One Family's Blog: Carnival of Road to Financial Independence #23

Welcome to the September 21, 2010 edition of road to financial independence.

Beating Inflation

Alexander presents Nokia Is A Bargain posted at Dividend Stocks, saying, "What company manufactures the largest number of cell phones in the world? Learn why Nokia is a bargain."

Frugal Living

David presents Are You The Real Card Holder? posted at Credit Card Offers IQ, saying, "Are you the real card holder?"

Madison DuPaix presents Uncovering Rewards Programs for Every Purchase You Make posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, "Here is a great breakdown of some rewards programs that will help you save, some you would never even think of!"

Aaron presents Ten Common Fees Prepaid Cards Charge posted at Prepaidcards123.

Winkblu presents The NEW F-Word? posted at WinkBluDreams.

MoneyNing presents Money Mistakes That (Mostly) Women Make posted at Money Ning, saying, "Women are prone to make certain money mistakes more often than others."

nissim ziv presents Do you hate your job? Top Reasons why People Hate Their Jobs posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, "There can be many negative factors that may lead someone to feel he hates his job, such as: bad company management, bad boss, dull assignments, routine job, workplace environment, relationship between co-workers, low salary, no-feedback received, no career enhancement/development etc etc."

Susan Howe presents 5 Insurance Policies You Shouldn’t Be Caught Without posted at Welcome to the Insure.com Insurance Blog: Life Insurance, Health Insurance and Car Insurance news and opinions, saying, "Here are five recommended insurance policies that you should buy to protect your assets in the event of an unexpected catastrophe."

Missy Diaz presents 5 Scary Ideas To Save on Your Halloween Costume posted at Hot Costumes Blog, saying, "A fun article I wrote on 5 scary ideas to save on Halloween costumes. Let me know if it gets approved. Cheers!"

Roshawn Watson presents Is Extreme Frugality For You? posted at Watson Inc, saying, "Regardless of the size of that paycheck, for most people it is never quite enough. This is commonly referred to as the rat race. Recently, I read that nothing could be more insulting to the rat. Even rats know better than to stay in this silly model."

Sun presents Rent Textbooks To Save Money posted at The Sun’s Financial Diary.

Daniel M. Wood presents 10 Techniques That Will Help You Become More Successful posted at Looking to Business, saying, "The hardest part about succeeding is that their is too much to do, so much advice to get and to make it you have to not only work hard but also right.
How do you know what you are doing is right?"

FIRE Getters presents 12 Tips To Lower Your Heating Bill posted at FIRE Finance, saying, "The cost of energy is rising everyday. Whether it be electricity, gas, water or sewage, our utility bills are becoming higher with each passing month. Consequently most of us are looking for ways to trim our energy expenses and boost our savings. As winter sets in, the cost of heating our houses will be a major concern .."

me in millions presents Coupon-ing Start posted at me in millions, saying, "I talk about how I got my start using coupons and finding deals."

Wenchypoo presents The 50% Solution posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket, saying, "How to hang onto your money (while you're making it , or afterwards)."

Passive Income

Medhat Youssef presents Free of charge And Paid Forms Of Marketing Business Web Advertising Could be Utilized posted at Cashed.

Kai S. presents Make Residual Income posted at Internet Business Tactics, saying, "Being able to make passive income is something that can make you financially independent. There are some disadvantages however."

PT presents Mystery Shopper Jobs: Deciphering the Mystery posted at Prime Time Money, saying, "Make some extra income while you shop. But know the truth about mystery shopper jobs before you try it."

Reducing Expenses

Neal Frankle presents How to Discharge Debt And Is It Worth It? posted at Wealth Pilgrim: Money Management Advice, Financial Stess Management, Addiction Recovery Plan & Resources, saying, "The best way to discharge debt is to pay it. But sometimes, that’s just not possible."

freefrombroke presents What’s This Groupon I Keep Hearing About? posted at Free From Broke, saying, "Groupon is an online service that offers up daily coupons which can save you from 50-90%!"

Brian Cull presents How-to graphical budgeting posted at Living at the Top of the Bell-Shaped Curve, saying, "How-to guide on an easy-to-start, simple way to track your budget by graphing"

Charles Chua C K presents How Many Credit Cards Do You Have? posted at All About Living with Life.

Praveen presents Free Credit Reports and FICO Scores posted at My Simple Trading System.

Khaleef @ KNS Financial presents How to Create a Budget – Evaluate Expenses posted at Faithful With A Few, saying, "Establishing goals and setting up a budget is not the end. You must now evaluate your spending to be sure that your money is working toward your goals!"

Stock Investments

Rob presents IRA Hardship Withdrawal posted at Stock Tips, saying, "Are you going through hardships and need to withdrawal money from your IRA? Familiarizing yourself about the IRA withdrawal rules is crucial to avoid penalties and fees."

FMF presents The Active versus Passive Decision posted at Free Money Finance, saying, "Why passive investing beats active investing."

Dan presents The 7 Deadly Sins of ETF Investing – Are You Guilty? posted at ETF Base, saying, "ETFs are better than mutual funds and stocks in many aspects, but there are several risks and downsides many investors are unaware of ranging from futures roll to how leveraged ETFs work. Learn about the 7 Deadly Sins of ETFs."

Ken presents Retirement Planning: Understanding the Various Types of Investment Assets posted at Spruce Up Your Finances, saying, "Identifying various types in order to diversify your retirement investment portfolio"

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