One Family's Blog: Carnival of Road to Financial Independence #30

Welcome to the April 19, 2011 edition of road to financial independence.

Beating Inflation

Nathan Richardson presents Best CD Rates in 2011 posted at Deals & Tips, saying, "Increase your investment income by investing in CDs with an online bank. We've complied the top yielding rates in April 2011."

Darwin presents My Salary Will Never Increase Again In Real Dollars – Will Yours? posted at Darwin's Money, saying, "You may be shocked to learn that in terms of real dollars, your salary will never increase again. Think about it. Here's why."

Frugal Living

Mrs. FIRE presents Torn Dollar Bills Reimbursement posted at FIRE Finance, saying, "Many a time we have received torn dollar bills when we paid in cash. Sometimes when we were unwilling to accept torn bills we were told that if we take them to a bank, we'd get brand new ones in exchange. Friends have said that banks do replace torn dollar bills with fresh ones. We have not yet tested this theory in person but are curious to know the reality behind reimbursement of torn dollar bills ..."

Paula Pant presents Everything I Know About Money, I Learned from Homer Simpson posted at Financial Uproar, saying, "Lessons about frugal living, side income, and valuing your family, from TV's most famous cartoon dad."

Khaleef @ KNS Financial presents Back To Basics: Learn How To Save posted at Faithful With A Few, saying, "How to save money is something that just about everyone wants to discover. However, we often bypass the simple in search of the complicated. Let’s get back to basics"

Jason Price presents Ten Tips to Help Survive and Save Money in a Bad Economy posted at One Money Design, saying, "The first step to financial independence is managing your money wisely each month. These 10 tips help you keep spending under control during bad economic times."

Tarik presents Be wealthy today - by cutting your paycheck in half.. posted at Success starts today, saying, "To be wealthy every day of your life, you need to have some savings aside. It is simply not easy to go day to day without any money saved. Even $100 is enough to start with. Don’t have even that? Start with $1. You don’t have to be financially free to feel wealthy, you need to have a sound financial system in place to be wealthy. Learn to save money, invest it, and reinvest it starting this month."

Passive Income

Alexander presents Dollar Cost Averaging and Dividend Stocks posted at Dividend Stocks, saying, "One of the best ways to build up a dividend portfolio is to make use of dollar cost averaging. This technique allows you to build up your income portfolio slowly, and it is something that almost anyone can participate in."

Zoe presents How To Monetize Your Blog posted at MindofZ, saying, "This is a guide on how to generate passive income by blogging. Teaches over 12 ways to make money from your blog. Great for beginners, especially those who want time freedom."

Reducing Expenses

Charles Chua C K presents Are you prepared to be in debt? posted at All About Living with Life.

James presents At what age does car insurance go down? posted at Car Insurance Comparison, saying, "At what age does your car insurance rates finally start to decrease? What can you expect? Is this approach a smart way to approach the pricing of car insurance risk?"

Tim Chen presents The Chase AAA Credit Card is Possibly The Best Gas Rewards Card There Is posted at NerdWallet Blog - Credit Card Watch, saying, "For those of us in California, Utah and Nevada, AAA and Chase offer one of the best gas rewards cards out there: the AAA Rewards Membership Visa."

Kyle Berks presents Home Mortgage Interest Deduction: How It Works posted at Integrated Loans, saying, "Home mortgage interest is actually an expense that is tax-deductible. This mortgage interest is reported through the Form 1040, Schedule A."

James Nara presents 5 Rules to Help You Manage Your Money Savings : JamesNara.com posted at The Secret to Be Happy and Feel Fulfilled, saying, "Why save money ? Money is very important to help you feel more comfortable, to help you feel more secure and hopeful about the future.

With this article I will help you deal with your first savings in a very systematic way by providing you with 5 rules that you can follow without changing too much of your life style."

Jeff Cambron presents Do You Still Need Full-Coverage Auto Insurance? posted at Free Shipping Blog, saying, "Don’t let fear overwhelm your better judgment. In real life, the penalty for ignorance hits you in the wallet. Insurance is a product. You can shop frugally for it just like anything else."

Jeff Weber presents April 2011 Balance Transfer Credit Card Report posted at Smart Balance Transfers, saying, "In April, credit card companies offered average 0% introductory rates on balance transfers lasting more than 12 months, marking the first time this average has eclipsed the one year mark since inception and a good oportunity for consumers to save money."

The Amateur Financier presents Testing a Cash Only Life posted at The Amateur Financier, saying, "I'm attempting to figure out ways to cut down on my spending, and cutting down my credit card spending seems like a good way to get started on that goal."

Stock Investments

Hussein Sumar presents S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats of 2011 posted at Best Dividend Stocks, saying, "The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index is the most honorable list of dividend paying stocks as measured by the S&P 500 Index that have consistently increased their dividends for the past 25 years, without missing a single dividend payment."

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