Carnival of Personal Finance #198
The latest edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance has been posted at Wide Open Wallet. This edition features a number of world record holders. Here are the highlights, selected by Ashley, the host:
How to Avoid Prepayment Penalties
Money May Satisfy But It Does Not Bring Happiness
Using a Monthly Report to Discuss Money With Your Spouse
9 [...]
Rental Property Update February 2009
This post is about my rental property in Philadelphia. In this post, I talk about my landlord experience – the good, the bad, and the ugly. All my posts that are related to the rental property can be found in the Rental Property section, including the bad tenant saga series).
In February, my tenant, Billy was [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance #197
The 197th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance is live, hosted by Four Pillars. The focus this week is on basic investing topics including asset allocation, indexing, and financial goals. Here are the editor’s picks for the week:
AIG Bonuses Have You Pointing the Finger in the Wrong Direction
6 Action Words That Makes Your Resume [...]
The Business Idea of Penny Blossoms
In the television show, The Big Bang Theory, on episode 18 of the second season, Penny has an idea of creating flower barrettes, which she calls Penny Blossoms. The flower barrettes were liked very much by other ladies and her coworkers; in one week, Penny made $156. As a result of her small success, she [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance # 196
The Carnival of Personal Finance # 196 edition is live on Green Panda Treehouse.
My article, How I Cut Down On Food Expenses is included in the carnival. Check out the link for many great articles.
Growing Money Blog Goes Green
Growing Money Blog has been updated with a new green template, the Passion Duo Green. This template loads up fast and has a clean layout. It was designed with adsense and advertising in mind. There are spots for ad units on the top and right side of the blog. It comes pre-loaded with six 125 [...]
Updating Blog Template
Please note that Growing Money Blog is in the the process of updating to a new blog template on March 14, 2009. There may be brief interruptions. The blog themes may be changed several times in a day, but all the links should remain intact. Please do check back later if you experience any loading [...]
How I Cut Down On Food Expenses
I eat out frequently and I have noticed that I have spent a lot of money on food. In 2008, I spent more than $8,300 on food-related items (including drinks and dining out), and this is only for one person. I thought that I should cut down on my food expenses. I went to the [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance #195
Check out the latest Carnival of Personal Finance at StockTradingToGo.com.
NYC Subway Prices Going Up
According to the MTA New York City Transit, they are in a huge budget deficit. To balance the current and future budgets, MTA plans to raise the fares for the subway rides, and other modes of transportation.
The current price for one fare in a New York City subway is $2. MTA proposes to raise the [...]
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