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Best of Consumerism Commentary, September 2009

• The Little Things and the Big Things: Which are More Important?
• People Will Judge You Based on Your Name
• A Report Card for Financial Rules of Thumb
• Overdraft Fees: Some Banks Let You Opt Out (by Smithee)
• Earning What You Have: The Mindset I Hope I Never Lose (by Smithee)
• Ten Things I Will Teach My Children About Money
• Credit Report Cards: Credit.com Vs. Credit Karma

We also had a number of excellent guests on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast in September. We discussed budgeting with the creators of You Need a Budget and PocketSmith, learned how to survive on a teacher’s salary, discovered the details about Mint.com’s acquisition by Intuit including one surprise that was not mentioned in the media earlier, and discussed negotiating and bargaining with presidential adviser Herb Cohen.

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As I find time, I write articles for websites other than Consumerism Commentary. This will always be my home for writing about money, but I’ll take whatever opportunity I can to share my thoughts online with more readers.

Here are a few of the recent articles I’ve published around the internet. Please read these and participate by commenting if you are so inclined.

Combining Money With Your Honey. Can a couple where both participants have different attitudes towards money and different incomes survive in a relationship with combined finances? The title of this article doesn’t sound like me — I think my original title was, “How People With Differing Attitudes can Combine Finances.” I’m pretty sure the new title is an improvement.

Be the Big Saver on Campus. This article is a guide for first-year college students, known vernacularly as freshmen or frosh. I don’t remember thinking about money at all when I first entered college, but if I had I probably would have been in a better situation when I graduated.

Is the Frugal Life Here to Stay? I keep hearing about the “New Frugality” in the media, and I often receive questions about whether those growing up post-Great Recession will have adopted an entirely new lifestyle that will last until they die, like those who grew up in the Great Depression. I certainly have an answer for that question.

These are only the most recent articles. You can look forward to more of these in the future.

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Best of Consumerism Commentary, August 2009

Here are some of the most popular articles, based on total visitors, published on Consumerism Commentary in August. If you missed them this past month, take a look.

1. Receiving the First Time Homebuyer Credit Takes About Six Weeks
2. My Grandmothers and the Cost of a Funeral
3. Earn $500 By Referring Friends and Readers to ING Direct
4. What’s Important to You in Healthcare Reform? (by Smithee)
5. Personal Balance Sheet, Net Worth, Income, and Expenses, July 2009
6. Using Debit Cards as Credit Cards
7. Roth IRA Conversion
8. Good News for Mac Users: Quicken for Mac 2010 Coming Soon
9. Is Buying a Foreclosed Property Realistic? (by Jeff)
10. Cash for Clunkers: The Revenge (by Smithee)

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Congratulations to Consumerism Commentary readers Aliotsy A. and Scott O.! Aliotsy and Scott were selected randomly among those who responded correctly to the scavenger hunt held last month to celebrate Consumerism Commentary’s sixth anniversary. Both winners chose to receive the Apple iPod Touch. The iPods are now on the way!

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