Serenity Prayer For Finances @ Frugal Dad Going from Debt to Wealth- A Closer Look at Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps Plan @ Thing Your Way To Wealth Why Investing in Stocks This Year Was Not a Financial Mistake @ Money Ning Save More Money: 10 Ways To Fill Your Emergency Fund Fast @ Stumble Forward Is it wrong to nickel and dime? @ Living Almost Large Giveaways Christmas giveaways! Two iPods and more! @ ChristianPF 2 Years of Million Dollar Journey(Camera, $100 gift cards, and more) @ Million Dollar Journey $50 Dollar Gift Card Giveaway Bonanza @ Bible Money [...]
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How old are you financially? @ Almost Frugal – I would put my financial age in my mid to late 30′s on that scale. Dispensing Money Advice (or not) to “Help Resistant” Family and Friends @ Tough Money Love Credit Card Companies Care Where You Make Purchases @ Christian PF – This doesn’t surprise me in the least with the history of the credit industry. It would be interesting to see all of the correlation data that they have found on which types of purchases signal a credit risk. Household Uses For Vinegar, The Ultimate Frugal Solution @ Frugal Dad [...]
Read MoreA hardy thank you to the top 10 referrers for November. No Credit Needed MSN Money Central Smart Money Blogs (Karen Datko) Celtic Buffy – Debt Slayer The Digerati Life Money Ning Mighty Bargain Hunter Paid It Down Consumerism Commentary Pants In A Can Frugal Dad (Tie for 10th) Frugal Bachelor Top Posts of The Month : Get 25% Cashback On eBay Purchases Through Live.com Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps Review The “Paying Cash” Experience – 2 Months Later
Read MoreHere are some good articles I came across this week: 10 Tips For A Killer Resume @ SqaukfoxBunch of free giveaways Debt Reduction 101 – A guide @ No Credit Needed Home Water Conservation, Does it work? @ The Simple Dollar 80% of Resteraunt.com gift certificates still @ The Digerati Life Unintended Benefits Of Budgeting @ Bible Money Matters Brainy Smurf is Debt Free Again! @ Pants In A Can And here are a few giveaways : Free $200 Cash Giveaway for The Financial Blogger’s two year anniversary. 50$ Wal-mart Card Giveaway @ Kingdom First Mom 5 Sixpence None The [...]
Read MoreI haven’t done this often in the past, but I wanted to give a shout out to the top ten referers in October. Thanks for all the traffic. MSN Money Central Smart Money Blogs (Karen Datko) No Credit Needed (Recommended Reading) Budgets Are Sexy Political Calculations Frugal Babe Common Sense With Money Paid It Down All Financial Matters Pants In A Can Celtic Buffy Debt Slayer The top three October posts were : Checkout Credit Card Signups, Worth It or Not? Bankruptcy…an easy way out? 160th Carnival Of Debt Reduction – Bailout Edition
Read MoreThis week’s stroll around the personal finance posts revealed a great list of articles. We start with two great articles that talk about on of my most important adjustment to many financial plans, figuring out why you are changing your financial habits and using that to create motivation to carry you through. Frugal Dad shares identifying the why and RC @ Think Your Way To Wealth talks about developing burning desire. A second Frugal Dad post explores his path to financial maturity by getting rid of his new truck. Especially relevant, because DD is considering selling his car to aid [...]
Read MoreI haven’t shared some links from the community in a while, but I plan to add this back in as a regular series. It is great to be inspired by some of the other PF writers. Current Links : Taking a queue from Paid Twice I will change my language from debt reduction to debt elimination. Reduction is too cozy and comfortable, elimination is mean and ferocious, and that is what it takes. Nice Circles has the right idea by letting her dream of being a writer fuel her debt elimination. Frugal Dad shares an extensive list of places to [...]
Read MoreAfter posting about The Happy Rock’s need for another writer, I began thinking why someone would be interested in becoming a personal finance blogger. That ultimately lead me to think about the benefits of PF blogging I have received after a year plus of running a blog. Here are my top five reasons to start/write a personal finance blog. Accountability – If you are someone who is looking to get out of debt, achieve your goals, and you want support, motivation, and accountability, blogging is quite convenient. If you can’t find people in your physical proximity that share similar goals [...]
Read MoreThe Happy Rock is looking to expand and bring in a part time writer/blogger. Click here, to read more about the oppurtunity. I would love to find a reader who is in the trenches of debt reduction to augment the article base here at The Happy Rock. The further I am removed from being in debt, the harder it is for me to write fresh content on the whole process. Getting people out of debt is one of the main goals of the site and I think letting readers get a first hand view at someone walking their way out(with [...]
Read MoreFirst was an article on Life Hack called Personal Development, Canine-Style. It is a long read, but well worth the time. It is written from the perspective of a man’s dog while the owner’s life and finances grow over the years. It shares some of the potential dangers that come with chasing our dreams and getting on top of our finances. Great life perspective with an funny amusing edge. Second, I wanted to highlight one of the best Personal Finance blogs on the net, The Simple Dollar. This story is quite inspirational. Just about two years ago he hit financial [...]
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