Here are links to the carnivals I’ve been in this week:

• Festival of Frugality – How to Find $50 a Month to Give to Charity with Minimal Effort

 

• Money Hacks Carnival – Deduct Haiti Earthquake Relief Donations on Your 2009 Tax Return

       And here are some good articles from other websites over the past week as well:

• Out of Your Rut – Are We Investing or Speculating in Growth Stocks? [Kevin picked up on my investing basics series and discusses the difference between investing and speculating.]

 

• Personal Finance by the Book – Should You Leave an Inheritance to Your Children? [Joe takes a good look at the issue of leaving an inheritance for your children.]

 

• Dollars & Doctrine – Living Simply Part 3 (Ten Steps to Living Simply) [Practical suggestions for living a simpler life]

 

• Free Money Finance – More on Retiring Inexpensively Abroad [Interesting info on retiring abroad to save money]

 

• Christian Personal Finance – A Lesson in Contentment… [Guest post by Rob Kuban of Dollars & Doctrine - vary good article!]

 

• Free Money Finance – Simple Steps to Biblical Finance Success [Another excerpt from Dollars & Doctrine...noticing a pattern? ]

 

• Five Cent Nickel – Using Your HSA as a Retirement Investment Vehicle [A powerful technique if it's an option for you!]

 

• Bargaineering – Being Frugal is Foolish [Jim's "Devil's Advocate" posts are always interesting. I encourage frugality, but I also support this perspective as well. Being frugal makes good sense to a point, but going to an extreme is just as bad as completely ignoring your spending.]

 

• Bad Money Advice – Is a Fake College Degree Worth Anything?

 

• Free Money Finance – The Mortgage Tax Deduction is a Consolation Prize at Best [Glad to see I'm not the only one who understands this]

 

• Amateur Asset Allocator – Reduce College Costs By Going for 3 Years Instead of 4 Years [Great tip for college students]

 

• Bargaineering – Mortgage Interest Deduction Myth [And another person who gets it...]

 

• Green Panda Treehouse – Can You Trust Your Life Insurance Agent? [Get the inside scoop from a former life insurance salesman]

 

• Money Help for Christians – Could The Money Lover Please Stand Up [Excellent, excellent article! Highly recommended!!!]

 

• Scordo.com – On The Myth of Equating Poor Eating Habits with Economic Class or Spending Power [Vince proves that you don't have to spend a ton to eat a tasty and healthy meal.]

 

• Bad Money Advice – Roths for Teenagers? [A good look at why Roth IRAs can be a bad idea for teenagers]

 

• The Simple Dollar – The Case for Saving for Retirement Over Saving for a Child’s College Education [If you have to make a choice, I say retirement first. Trent explains why.]

       Have a great weekend!

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