This is one of my most favorite times of the year- Daylight Savings! That means warmer weather is just around the corner….I hope. This past weekend we have temperatures hit the 80’s which totally took me off guard. Trust me I’m not complaining. I know my son isn’t, too. He loves to play outside and had a blast running in the background at our friend’s BBQ. Now is also the time (as the picture reminds us) to change the battery in your smoke detector’s. I’ll admit, this is something that I used to take for granted. But now with a little one, it is much more of a priority.
Articles of The Week
- Tip: The Credit Card Companies Are Not Your Friend, They Just Want Your Money – 100% true, they are not your friend, they don’t want to save you money or give you points or help you out in any way. They are there to make money, pure and simple, don’t ever forget that.
- Mortgage Payoff: Lump Sum or Monthly? This is a good question to ask if you are considering paying off your mortgage early.
- 2009 Individual Stimulus Money Worth More Than Last Year’s Package. This year’s stimulus program is slightly different, but may be worth more to you than last year’s, depending on your situation.
- 15 Budget Trimming Tips – Who isn’t trying to streamline their budget these days? Even if you’re still employed and are making ends meet, it can still pay to trim your budget. The leaner your budget now, the easier it will be if you find yourself in a difficult financial situation in the future.
- Why Don’t Young People Care About Finances? – We were all young once, and if you think back, you probably weren’t too crazy about finance either. So, what is it that makes young people so uninterested in their finances?
- Why Do We Keep Bailing Out AIG? – Why is the government, and subsequently the taxpayers still throwing money at AIG? What does it mean to be too big to fail? Will any of this actually pay off? Here’s some additional information to chew on.
- Frugal Ideas For Your Home To Sell- We currently have our house for sale. These are some great tips to get more bang for your buck.
Personal Finance Carnivals
- Festival of Frugality #167: Dr. House Edition was held at Green Panda Treehouse.
- Money Hacks Carnival – Hope Edition was hosted at The Penny Daily.
- Carnival of Personal Finance #194 was at Free Money Finance.
- Carnival of Wealth, Money and Life was hosted at Dollar Frugal.
- Tax Carnival #49: Marching to Tax Day was hosted at Don’t Mess With Taxes.
- Carnival Of Financial planning hosted at The Skilled Investor.
