The Personal Finance Blog

Welcome to the January 12, 2010 edition of personal finance.

Debt

blog.brooklynposh.com presents the brooklyn posh blog: Search Results for “credit issues” posted at the brooklyn posh blog, saying, “Keep your head above the sand, before you dive deep!”

Alex presents Should I Use a Credit Card to Build Up Points for Rewards? | MoneyStance.com posted at MoneyStance – Money Making Opportunity Reviews, saying, “Alex’s get out of debt blog addresses a tough question, do you keep spending on credit cards because of the rewards program or is that too dangerous? See his progress on paying down a half a million dollars in debt and discuss this difficult question.”

Vince Fascio presents How To Prevent Default on Student Loans | Repayment of Student Loan posted at Rapid Loans,Cash Loans Online.

Financial Planning

Little House presents Incredible Credit Scores! posted at Little House in the Valley, saying, “This particular post shows how I raised my credit score by close to 200 points this past year. It may inspire others!”

Matt Mason presents How To Achieve Your Top New Years Resolution posted at FYMO Personal Finance Blog.

Surbhi Bhatia presents Mutual Funds And Beyond posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

nissim ziv presents How to Change Your Career Goals posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “Try to remember back when you started your career. Maybe you were a young technology graduate and jobs in IT were plentiful. Did you even have several job offers? It was an exciting time and you were probably a bit nervous too. A career in the real world meant money and acknowledgement of your educational achievements.”

Lovelymary presents 100 Inspiring Personal Finance Posts for the New Year posted at Accounting Degree.com.

Stacey Mvenshnup presents 45 of the Weirdest College Scholarships posted at ZenCollegeLife.

Brenda D. Chapman presents 50 Sites To Help You Remodel Your Home posted at Construction Management Schools.

Evolution Of Wealth presents Financial Strength of Insurance Companies posted at Evolution of Wealth, saying, “In a pile of misinformation, financial strength of an insurance company has to be included. The reason here is that most people don’t understand nor are they ever properly explained how to accurately measure the financial strength of these companies. Most of the time the average consumer isn’t given all of the information so hopefully this will help you with your value decisions.”

David de Souza presents Make Checking Your Tax Code Your New Year’s Resolution posted at UK Tax Blog, saying, “A profitable New Year resolution should be to check your tax code and get it corrected before the end of the tax year.”

David presents » The Best Credit Card For a Large Purchase posted at Credit Card Offers IQ.

Kaitlyn cole presents Econ 102: Money Tips for the Rest of Us (Infographics) posted at Online Colleges.org.

MDP presents Ignoring Finances When Young is a Risky Game posted at My Dollar Plan.

Investing

Arthur Pledger presents Welcome to Wall Street posted at World Domination with Arthur Pledger.

Jeff Williamson presents Beginners Guide To Investing Online posted at Investing Online for Beginners.

Aussie Investor presents 2010 Share Market Floats – What Can Investors Look Forward To? posted at Australian Investing, saying, “Like 2008, 2009 was not a great year for Initial Public Offerings in Australia. The market for new issues had practically closed down in the first half of the year and even in the second half, there were only a handful of new share floats of any size. So what will 2010 have to offer for stock market investors? This post discusses some of the likely share market floats which investors can look forward to in 2010.”

Making Money

Editorial presents What makes them rich can make you too. Discover it now. posted at Your Best Library, saying, “What is it that makes people poor, middle-class or rich? How can you learn it to apply in your own life too?”

Braudis Lee Pegram presents 2010 For New York Entrepreneurs! posted at The koH Resources Blog.

Real Estate

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Hapless Home Buyer?s Guide posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Patrick @ Military Money presents VA Loans: Uses and Benefits posted at Military Finance Network, saying, “The VA Loan is a great benefit available to most US military veterans. Find out some of the uses and benefits available.”

Saving Money

Heidi presents Skip Cable and go with Blockbuster! posted at Little People Wealth, saying, “Do you need cable? Here is an alternative that is cheaper, but will still provide you with entertainment.”

Credit Shout presents Best Gas Credit Cards posted at CreditShout.

BankShout presents Capital One Rewards Review posted at BankShout.

Tom Tessin presents How to Save Money Everyday posted at FSC Blog, saying, “Tips you can use in order to save money everyday.”

Amanda L. Grossman presents Environmentalists Have it All Wrong…in the Way They Market to People posted at Frugal Confessions, saying, “Environmentalists have it all wrong in the way tha they market to people. Instead of spending money on commercials with sad polar bears jumping off of the last ice berg they are likely to find, they should focus their efforts on the cost savings of being environmentally friendly. People will respond to savings in their wallet.”

Mary Jones presents 97 Ways to Save Money in College posted at MRI Technician Schools.

Evolution Of Wealth presents Cash Is Clementines!?! posted at Evolution of Wealth, saying, “For the average person that has a problem with debt cash makes sense. For the rest of use, cash will only slow us down. Cash is not king. Focus instead on the power of LUC (liquidity, use and control).”

Wenchypoo presents D-I-Y Economic Reform–Starving the Evil Piggies posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Miscellaneous Personal Finance Posts

John Laugherton presents Definitive Guide To Water ETFs posted at ETFdb.

Jennifer Meyer presents Definitive Guide To Palladium ETF Investing: Palladium ETFs 101 posted at ETFdb.

Frederick Yarmy presents The Ultimate Guide To PPLT (Platinum ETF) posted at ETFdb.

MatthewPaulson presents Horizon Bank of Washington is First Bank Faulure of 2010 posted at American Banking News.

Joel Ohman presents Usury & Interest Guide: Usury Definition, Usury Rates, and is Your Credit Card Usurious? posted at Credit Card Chaser.

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