Welcome to the December 1, 2008 edition of Carnival of Money Hawks. This carnival is produced by The Money Hawk personal finance blog and hosted on other great personal finance blogs around the blogosphere. To host the next version of the Carnival of Money Hawks, please contact me.
Miscellaneous
The Money Hawk presents Raising Money Smart Kids: Debt is the Monster Hiding in Your Closet posted at The Money Hawk saying, “Third article in the series; teach your children to avoid debt and take a ‘use it and lose it’ approach to mortgage debt.”
Young Money Moguls presents Wet Blanket Syndrome: How to Deal With People Who Don’t Believe in You posted at Young Money Moguls saying, “Don’t let people throw wet blankets on your fire, believe in yourself and reach your goals!”
Dave presents Should I Sell My Stocks? Part II posted at Cheapo Groovo.
Jeremy Zongker presents Good Saving Habits Start Early posted at Money Blog.
Michael Haltman presents Would You Believe We Are In Recession? posted at The Political and Financial Markets Commentator, saying, “You are not going to believe this, but today I heard that the data suggests that despite the fact GDP had only one quarter of contraction, it appears that we are in recession. Technically we would need two consecutive quarters, but many market analysts, those seers of reaction and not proaction, with a smattering of arm chair quarterbacking after the facts have seemingly been established thrown in, think we are already there.”
nickel presents The End of the 401(k) Match? posted at fivecentnickel.com.
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Wall Street Woes posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog, saying, “Money humor”
KCLau presents If either one of the joint-account holder dies, who gets the money? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Let’s say you have a joint account with your spouse in a local bank. Due to an unforeseen accident, your spouse passed away (touch wood). Are you entitled to withdraw all the money in the account, say RM100k? The answer is not simply a “yes” or “no”. It actually depends on the bank’s rules and regulations. What I learn is that there are three possibilities.”
Martin Russell presents A Cautionary Story Of A Financial Adviser posted at Word of Mouth Marketing, saying, “What would you think of a financial adviser or stockbroker who had told you to get out of the stockmarket and into cash back in June/July of this year?”
Tushar Mathur presents Count the number of US banks collapsed this year posted at Invest In India, saying, “With slumping home prices and the worsening economic crisis taking an increasing toll on financial institutions, as many as 22 American banks have collapsed so far this year.”
Debt Freedom Fighter presents How to Spot Debt Relief Commercial Scams posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.
Shaun Connell presents How to Make Money posted at Financial Planning, saying, “No, this isn’t a typical “ways to make money” post. Instead, I go through the theory of money, ignoring the politically correct and “easy answers.” Are you wasting your time with a job that doesn’t fit you? Find out and learn financial planning the smart way.”
Economics
Michael Bass presents Should you cosign for a friend or family member? posted at Debt Prison, saying, “First of all… you are helping someone throw money down the drain via interest charges. Now before you bring up the ‘helping to build anothers credit’ fallacy… I’d quickly point out that a lifetime of credit use is a lifetime of throwing dollars out the window (for lack of a better metaphor).”
Silicon Valley Blogger presents Second Stimulus Check: Strong Opinions On A Second Economic Stimulus Package posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thank you!”
Investing
greg Group presents How to Create a Monthly Dividend Cash Machine – Associated Content posted at Associated Content.
Michael James presents MER: Death by a Thousand Cuts posted at Michael James on Money.
KCLau presents Buy term and invest the difference posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “In this post, I will share my view about the reality and practical part of making use of this well-known strategy of buying term and investing the difference.”
FIRE Getters presents Simple Strategies to Inflation Proof a Portfolio! posted at FIRE Finance.
Investing School presents Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E) posted at Investing School, saying, “Learn everything you need to know about the price per earnings ratio!”
Qovax presents Read Financial Footnotes, Invest Safely posted at Value Investing and Entrepreneurship by Qovax, a Software Startup, saying, “Financial footnotes are like the fine print on an aspirin label. You need to read the fine print to realize that aspirin side effects include gastrointestinal bleeding. Financials footnotes are to companies as fine print are to drugs.”
Joshua Dorkin presents Simple Rules for Raising Capital posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.
David presents Bad News is an Investor’s Best Friend posted at Worldwide Success.
