<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Your Finances 101 &#187; blog roundups</title> <atom:link href="http://yourfinances101.com/blog/category/blog-roundups/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://yourfinances101.com/blog</link> <description>Save More, Spend Less, Generate Extra Cash In Your Life</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:39:07 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Blinded By The Blog</title><link>http://yourfinances101.com/blog/blinded-by-the-blog</link> <comments>http://yourfinances101.com/blog/blinded-by-the-blog#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 09:26:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Bakke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog roundups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal finance articles]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourfinances101.com/blog/?p=1240</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here we go everybody.   The hottest in this week&#8217;s personal finance blogs.  They are so informative and cutting edge&#8212;they&#8217;ll probably blind you! Well, maybe not blind you, but they should be pretty good. All coming to you courtesy of Manfred Mann&#8217;s Earth band. Have a great weekend! Personal Finance by the Book brings us How Minimum Credit Card Payments Will [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1242" title="blinded by the light" src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/blinded-by-the-light.jpg" alt="blinded by the light" width="500" height="333" />Here we go everybody.</p><p> </p><p>The hottest in this week&#8217;s personal finance blogs.  They are so informative and cutting edge&#8212;they&#8217;ll probably blind you!</p><p>Well, maybe not blind you, but they should be pretty good.</p><p>All coming to you courtesy of Manfred Mann&#8217;s Earth band.</p><p>Have a great weekend!</p><p><strong>Personal Finance by the Book</strong> brings us <a href="http://personalfinancebythebook.com/how-minimum-credit-card-payments-will-keep-you-in-debt-forever/">How Minimum Credit Card Payments Will Keep You in Debt Forever</a></p><p><strong>All You</strong> writes about <a href="http://www.allyou.com/budget-home/organizing-cleaning/secret-cleaners-00411000067750/">30 Secret Cleaners (You Already Own)</a></p><p>Here&#8217;s a great one.  <strong>Time&#8211;Its Your Money</strong> writes about<a href="http://money.blogs.time.com/2010/05/14/5-weird-ways-to-save/"> 5 Weird Ways to Save</a></p><p><strong>Debt Free Aventure</strong> talks about how to <a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/start-living-on-one-income/">Start Living On One Income</a></p><p>And finally, <strong>Money Crashers</strong> wrties about <a href="http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-to-avoid-letting-social-media-ruin-your-career/">How to Avoid Letting Social Media Ruin Your Career</a></p><p> </p><p>Feel free to chime in bleow&#8230;.</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Blinded+By+The+Blog+-+http://b2l.me/vvhup&amp;source=shareaholic" rel="nofollow" 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Here we go, the best in personal finance articles that I was able to find during my travels across the internet over the past week. As always, I hope you find them informative and useful&#8230;. Wealth Pilgrim gives us what I think is invaluable information for [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1222" title="bad to the bone" src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/bad-to-the-bone.jpg" alt="bad to the bone" width="500" height="499" />Nothing like a little George Thorogood to get you through the week!</p><p>Here we go, the best in personal finance articles that I was able to find during my travels across the internet over the past week.</p><p>As always, I hope you find them informative and useful&#8230;.</p><p><strong>Wealth Pilgrim</strong> gives us what I think is invaluable information for all of us with <a href="http://wealthpilgrim.com/2010/05/how-to-correct-credit-report-errors-yourself-for-free/">How To Correct Credit Report Errors for Free.</a></p><p><strong>The Centsible Life</strong> gives us something else near and dear to my heart with <a href="http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/kids/living-on-one-income/">Living on One Income.</a></p><p><strong>Frugal Dad</strong> writes about great stuff NOT to do in <a href="http://frugaldad.com/2010/05/03/ways-to-ruin-your-financial-life/">44 Ways to Ruin Your Financial Life by Age 30</a>.