Spring is in full bloom here in NYC! It’s been beautiful out the past few days, approaching 80 degrees today. Perfect weather for some carnivals:Gather Little By Little hosted the 148th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. My article Saving Money For College When Your Children Are Older was included.
The Baglady hosted the 55th Carnival of Money Stories – Tax Day Edition which included my article Four Ways I Upgraded Out Of My Raises.
Be Thrifty Like Us hosted the 8th Money Hacks Carnival where you can find my article Ben Bernanke Wants Personal Finance Blogs Out Of Business.
Now for some interesting finds from my Google Reader:
25 Questions To Think About Before A Job Interview at MSN Smart Spending. I’ve never considered myself very good at interviews. Having these questions answered in your head before could be a real help in landing a job!
How To Teach Compounding Interest To Kids at Frugal Dad. I’ve gone over the concept of compound interest with my daughter but I might use this illustration to see how well she really gets it.
Spending Money Is Good at Cash Money Life. A little expense like flowers can go a long way.
Buying A New House Is Not Cheap: Expenses Not To Forget When Buying A New House by Bible Money Matters. You think the house price is all you have to be concerned with but there’s plenty of other expenses to consider as well.
7 Simple Ways To Burst Out Of Bed Each Morning at Dumb Little Man. I’m not a morning person but I’m slowly learning the benefits of getting up earlier (that and I don’t have much of a choice these days with an eight and one year olds in the house).
As always check out the carnivals and these other great articles! Enjoy!
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Thanks for mentioning my article on compound interest. It worked with my daughter, and as a follow up we opened an account for her at ING Direct, where they display the interest that has accrued each day. For the first week she wanted to log in and see how much money she made “in her sleep!” Yep, I think she’s got it!
That’s great to hear! If we can make money and basic finance fun for kids then we go a long way in making sure they are responsible with their money later in life.
Thanks for the mention.
My pleasure Patrick.
In my view our economy is so market driver that any mass reduction in oil consumption would collapse it. Slowly privatizing out of the welfare state thereby changing the economy to “Survival need” driven is the only way out. Now, mass consumption must go forth at all cost.