Money Hack Carnival #36 – Scary Finances Edition

October 29, 2008

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Welcome to Free From Broke and the 36th Money Hacks Carnival – Scary Finances Edition! With Halloween around the corner and some stomach turning days on Wall Street I thought it would be fun have a scary theme for this week’s carnival.

EDITOR’S PICKS

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Make sure you pay your credit card bills on time otherwise you may find some scary charges on your next bill!

Ray presents How To Build A CD Ladder and Get The Highest Interest Rate posted at Money Blue Book Finance.

The Happy Rock presents Credit Card Signups At Checkout – Worth it or not? posted at The Happy Rock.

Aaron presents Surround Yourself with Positive People | Where You Are Now posted at Where You Are Now.

pfincome presents Frugal Birthday Party Tips posted at Passive Family Income.

PT presents Start Saving Money for Holiday Expenses posted at Prime Time Money.

INVESTING

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Check your credit report once a year and before major purchases to make sure there aren’t any ghouls lurking in it!

Raag Vamdatt presents Equity Investment is Risk Free – Here’s the Proof :: RaagVamdatt.com :: Financial Planning demystified posted at RaagVamdatt.com.

The Financial Blogger presents Decrease Your Management Fees In Your Investment Portfolio posted at The Financial Blogger.

Mac presents Top 10 Secrets of True Wealth posted at Actorlicious.

D4L presents Buying Stocks On The Rebound: Four To Consider posted at Dividends4Life.

Investing School presents Do Your Own Stock Analysis posted at Investing School.

The Shark Investor presents Is Investing A Big Fat Lie? posted at The Shark Investor.

Mike presents What Are Bonds? posted at ABC’s of Investing.

Ripe Trade presents 401k strategy Best seasonal period posted at Ripe Trade.

INCOME

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Start planning for retirement early in your career or else you could be like the walking dead later on!

BTG presents BTG Basics: What Is A Debit Card? posted at Bridging The Gaap.

Wenchypoo presents Updated: Timeless Moves You Can Make to Maximize Your Future Earnings and/or Lessen Taxes posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

CAREER

HAPPY HALLOWEENCheck prices online before a purchase to make sure a salesman isn’t sucking the life out of you!

David Wilson presents Job Search Tips posted at Leaving The Folks.

FMF presents Why You Should Take Practice Interviews posted at Free Money Finance.

FWP presents Take Advantage Of Your Work Perks posted at Financial Wellness Project.

Phillip Jeffries presents Make Money From Home posted at Make Money Online.

ECONOMY

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Stay out of debt as it can feel like King Kong is on your shoulders!

Andy presents US Dollar Rising and Outlook posted at Saving to Invest.

DEBT AND CREDIT

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Seal up the leaks in your budget or it can sink like the Titanic!

LAL presents Paying Bills Once a Month posted at LivingAlmostLarge.

Aryn presents How to Join an Adopt-a-Family Program posted at Sound Money Matters.

Mr. CC presents Hawaiian Reward Cards and Marriott Improvements posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog.

FIRE Finance presents Best Gas Credit Cards posted at FIRE Finance.

Quimby C presents Accept Responsibility before Applying for Short Term Loans posted at hipshorttermloan.com.

FRUGALITY AND SAVING MONEY

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Two things in life are certain – Death and Taxes!

Kat presents SaveWater and $180/year posted at The Part-Time Life.

Tiffany Washko presents America’s Cheapest Family posted at Natural Family Living Blog.

jim presents » Top 5 Online Banks: Savings or Checking Accounts on  Blueprint for Financial Prosperity posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

ChristianPF presents Drive slow = Save gas posted at Christian Personal Finance.

J. Money presents My cell phone broke in half, and then my battery died… posted at Budgets are Sexy..

Miss T presents Vintage Shoes: A Buyer’s Guide posted at Miss Thrifty.

So there you have it!  Hope it wasn’t too scary.  Make sure to check out next week’s Money Hacks Carnival hosted by Living Almost Large.

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1 Aaron (3 comments) October 29, 2008 at 9:05 am

Thanks for a wonderful carnival! Glad you enjoyed my article and included it as one of your Editor’s Picks!! Thanks again for hosting!!

Aaron’s last blog post..Service Review – Rudder.com

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2 Quimby C (1 comments) October 29, 2008 at 10:36 am

What a terrific assortment of articles – A scary theme for scary times – great idea! Thanks for hosting and including my article.

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3 PT (26 comments) October 29, 2008 at 10:36 am

Great work on the carnival! Thank for the pick!

PT’s last blog post..Why Do Online Bank Transfers Take So Freakin’ Long?

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4 Budgets are Sexy (1 comments) October 29, 2008 at 10:38 am

that WAS scary! I’m gonna go as this carnival for Halloween ;)

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5 passivefamilyincome (2 comments) October 29, 2008 at 10:53 am

Thanks for including my post in the editor’s picks! Nice job hosting this week.

passivefamilyincome’s last blog post..Zenni Optical Deals

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6 Dividends4Life (6 comments) October 29, 2008 at 1:48 pm

Thank you for including my article!

Best Wishes,
D4L

Dividends4Life’s last blog post..Stock Analysis: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Still Buying At This Price

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7 ABCs of Investing (3 comments) October 29, 2008 at 8:57 pm

Scary stuff! Great job.

ABCs of Investing’s last blog post..Stock Market Index

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8 Jason (1 comments) October 30, 2008 at 6:46 am

Great Carnival ! ;->

I enjoyed this article the most:
pfincome presents Frugal Birthday Party Tips posted at Passive Family Income.

Saving money throwing parties for me is HUGE!

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9 FIRE Finance (1 comments) October 31, 2008 at 2:21 am

Nice presentation. Thanks for hosting & including our article :) .
Happy Halloween.

FIRE Finance’s last blog post..The Winner of "The Quiet Millionaire" is ……….

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10 dawn (25 comments) October 31, 2008 at 10:47 pm

Off topic, I know –
But did your little ones have a nice Halloween?
I so miss all that …
One of these next few years, I will hopefully be getting a grandchild!!!

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11 ffb (1149 comments) November 3, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Thank you all for your great articles and for stopping by!

@ Dawn – We had a great Halloween! Our daughter was something of a zombie prom queen while our little guy was a monkey. I’m sure we have enough candy to last us though Thanksgiving!

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