</p><p><strong>Money Smart Life</strong> writes about <a href="http://moneysmartlife.com/how-to-prepare-your-house-to-sell-for-more/">How To Prepare Your House to Sell For More</a></p><p>And finally, one of the best PF blogs out there, <strong>Money Crashers</strong>, gives us <a href="http://www.moneycrashers.com/why-you-should-not-lend-money-to-friends-and-family/">Why You Should Not Lend Money to Friends and Family</a>.</p><p>Take care everybody!</p><p>As always, feel free to give me your comments and suggestions below.</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a 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<description><![CDATA[OK, OK, so the music references may be getting a little corny, but what the heck..it&#8217;s my blog.  And it&#8217;s a great song. Anyways, here goes this week&#8217;s &#8220;best of&#8221; personal finance articles. I try to find the ones most informative to my readers and visitors, but I also try to feature some blogs out there [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1173" title="killing me softly" src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/killing-me-softly.jpg" alt="killing me softly" width="281" height="500" />OK, OK, so the music references may be getting a little corny, but what the heck..it&#8217;s my blog.  And it&#8217;s a great song.</p><p>Anyways, here goes this week&#8217;s &#8220;best of&#8221; personal finance articles. I try to find the ones most informative to my readers and visitors, but I also try to feature some blogs out there that may not necessarily be new, but are new to me.</p><p>Of course, it&#8217;s always the best stuff in my opinion.</p><p>Here goes:</p><p><strong>Money Crashers</strong> (one of my all-time personal favorite blogs) talks about &#8220;<a href="http://www.moneycrashers.com/save-money-on-car-insurance/#utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=save-money-on-car-insurance">8 Ways to Save Money on Car Insurance</a>&#8220;.</p><p><strong>The Digerati Life </strong>brings us:  &#8220;<a href="http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/angies-list-craigslist-yelp-help-wanted/">Angie&#8217;s List, Craigslist, Yelp: Help Wanted for Products &amp; Services&#8221;.</a></p><p><strong>Bible Money Matters</strong> elaborates on <a href="http://www.biblemoneymatters.com/2010/05/5-money-questions-for-parents-with-kids-on-the-way.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BibleMoneyMatters+%28Bible+Money+Matters%29&amp;utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail">&#8220;5 Money Questions for Parents with Kids on the Way&#8221;.</a></p><p><strong>MoneyTalksNews</strong> talks about a subject very near and dear to me:  &#8220;<a href="http://www.moneytalksnews.com/2010/04/23/five-steps-to-turn-your-hobby-into-a-business/">Five Steps to Turn Your  Hobby Into a Business&#8221;.</a></p><p>And finally, <strong>Single Guy Money</strong> talks about <a href="http://www.singleguymoney.com/2010/04/home-inspections-can-save-money-and.html">&#8220;Home Inspections Can Save Money and Headaches&#8221;.</a></p><p> </p><p>Have a greeat rest of the week, and be sure to include any comments or suggestions below.</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul 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Of course it&#8217;s a little corny, but hey, just trying to have a little fun. Anyways, here we go with the week&#8217;s best personal finance articles that I have been able to find. I hope you find them helpful and useful. Have a great rest [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1128" title="clifford" src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/clifford.jpg" alt="clifford" width="500" height="375" />This weeks blog-round up is in honor of my son&#8217;s favorite morning time cartoon.</p><p>Of course it&#8217;s a little corny, but hey, just trying to have a little fun.</p><p>Anyways, here we go with the week&#8217;s best personal finance articles that I have been able to find.</p><p>I hope you find them helpful and useful.</p><p>Have a great rest of your week.</p><p> </p><p>The Money Beagle gives us <a href="http://www.moneybeagle.com/2010/04/most-important-shopping-tip-to-remember.html">The Most Important Shopping Tip To Remember</a></p><p>Main Street talks about <a href="http://www.mainstreet.com/article/moneyinvesting/savings/6-tips-using-safe-deposit-box">Six Tips for Using a Safe Deposit Box.</a></p><p>Rainy Day Saver touches on a subject I&#8217;ve recently taken a great interest in with their article <a href="http://www.rainydaysaver.net/2010/04/home-remedies-yea-or-nay.html">Home Remedies:  Yea or Nay</a></p><p>Debt Free Adventure talks about what to do in the case of unemployment in <a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/job-loss-save-money-or-get-out-of-debt/">Save Money or Get Out of Debt.