemployment, saying, "Three ways to lower the cost of your health insurance premium while keeping your same health coverage."

Dan at Everydayfinance presents How to Get a Mortgage Rate Under 4% posted at Everyday Finance, saying, "This article highlights means by which home buyers can attain a sub-4% mortgage rate by playing their cards right."

Len Penzo presents Ten Essential Negotiating Tactics Everyone Should Know posted at Len Penzo . Com, saying, "One of the most important life skills you need to know is the art of negotiating. Here are ten essential tactics to help you master the art."

Miss Bankrupt presents Personal Budget Cuts and My Options posted at Miss Bankrupt.

Stock Investments

Susan Saverton presents 9- Efficiency of Personal Investing Strategies posted at Pasadena Financial Planner, saying, "When pursuing optimal financial planning and investing strategies and controlling your costs and capital gains taxes, you also need to establish a time-efficient system to monitor, adjust, and adhere to your financial plan. You need to control and limit the time that you spend on your financial planning, and you need to focus your planning efforts on the most effective activities."

ABC presents Different Types of Stock Market Indexes posted at ABCs of Investing, saying, "How different types of stock market indexes work."

Big Cajun Man presents Eating Your Own Dog Food? posted at Canadian Personal Finance Blog, saying, "Does your financial advisor follow their own advice?"

Saj Karsan presents Screening For Value posted at Barel Karsan, saying, "The article discusses how to find and identify cheap stocks, and some of the pitfalls of such methods."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Online Discount Brokers: SmartMoney Broker Survey posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

Investing Toolkit presents The Successful Stock Investor: Do You Have These Attributes? posted at Investing Toolkit.

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