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Weekly Blog Roundup and New Blog Blog

by Flexo

Here are some of the interesting articles I’ve noticed within and beyond the MoneyBlogNetwork over the past week. AllFinancialMatters has a question to watch out for. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity plays the Devil’s Advocate and has some sensible reasons for renting rather than buying a house. Five Cent Nickel has some 0 percent balance transfer offers. ... Continue reading this article…

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Personal Balance Sheet, December 2006 ($70,108, +4.19%)

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Thanks to dividends paid to me in my 401(k), I broke past $70,000 to close out the year at $70,108! I know that among 30-year-old financial bloggers like myself, that may not be an impressive number. Considering most of my adult life I was making less than the cost of working, I’m satisfied so far. ... Continue reading this article…

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The Carnival is Up and Looking for Hosts

by Flexo

The Carnival of Personal Finance was posted yesterday at My Personal Finance Blog. It’s another massive collection of articles, so here are a few to read first: * Voiding Optional * How to Incorporate Your PayPal Account Into Quicken * Become an Amazon.com Price Drop Ninja * Beat the Average Raise I contributed The Good, ... Continue reading this article…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Credit Cards, Part 3: The Ugly

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This is the third and final part in a short series about credit cards and the people who use them. If you haven’t yed, read Part 1: The Good and Part 2: The Bad. Keep reading for something ugly. Part 3: The Ugly Credit cards are in business to make money. The fact of the ... Continue reading this article…

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Rule for Building Wealth: Ditch Credit Card Debt

by Flexo

Isn’t it ironic that while I’m in the middle of writing a series about good credit card use vs. bad credit card use, to be concluded later today, I came across the ninth rule for building wealth from Fortune Magazine: ditch credit card debt. Fortune is talking about the Type A credit card user, who ... Continue reading this article…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Credit Cards, Part 2: The Bad

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This is the second part in a short series about credit cards and the people who use them. If you missed the first part, take a look. Part 2: The Bad If you are a Type B credit card user, you are making money off the credit card companies, not the other way around. Taking ... Continue reading this article…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Credit Cards, Part 1: The Good

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If you listen to gurus like Dave Ramsey, you may find yourself feeling like you’re listening to a sermon in which the evil character is the credit card rather than the devil. Perhaps the two are interchangeable. Yes, credit card companies use marketing to lure customers with the hope of making tons of money in ... Continue reading this article…

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The Carnival is Up!

by Flexo

The Carnival of Personal Finance has been posted at KirkWalsh.com. Here are some of my favorite submissions this week: * Free Money Finance has several ways to save on taxes. * Five Cent Nickel has free bonus money for business credit cards — this is on my list of to-dos for 2007. * Blunt Money ... Continue reading this article…

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