</a></p><p>And finally, one of my all time favoirte PF blogs, Money Crashers, gives us a telling review of a new service on the market in <a href="http://www.moneycrashers.com/angies-list-review/">Angie&#8217;s List Review:  Find Trusted Services in Your Area</a></p><p>Till tomorrow everybody!</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Clifford+The+Big+Red+Blog+-+http://b2l.me/rqg8e&amp;source=shareaholic" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Tweet This!">Tweet 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Anyways, here we go again everybody.  The best that I was able to find these week in my persual of personal finance articles on the internet. I provide this [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1086" title="beatles" src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/beatles.jpg" alt="beatles" width="500" height="323" />I thought it could never, ever hurt to throw in a little Beatles reference to things.  Plus, nothing like a classic Beatles song to break up your week.</p><p>Anyways, here we go again everybody.  The best that I was able to find these week in my persual of personal finance articles on the internet.</p><p>I provide this service to my readers and visitors for several reasons.  First, I want to let you know that by no means do I consder myself the only sourse for great personal finance advice.   Secondly, and just as important, I think it is important to feature some personal finance blogs out there that I think have quality content and desevere more attention.  Certainly, my blog would not be where it is today without the gracious help of other PF bloggers out there.</p><p>So here we go, the best of the best from this week.</p><p><strong>Moneyning</strong> brings us <a href="http://moneyning.com/diy/5-tips-for-remodeling-your-home-the-smart-way/">Five Tips for Remodeling Your Home the Right Way</a>.</p><p><strong>Bargaineering</strong> gives us some great advice in their article titled <a href="http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/have-you-ever-been-scammed.html">Have You Ever Been Scammed?</a></p><p><strong>Money Crashers</strong>, one of my all-time favorite blogs out there, gives us some fantastically relevant advice on <a href="http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-to-survive-life-with-an-overspending-spouse/">How to Survive Life With an Overspending Spouse.</a></p><p><strong>MoneyBeagle </strong>talks about <a href="http://www.moneybeagle.com/2010/04/most-important-shopping-tip-to-remember.html">The Most Important Shopping Tip to Remember.</a></p><p>And finally, <strong>The Saved Quarter</strong> brings us<a href="http://thesavedquarter.com/2010/04/14/dialing-dollars-cell-phone-savings/"> Dialing for Dollars: Cell Phone Savings.</a></p><p>Have a great rest of the week.</p><p>And, as always, your comments and suggestions are appreciated below</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=I+Get+By+With+A+Little+Blog+from+My+Friends...+-+http://b2l.me/qgneu&amp;source=shareaholic" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Tweet This!">Tweet This!</a></li><li class="shr-gmail"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;su=I+Get+By+With+A+Little+Blog+from+My+Friends...&amp;body=Link: http://yourfinances101.com/blog/i-get-by-with-a-little-blog-from-my-friends (sent via shareaholic)%0D%0A%0D%0A----%0D%0A 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personal finance]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourfinances101.com/blog/?p=1048</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yes, just a little takeoff on a classic American Western TV series.  What can I say?  Sometimes, I get a little loopy.   Regardless, here is the best of what I could come up with in the way of personal finance articles over the past week. 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Money.&#8221;</a></p><p><strong>The Wealth Pilgrim</strong> gives us <a href="http://wealthpilgrim.com/2010/04/11-ways-to-reduce-your-homeowners-insurance-average-cost/">&#8220;11 Tips on How to Save Money on Homeowner&#8217;s Insurance</a>&#8220;.</p><p><strong>My Journey to Millions</strong> talks about how to <a href="http://www.myjourneytomillions.com/articles/unemployment/">&#8220;Make the Most of Unemployment.&#8221;</a></p><p><strong>I Will Teach You to Be Rich</strong> gives us <a href="http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/student-loans-financial-aid-save-money/">&#8220;How to Save $23,000 on Student Loans and Financial Aid</a>.