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Carnival of Personal Finance #53

by Flexo

Welcome to the anniversary edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance! What a year it has been. The first Carnival of Personal Finance was posted on June 20, 2005. To celebrate the Carnival’s first birthday, I asked participants to submit two articles: a recent favorite as usual and one of their favorites from the past ... Continue reading this article…

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This Week in the Blogosphere

by Flexo

For those who like to jump around, here are some interesting articles from around the blogosphere that I’ve noticed this past week, starting with the MoneyBlogNetwork. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is respecting Bob Kiyosaki for pointing out that real estate speculators are getting slaughtered like pigs. Free Money Finance is looks at money matters between ... Continue reading this article…

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Will You Be Audited?

by Flexo

Through everyday conversations, I know there are people who stretch the tax law as much as possible in order to claim tax deductions for “business-related” expenses. I’d like to follow up after tax season to see how far they’re actually stretching the rules, and if it’s fishy, to determine how many of these individuals end ... Continue reading this article…

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This Week In The Blogosphere

by Flexo

Here’s a round up of what’s been going on with the members of the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond. If you haven’t yet checked out the network’s forum for pfbloggers, make sure you take a look. There are some interesting conversations. The MightyBargainHunter points out a a pregnant teen waitress who received a $1,000 tip from a ... Continue reading this article…

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Online MBAs Making the Grade

by Flexo

A few months ago, I asked if Master of Business Administration degrees are worthwhile. The conversation that ensued began to focus primarily on those MBAs of the online variety, one of which I am currently pursuing at mostly my company’s expense. Business Week has also evaluated the merits of an MBA from an online program. ... Continue reading this article…

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Best of Consumerism Commentary

by Flexo

This list contains some of the articles I’ve posted that I feel should be highlighted as the Best (or most popular) of Consumerism Commentary. What I intend on highlighting is not what I have written, but mainly the follow-up conversations that ensued in response the entry, driven by reader participation — I’m not pretending I’m ... Continue reading this article…

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Good Time to Be an MBA

by Flexo

A few weeks ago, we had a good conversation about the merits of an MBA degree. Today, Anne Fischer from Fortune Magazine says it’s a good time to be an MBA. She claims there’s been a change in hiring patterns. Instead of companies hiring MBAs in advance, companies are picking up new graduates “just in ... Continue reading this article…

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Gmail Invitations

by Flexo

I have eight invitations for Gmail to give away. Gmail is the free email service offered by Google that sorts your conversations, searches through a large amount of email quickly, serves you unobtrusive related ads, and supplies POP service so you can also access the email through your favorite program such as Thunderbird. Leave a ... Continue reading this article…

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