Carnival of Road to Financial Independence #24

Welcome to the October 19, 2010 edition of road to financial independence.

Beating Inflation

Ryan @ MFN presents Should You Invest In Gold And Precious Metals? posted at The Military Wallet, saying, "Gold and other precious metals are near record highs. Is now a good time to invest in them?"



Darwin presents 100 Year Bonds – Great Yield or Sucker’s Game? posted at Darwin's Money, saying, "100 Year Bonds are actually coming of age now in an era of low yields and income-starved investors. Learn about who's issuing 100 yeard bonds and what to watch for."



Arjun Rudra presents Asset Allocation In A Rising Interest Rate Environment With Gaetan Ruest of Investors Group posted at Investing Thesis, saying, "Interest rates that are set by a country’s central bank have a large impact on the capital markets. Did you know that fixed-income investments such as bonds, that many use for capital preservation and to save for the future exhibit an inverse relationship to prevailing interest rates."

Frugal Living

FM presents First Steps: Teaching Toddlers About Money posted at Finance Mom.



nissim ziv presents Best Careers for Women per Skill Sets & Advantages posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, "This article discusses the statement that women have advantages over men on particular areas and thereby some careers fit them better. The article also provides list of best careers for women where they can better utilize their skills and advantages."



Carrie Oakley presents Recycled Reads: 50 Freegan Living Blog Posts We Can All Learn From posted at Online Colleges, saying, "The listed blog posts represent a broad spectrum of opinions from passionate freegans to ardent critics, hoping to present the most balanced glimpse possible of the practice. It is up to individual readers to formulate their own educated guess regarding what they make of the philosophy and what they hope to take away from their lessons."



Wenchypoo presents Food Stamp Challenge Cheats--Living on $30/Week (or less) Per Person (L-O-N-G) posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket, saying, "We've been led astray in the food spending arena through clever marketing and convenience. Various Food Stamp Challenges in different states show people just how FAR astray we've been led. What counts for food nowadays wouldn't even be recognizable to our grandparents! Getting back to basics--substituting QUALITY for QUANTITY--will help get us back on track so we can take care of life's other business...like having extra money to save, and wealth to build."



Madison DuPaix presents 7 Frugal Moving Tips posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, "Great tips for those who are about to move. A new house or apartment is expensive as it is - save on the move!"


MoneyThinking presents Tips on Purchasing a New Car posted at Money Thinking, saying, "The economy is finally on the upswing, and most people watching the market are proclaiming that interest rates are the best they have been in years on many high-ticket items. One of those items is vehicles."



Susan Howe presents The 8 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Choosing Life Insurance posted at The Budget Life Blog, saying, "Before you commit yourself to a policy, consider these 8 pitfalls associated with life insurance."


Leave Debt Behind.com presents Don’t Scare Your Budget with Over The Top Halloween Expenses posted at Leave Debt Behind, saying, "Let not get crazy with spending tons of money on Halloween stuff this year. Here's how to do it."



Khaleef @ KNS Financial presents CVS Shopping for the Week of 10.03.10 ? Saved $116, Spent $1, Made $46 posted at Faithful With A Few, saying, "Check out how we took advantage of deals, coupons, and ECBs in order to have CVS pay us to shop! Learn how to find these deals and match up coupons without spending an afternoon clipping away!"



Kyle McNamara presents 20 Things You Can Do With Old T-Shirts posted at Web Design Schools Guide.



melissa tamura presents How to Lower the Cost of Your Cell Phone posted at Prepaid Cell Phones.net.


FMF presents Seven Things You Should Always Buy Generic posted at Free Money Finance, saying, "Tips on saving money by buying generic items."



NHE presents Make Your Own Laundry Detergent posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, "Save some money by making your own laundry detergent! Bonus: it's natural too."



Joe Plemon presents How to Avoid Christmas Debt Without Becoming a Grinch … 12 Great Tips posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, "It is very possible to enjoy Christmas without creating debt. These tips will help."



The Saved Quarter presents Ways to Make or Save an Extra $1,000 in a Month, Part 4 posted at The Saved Quarter, saying, "This four part series is about how to make or save $1,000 in a month. The fourth part (linked) is mainly ways to cut current expenses."



freefrombroke presents Where To Find Cheap Fun Family Activities – 6 Places posted at Free From Broke, saying, "Going out with the family can get expensive quick! But there are places you can look to find cheap, or even free, activities to help you save money AND have fun with the family."

Passive Income

SoulRiser presents How To Make Money With Your Website (Part 1) posted at ShareNoesis, saying, "Part 1 of a series on how to make money online from a website (or multiple websites)."