&#8221;</p><p>And finally, <strong>Fiscal Geek explains how <a href="http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2010/03/you%E2%80%99re-self-employed-even-if-you-work-for-someone-else/">&#8220;</a></strong><a href="http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2010/03/you%E2%80%99re-self-employed-even-if-you-work-for-someone-else/">You&#8217;re Self-Employed Even If You Work for Someone Else.&#8221;</a></p><p>As always, your comments and suggestions are appreciated below.</p><p>Have a great rest of the week.</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Bloggin%27+Bloggin%27+Bloggin%27%2C+Keep+Them+Bloggers+Bloggin%27+-+http://b2l.me/pfcks&amp;source=shareaholic" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Tweet This!">Tweet This!</a></li><li class="shr-gmail"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;su=Bloggin%27+Bloggin%27+Bloggin%27%2C+Keep+Them+Bloggers+Bloggin%27&amp;body=Link: http://yourfinances101.com/blog/bloggin-bloggin-bloggin-keep-them-bloggers-bloggin (sent via shareaholic)%0D%0A%0D%0A----%0D%0A 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Mar 2010 10:11:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Bakke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[blog roundups]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourfinances101.com/blog/?p=946</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here we go everybody. The week&#8217;s best of the personal finance articles that I have found to be particularly enlightening. Does anybody out there like my cute-sy little titles for these blog posts?  Just trying to have a little fun.   Anyways, one or two of these may veer off the path of actual personal finance related stuff, but [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-949" title="twistin'" src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/twistin.bmp" alt="twistin'" />Here we go everybody.</p><p>The week&#8217;s best of the personal finance articles that I have found to be particularly enlightening.</p><p>Does anybody out there like my cute-sy little titles for these blog posts?  Just trying to have a little fun.</p><p> </p><p>Anyways, one or two of these may veer off the path of actual personal finance related stuff, but I still found them to be interesting, so I decided to include them.</p><p> </p><p>Hope you guys like what I find, and I hope you have a great rest of your week.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Parenting Squad</strong> gives us some <a href="http://parentingsquad.com/tips-for-gardening-with-young-children">Tips for Gardening with Young Children.</a></p><p><strong>Might Bargain Hunter</strong> talks about <a href="http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2010/03/19/know-your-limitations-when-you-do-it-yourself/">Knowing Your Limitations When You Do It Yourself.</a><br /> <strong>PTMoney</strong> gives us ways to <a href="http://ptmoney.com/2010/03/18/find-a-freelancer-find-employees-for-free/">find inexpensive help for a new small business.</a></p><p><strong>Bible Money Matters</strong> gives us some great insights as to <a href="http://www.biblemoneymatters.com/2010/03/co-signing-risks-why-co-signing-is-a-bad-idea.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BibleMoneyMatters+%28Bible+Money+Matters%29&amp;utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail">Why Co-sigining is a Bad Idea</a></p><p>And finally,<strong> Money Crashers</strong> gets into how <a href="http://www.moneycrashers.com/personal-finance-round-up-how-does-the-irs-pick-tax-returns-to-audit/">The IRS Picks Tax returns to Audit.</a></p><p> </p><p>As always, your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated.</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Bloggin%27+The+Night+Away...+-+http://b2l.me/k2tnq&amp;source=shareaholic" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Tweet This!">Tweet This!</a></li><li class="shr-gmail"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;su=Bloggin%27+The+Night+Away...&amp;body=Link: http://yourfinances101.com/blog/bloggin-the-night-away (sent via shareaholic)%0D%0A%0D%0A----%0D%0A 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<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog roundups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best of personal finance]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourfinances101.com/blog/?p=902</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here we go my valued readers.  The &#8220;best of the best&#8221; that I came across in the world of personal finance.  Hope you find these articles informative and helpful, and I wish you a great rest of the week.   