Carnival of Money Stories #51, April 26, 2010: Where the heck have you been? edition

Career

• Tech Guy presents Best Technical Certifications by Salary posted at Technical Certifications.
• FMF presents How to Get a Career Award posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “The story of how I got (what appeared to be) an exclusive award.”
• BWL presents How To Get More Value Out of Your College Education posted at Christian Personal Finance, saying, “A look at what a college education is really good for and how to get your money’s worth.”
• PT presents Buying Health Insurance as a Self Employed Individual posted at Prime Time Money, saying, “What you need to know about health insurance if striking out on your own.”

Debt

• studenomist presents Paying For College With a Credit Card posted at studenomics.com.
• Jeff Rose, CFP presents Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University Introduction posted at Jeff Rose, saying, “I’ve asked friend and freelance writer Les O’Dell to share experiences as he and his wife Christine participate in Financial Peace University, a 13-week course from national money talk-show host Dave Ramsey.”

Housing

• Mike @ Green Panda presents My Financial Fears posted at Green Panda Treehouse, saying, “We need to decide whether to significantly increase the size of our house or if we will simply move to a similar house without changing our payments or financial situation much. This is the kind of situation that got me thinking about my financial fears”
• Rob presents LED Bulbs Save Money By Using Less Energy | Energy Saving Gadgets posted at Energy Saving Gadgets.

Investing

• Steve presents Baidu Inc (BIDU) Hovers Near 52 Week High posted at FastSwings, saying, “To take part in the good earnings of Internet search companies this earnings season, look at Baidu going into its earnings next week.”
• Patty Pedersen presents Janus Overseas JAOSX, A Worthy International Mutual Fund? posted at AlphaProfit MoneyMatters – Investing Blog, saying, “Janus Overseas Fund has many positive attributes that include strong performance and low expense. Its go-anywhere strategy looks appropriate for the current market environment. This article brings out factors investors need to consider before using JAOSX as a core international mutual fund.”
• Hussein Sumar presents How a 401k Plan Increases your Savings Opportunities under the Economic Growth & Tax Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) posted at 401k, saying, “Effective 2002 and thanks to Economic Growth & Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), annual limits on 401k contributions were raised for this exact purpose allowing working investors to contribute more tax-deferred contributions to their retirement plans and lower their current taxable income.”

Net Worth

• Silicon Valley Blogger presents Help! Could I Have Bag Lady Syndrome? posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thanks!”
• The Investor presents Do you want to retire early enough to save 75% of your income? posted at Monevator.com, saying, “How I saved 75% of my income a year to retire before I was 35…”

Other

• Craig Ford presents Avoid Bank Fees: Money Saving Monday posted at Money Help For Christians, saying, “Creative bank fees – just another way for banks to generate profit. Here’s my experience with some terrible bank fees.”
• Consumer Boomer presents High Interest Savings Accounts Online posted at Consumer Boomer, saying, “When I checked how much my bank was really paying on my savings account, I was astonished. Here’s what I did about it.”
• Joe Plemon presents Stretch the Life of Your Mower by Giving Him a Name posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “The best way to stretch the life of your mower is to care for him, but if you are less than meticulous about equipment maintenance, naming him works pretty well.”
• Ryan @ CML presents Save Money with Reusable Filters posted at Cash Money Life, saying, “Reusable filters are a great way to save money and resources!”
• Jason @ Redeeming Riches presents 5 Things Dora the Explorer Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning posted at Redeeming Riches, saying, “What can Dora possibly teach us about money? You just might learn some things from a cartoon!”
• Evolution Of Wealth presents Life Insurance’s Recent Overhaul posted at Evolution of Wealth, saying, “Life insurance premiums have dropped since the use of 2001 CSO tables. Meaning lower costs for term life policies and more importance on the design of cash value life insurance policies.”
• Madison DuPaix presents Pictures of the New $100 Bill posted at My Dollar Plan.
• SingleGuyMoney presents Telemarketer Revenge posted at Single Guy Money.
• The Smarter Wallet presents Growing Carrots In My Garden posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “A homesteading story”
• Steven and Debra presents The Tea Party Elephant in the Room posted at The END TIMES Hoax, saying, “It’s big, smelly, and expensive to feed.”
• Miss Bankrupt presents Financial Literacy Month: Let’s Party posted at Miss Bankrupt.

Shopping

• Anthony Samuel presents Borders Coupons Leave Money for Chai Tea Lattes posted at Personal Finance Analyst.
• freefrombroke presents Frugality Isn’t Deprivation posted at Free From Broke, saying, “People associate frugality with deprivation and being cheap, but really its more about putting value on what’s important to you.”
• Mrs. Accountability presents True Confessions – We Bought AJ His First Car posted at Out of Debt Again, saying, “We bought our son his first car and didn’t go deeper into debt!”
• CouponShoebox presents Tips for Establishing Home Food Storage posted at Coupon Shoebox, saying, “Build that storage and buy everything when they come on sale to save lots of money.”
• Andy presents Payday Is Not Spend Day posted at Money Destiny, saying, “When I was younger, I wasn’t very good with money. Every payday, I would go out and spend money on stuff that I wanted. Luckily, I was able to grow out of that bad habit.”
• Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog presents Reward Points, Loyalty Cards, and Lies posted at The Canadian Finance Blog, saying, “It often amazes me to what lengths companies will go to in order to sell me their product.”

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