Paul Horowitz presents From Crawling to Running: Building An Online Mini-Empire With Information posted at Biz Jewel, saying, "The key to real financial freedom when working a home business is to provide simple solutions which help others achieve their own success."


Mike Piper presents Using Annuities to Reduce Risk posted at The Oblivious Investor, saying, "If used properly, a fixed annuity can reduce a great deal of the uncertainty that's normally involved in retirement planning."



Peter Rise presents Dude I hate my job review posted at Grow Every Day.



passive family income presents What is a Certificate of Deposit? posted at Passive Family Income, saying, "Earning certificate of deposit interest is one of the easiest and safest ways to make passive income. While not the most glamorous investment option, a CD can provide a stable and guaranteed fixed rate of return in a troubled economy. So what exactly is a certificate of deposit and what does it do?"

Reducing Expenses

Praveen presents Is The Education Market The Next Credit Bubble? posted at My Simple Trading System.



Tim Chen presents Best Balance Transfer Card Just Got Better: 0% for 21 months posted at NerdWallet Blog - Credit Card Watch, saying, "Citibank’s Platinum Select credit card has been the standout balance transfer card for some time now, offering 0% rates for 18 months. Now the deal has gotten a bit sweeter with some customers able to get 0% for a full 21 months."



FIRE Getters presents Advantages of Online Banking posted at FIRE Finance.



Stephanie Christensen presents My Life on Less posted at The Wellness on Less Project, saying, "Explores the experience of going from two salaries to one."


Jeff Weber presents A Quick Tip to Improve Your Credit Score posted at Smart Balance Transfers, saying, "This article explains how paying your credit card bill before the due date can improve your credit score by creating the appearance you are carrying less debt at the end of the month. This can help people save money on everything from mortgages to insurance. Thanks for considering my entry."



NetBiz presents How To Save Money At The Bank posted at Banks That Do Not Use Chexsystems, saying, "Why not add the bank to the list of places where we diligently do our homework and save money?"



CardWisdom presents Airline Credit Cards with No Baggage Fees vs. Low Fee Cards posted at Card Wisdom, saying, "Discusses whether it is worthwhile to pay $100 a year in credit card fees to get free checked bags or to use a credit card with low or no annual fees that can be used on any airline."


MoneyNing presents 10 Hassle Reducing Tips for Dealing with Insurance on Medical Care posted at Money Ning, saying, "Who doesn't want to save some money and time dealing with health insurance?"


CreditShout Kevin presents How to Cancel Recurring Credit Card Payments posted at CreditShout.

Stock Investments

Walter W. Fouse presents Top Ten S&P 500 Index Funds: Large Cap Core Mutual Funds with Lowest Costs posted at Best No Load Funds, saying, "This table of low cost top 10 S&P 500 mutual funds has been organized with the lowest cost index fund first. Nevertheless, each of these S & P 500 index funds is among the least costly on the market."



Carlos Sera presents A Tale of Recovery; Financial Tales posted at Financial Tales, saying, "Today I releaseA Tale of Recovery

I think it should be required reading in every introductory investment class. It is a simple read but illustrates an important concept. It illustrates that a percentage loss hurts more than the equivalent percentage gain. It also introduces the concept of investing as a continuous process. We invest throughout our lives and so every day we start from the same point; all our money is invested."



Dan presents How to Short Treasuries: With Yields this Low, Trade of the Century? posted at ETF Base, saying, "The latest bubble appears to be forming - Bonds. With Treasury bonds at record lows, it's worth checking out the various ways you can short Treasuries to profit from the pending collapse."



Dividist presents Investors still love divided government. A lot. posted at Divided We Stand United We Fall, saying, "In the short term, if investors believe that divided government is good for markets, that expectation can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This may be what we are seeing now in anticipation of the November election results. Apparently the investor class really believes that divided government is good for the market and that the GOP will take the majority in at least one house of congress."



Sun presents How Much Does It Take To Get To $1,000,000? posted at The Sun’s Financial Diary.



Sam presents NEW !! What Is a Mutual Fund? A Common Sense Guide to Mutual Funds posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, "Thanks for including my article. Here's an excerpt..

Mutual funds are investment companies that pool your money with that of other investors to buy stocks, bonds or other securities. The managers of the mutual fund use the pooled funds to buy investments that match your goals. The fund manager determines which investments to buy for the fund, and keeps track of the value of the mutual fund. When you own shares in a mutual fund, you own part of a basket of securities. The more stocks you own, the lower your financial risk if one company fails. By owning shares in a mutual fund, you diversify your investment and reduce your risk.

what is a mutual fundThe Advantages of a Mutual Fund

Mutual funds make investing easier. That's the main advantage of mutual funds."




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