Not Made of Money starts us off with a great Cauliflower Soup recipe. Generation X Finance follows that [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-908" title="dogday" src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dogday.jpg" alt="dogday" width="250" height="130" />Here we go my valued readers.  The &#8220;best of the best&#8221; that I came across in the world of personal finance.  Hope you find these articles informative and helpful, and I wish you a great rest of the week.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Not Made of Money</strong> starts us off with a great <a href="http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2010/03/cauliflower-soup.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NotMadeOfMoney+%28Not+Made+Of+Money%29&amp;utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail">Cauliflower Soup recipe.</a></p><p><strong>Generation X Finance</strong> follows that up with <a href="http://genxfinance.com/2010/03/04/28-tips-to-save-money-on-car-expenses-and-save-thousands-of-dollars/">28 Tips to Save Money on Car Expenses.</a></p><p><strong>Christian PF </strong>talks about <a href="http://www.christianpf.com/help-the-poor-people/">The Best Way to Help the Poor</a></p><p>And finally, <strong>Money Smart Life </strong>answers the question: <a href="http://moneysmartlife.com/should-you-automate-your-finances/">Should You Automate Your Finances?</a></p><p> </p><p>Take care everybody&#8230;</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Blog+Day+Afternoon+-+http://b2l.me/kbjpv&amp;source=shareaholic" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Tweet This!">Tweet This!</a></li><li class="shr-gmail"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;su=Blog+Day+Afternoon&amp;body=Link: http://yourfinances101.com/blog/blog-day-afternoon (sent via shareaholic)%0D%0A%0D%0A----%0D%0A 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<category><![CDATA[blog roundups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blog round up[]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourfinances101.com/blog/?p=862</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here we go everybody.  This big juicy post is filled with the best personal finance articles I was able to find over the course of the past week.   Hope you find it (them) yummy!   Coupon Sherpa talks about 24 Secret Restaurant Menus.   Moneyning has a great article about How To Teach Kids About Money The Simple Dollar has Ten [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/baconator.jpg" alt="baconator" title="baconator" width="500" height="375" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-865" />Here we go everybody.  This big juicy post is filled with the best personal finance articles I was able to find over the course of the past week.</p><p> </p><p>Hope you find it (them) yummy!</p><p> </p><p><strong>Coupon Sherpa</strong> talks about <a href="http://www.couponsherpa.com/ask-coupon-sherpa/secret-restaurant-menus-revealed/">24 Secret Restaurant Menus</a>.</p><p> <br /> <strong>Moneyning </strong>has a great article about <a href="http://moneyning.com/kids-and-money/how-do-i-teach-my-child-about-money/">How To Teach Kids About Money</a></p><p><strong>The Simple Dollar</strong> has <a href="http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/10/07/ten-steps-to-financial-success-for-a-minimum-wage-earner/">Ten Steps for Financial Success for a Minimum Wage Earner</a></p><p><strong>Mint</strong> has &#8220;busted&#8221; <a href="http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/credit-score-urban-legends/">Urban Legends about Your Credit Score</a></p><p>Have a great rest of the week!</p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=The+Bloginator+-+http://b2l.me/jmry2&amp;source=shareaholic" 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Anyways, here is what I found to be the &#8220;best of&#8221; in my opinion in personal finance articles on the internet over the past week. I am really trying to expand my list of PF sites that I follow, in order to bring you [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><img src="http://cdn.yourfinances101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/margariita.jpg" alt="margariita" title="margariita" width="334" height="500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-820" />Do you like the cheesy take off on the old Jimmy Buffett song??</p><p>Anyways, here is what I found to be the &#8220;best of&#8221; in my opinion in personal finance articles on the internet over the past week.</p><p>I am really trying to expand my list of PF sites that I follow, in order to bring you the best of the best.