Joanne presents Understanding Points In The Stock Market posted at Understanding The Stock Market.
Investing School presents 401(k) Retirement Plans posted at Investing School, saying, “Everything about 401(k) retirement plans! Benefits, details and more!”
The Fund investor presents Bear Market Mutual Funds posted at Mutual Fund Investing Tips, saying, “The one type of mutual fund investor that has made money in 2008 are those that have been investing in inverse mutual funds”
Joe Manausa presents Great News For First Time Homebuyers In Florida Real Estate posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “It is interesting to note that in these times of financial hardship for everyone that there seems to be an abundance of financial assistance programs out there for eligible homebuyers purchasing new or existing homes in Florida.”
Michael Bass presents Investing Money with Vanguard’s International Growth Fund and Fidelity’s Select Gold posted at Debt Prison, saying, “But for now the gold mints can’t keep up with the demand for gold coins… that was NPR radio last week. Also, three weeks ago Alan Greenspan spoke before some group of useless bureaucrats and said our economy would get worse. Since he caused the current mess I’d say he probably has a better idea than most on how long it will last.”
Patrick @ Cash Money Life presents Invest As Much As You Can Now, So You Will Have Options Later posted at Cash Money Life, saying, “Investing more money now can give you more options later.”
Intelligent Speculator presents Money falling from the sky? posted at The Financial Blogger, saying, “Is it me or does it sound like every day more money is being given out by the US Government (as well as other main central banks) to try to buy themselves out of this big problem.”
Other
MoneyNing presents Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) posted at Money Ning, saying, “FSA are one of the few ways of helping us save money on child care that can get very expensive! Remember to take advantage of it for the year of 2009!”
Ms. Smarty Pants presents How to Sell Used Books Online for Extra Money posted at Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All, saying, “what I learned from my own experience”
Save Money presents 101 Ways To Magnetize Money posted at How I Save Money.net.
Joshua Dorkin presents When The Bill Collector Calls posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.
The Shark Investor presents How To Earn More Around The Holidays posted at The Shark Investor, saying, “Make money during the holidays”
Lance Cooper presents Prepackaged Bankruptcy May Be Best For GM posted at Recession Money Matters, saying, “Given the options before Congress, reforming GM through a prepackaged bankruptcy seems to be the best option long-term.”
Wenchypoo presents Holiday Rerun: This Thing Called Hunger Part 2–Parental Abdication posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket, saying, “We’re one nation underachieving, and Peggy the Moocher is our REAL leader now!”
Erika Collin presents How to Prepare for a Financial Apocalypse: 100 Tips and Tools to Secure What?s Yours posted at e-Justice Blog.
Chief Family Officer presents And this is why we have a (relatively) big emergency fund posted at Chief Family Officer.
MoneyNing presents 8 Bad Things You’re Teaching Your Kids About Money posted at Money Ning, saying, “What your children to be good money managers? Learn to be one yourself first!”
Jeff Rose of Good Financial Cents presents Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way, posted on yours truly. “Don’t have a will yet? Here’s some incentive to do so.”
Saving
Jeremy Zongker presents Save Money By Reducing Household Expenses posted at Money Blog.
Heather Levin presents How To Save Money On Laundry Day posted at The Greenest Dollar.
Dollar Frugal presents What is Your Heater Set At? posted at Dollar Frugal.
Robert Rhines presents 10 Useful Secrets the Cell Phone Carriers Don?t Want You To Know posted at Cell Phones.Org.
Spending Wisely
Cory Albertson presents Erase Debt and Live With Less Stress posted at Debt Relief, saying, “It’s sad but true; people with more debt have more stress in their lives and people with more stress in their lives have shorter life spans. Erase debt to elongate your life!”
Big Cajun Man presents Buying Lottery Tickets and Going to the Casino? posted at Canadian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “Lottery tickets are not a retirement plan”
FMF presents A Salesman Tells How to Negotiate for the Best Price on Electronics posted at Free Money Finance, saying, “Saving money on electronics.”
Mr Credit Card presents Suze Orman The 9 Steps To Financial Freedom Book Review posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.
Personal Finance
Debt Wizard presents Some Helpful Tips To Not Abuse Your Credit Card posted at Money Help, saying, “Prone to spending too much and missing payments on your credit card? Here are a few tips.”
