Links 02-21-10

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So how was your Valentine’s Day? Hope is was good and you didn’t go into debt to celebrate it!  We were able to get for a few hours without the kids for the first time in I don’t know how long.  We love the kids but it’s nice to have a little time to ourselves for a little bit.

We also had our taxes done. We’re getting a tax refund back, which I have to admit is nice, though it would be better if it was closer to zero.  As much as I advocate adjusting your W-4 it’s sometimes hard to adjust them perfectly.

Enough of the chit-chat!  Here are notable articles that you should check out:

I was fortunate to be able to contribute to No Debt Plan‘s site with a guest article:Three Reasons You Aren’t Handling Your Personal Finances
I had another guest article on ING Direct’s site We The Savers: How to Rein in Your Personal Finances
Does Money Prevent Happiness? from Amateur Asset Allocator.
TurboTax Tax Software Review – All Editions at ABC’s of Investing.
Income Tax Software – Desktop Version Versus Online Version at Four Pillars.
The Most Badass Credit Card Articles From 2009 from Credit Card Finder.
Tax Tips for 2009 Tax Year at Moolanomy.
The Economics of Marriage from the Jean Chatzky blog.
The 401k Loan: How to Borrow Money From Your Retirement Plan at Generation X Finance.
How to Export Paypal Data and Check Your Records for Taxes from Finance Freelance Life. I actually had to do this for my taxes recently!
What if You Contribute Too Much to a Roth IRA? at Cash Money Life.
More Consumers Just Say No to Credit Cards from USATODAY.com.
What if I Can’t Afford to Make My Mortgage Payment? at Being Frugal.
How To Use Evernote: 21 Creative Uses from Christian PF. Love Evernote! Many of these links were noted in my Evernote file to save for this roundup.
Is Math The King Of The Financial Jungle? at Bible Money Matters.
Make Extra Money Blogging from PT Money.
Tax Refund Ideas: Pay Off Debt or Build Savings? at Couple Money.
New Mortgage Rules for Canadians from Million Dollar Journey.
How to Dispute a Credit Card Charge at Bargaineering.
8 Effective Ways to Raise Frugal Kids from Man Vs Debt.
What is a Good Credit Score? Should you Care? at Fiscal Geek.
Beyond “little known” tax deductions, worry instead about forgotten INCOME from Wisdom Journal.
Should You Bring Your Own Snacks To Movies? at Well-Heeled Blog.
Is Adding Jobs In Government/Education/Health Care A Good Thing? from 20s Money.
Confession: I love my tax refund too much to correct my withholdings at Living Well on Less.
Budgets are Sexy: Blogger Showdown #10: MB Hunter vs. PT Money from Budgets Are Sexy.
Oh, and it looks like my pick of BRK-A is doing well in the Samurai Fund.  Overall the fund is beating out the S&P +2.15% to -0.53%.

Whew! That’s a lot of reading to do!

Here are the carnivals I’ve taken part in:

Carnival of Money Stories: Tell Me A Fairy Tale
Fun Tax Facts – Carnival of Personal Finance #242
Festival of Frugality #215
Money Hacks Carnival #102: Build a New Blog Edition
Carnival of Personal Finance #243: Valentine’s Day Edition
Festival of Frugality #216
Money Hacks Carnival #103 – Snowed In Edition
The Carnival of Personal Finance CCXLIV – The Fiscally Irresponsible TV Characters Edition
SimplyForties: Festival of Frugality #217 – Snowpocalypse Edition
Get Out of Debt Carnival – February 17, 2010

Enjoy!!

Tagged as: blog carnival, Blog Roundup, Personal finance