</p><p>Hope you find these helpful and informative.</p><p><strong>Dough Roller</strong>&#8211;<a href="http://www.doughroller.net/insurance/renters-insurance/">Is Renter&#8217;s Insurance Worth the Cost?</a></p><p><strong>Almost Frugal </strong>says that <a href="http://almostfrugal.com/2010/02/22/borrow-is-the-new-buy/">Borrow is the New Buy</a>.  This one I really liked!</p><p><strong>Five cent Nickel </strong>asks <a href="http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2010/02/24/when-will-i-get-my-tax-refund-what-if-my-tax-refund-payment-is-wrong/">When will I get my tax refund and what if the amount is wrong?</a></p><p><strong>Frugal Dad</strong> talks about <a href="http://frugaldad.com/2010/02/24/the-art-of-saying-no/">The Art of Saying No.</a> This includes saying &#8220;no&#8221; to yourself as well</p><p><strong>Blogging for Change </strong>gives you <a href="http://www.moneymanagement.org/Community/Blogs/Blogging-for-Change/2010/February/Baby-steps-to-rebuild-your-emergency-savings-fund.aspx">Baby Steps to (re) Build Savings.</a></p><div class="shr-bookmarks shr-bookmarks-expand shr-bookmarks-center shr-bookmarks-bg-shr"><ul class="socials"><li class="shr-twitter"> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Wastin%27+Away+Again+in+Blog-aritaville+-+http://b2l.me/hwnmx&amp;source=shareaholic" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Tweet This!">Tweet This!</a></li><li class="shr-gmail"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;su=Wastin%27+Away+Again+in+Blog-aritaville&amp;body=Link: http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville (sent via shareaholic)%0D%0A%0D%0A----%0D%0A Do%20you%20like%20the%20cheesy%20take%20off%20on%20the%20old%20Jimmy%20Buffett%20song%3F%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyways%2C%20here%20is%20what%20I%20found%20to%20be%20the%20%22best%20of%22%20in%20my%20opinion%20in%20personal%20finance%20articles%20on%20the%20internet%20over%20the%20past%20week.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20am%20really%20trying%20to%20expand%20my%20list%20of%20PF%20sites%20that%20I%20follow%2C%20in%20order%20to%20bring%20you%20the%20best%20of%20the" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Email this via Gmail">Email this via Gmail</a></li><li class="shr-delicious"> <a href="http://delicious.com/post?url=http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville&amp;title=Wastin%27+Away+Again+in+Blog-aritaville" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Share this on del.icio.us">Share this on del.icio.us</a></li><li class="shr-digg"> <a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville&amp;title=Wastin%27+Away+Again+in+Blog-aritaville" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Digg this!">Digg this!</a></li><li class="shr-reddit"> <a href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville&amp;title=Wastin%27+Away+Again+in+Blog-aritaville" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Share this on Reddit">Share this on Reddit</a></li><li class="shr-linkedin"> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville&amp;title=Wastin%27+Away+Again+in+Blog-aritaville&amp;summary=Do%20you%20like%20the%20cheesy%20take%20off%20on%20the%20old%20Jimmy%20Buffett%20song%3F%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyways%2C%20here%20is%20what%20I%20found%20to%20be%20the%20%22best%20of%22%20in%20my%20opinion%20in%20personal%20finance%20articles%20on%20the%20internet%20over%20the%20past%20week.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20am%20really%20trying%20to%20expand%20my%20list%20of%20PF%20sites%20that%20I%20follow%2C%20in%20order%20to%20bring%20you%20the%20best%20of%20the&amp;source=Your Finances 101" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Share this on LinkedIn">Share this on LinkedIn</a></li><li class="shr-facebook"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?v=4&amp;src=bm&amp;u=http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville&amp;t=Wastin%27+Away+Again+in+Blog-aritaville" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Share this on Facebook">Share this on Facebook</a></li><li class="shr-tipd"> <a href="http://tipd.com/submit.php?url=http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville" rel="nofollow" class="external" title="Share this on Tipd">Share this on Tipd</a></li></ul><div style="clear:both;"></div></div>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://yourfinances101.com/blog/wastin-away-again-in-blog-aritaville/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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