Weekend LinkLove: Sunday, January 24, 2010

Another weekend, and more links to great stuff we read this week! We kicked off our weekend on Friday night with friends, enjoying a guys and girls movie night.  The girls watched a chick flick favorite, and the guys headed out to see Avatar in IMAX 3D.  I can’t speak to whatever the girls watched, but Avatar (as you probably know) was amazing—probably one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time.  Alright, less movie gushing, more linking!  Here we go:

Flexo at Consumerism Commentary shares about the true cost of owning a credit card, giving insight to rising interest rates, and even the fees that are levied on retailers by the credit card companies.  It certainly gives one pause to think about how rapidly credit card companies can change their rates. Be sure also to check out some great discounts on Quicken products that CC has available as well.

Speaking of Quicken, Bob at Christian PF details 10 great software options for managing your personal finances.  As we mentioned before, our software of choice is current Quicken for Mac 2007, and we’re thinking about potentially upgrading to the new Quicken Essentials for Mac.

We began estimating our taxes this weekend, and Jason from Bible Money Matters has us covered when we do the real thing.  He’s compiled a list of the most common tax deductions.  Look for a post upcoming about our tax preparation process!

Wow, April at Get Rich Slowly has a substantial post about planning a debt-free vacation.  We’re in the process of planning for a vacation in early 2011, so this should be an excellent resource for us.

Nickel at Five Cent Nickel has totally impressed us with a post about paying off their mortgage in just 10 years.  Quit thinking about your mortgage as a 30-year plan—imagine the cash flow that having your mortgage paid off would bring and how you could bless others.

Erik from Money Crashers links out to a video overview of Dave Ramsey’s steps to financial success.  It’s what we believe, and it works—we know that firsthand!

Jim over at Bargaineering has a great post about measuring and tracking your net worth.

Billshrink has the most comprehensive comparison of the major cell phone plans that we’ve ever seen.  Yeah, owning a cell phone is a pretty expensive proposition.