Carnival of Twenty Something Finances - 14th Edition
Well, well, well, it is a Monday and it is time to kick it off with the Twentys Something Finances Carnival. It appears to be the 14th edition of this carnival, the brainchild of LuluGal of How I Save Money who was kind enough to invite me to host this carnival which I gladly accepted.
I have to say it is certainly exciting to be part of this carnival. My eyes were sure opened to more personal finance blogs by bloggers in their 20s than ever before. I suppose that is part of the curse of turning 30 a few years ago. It is easy to turn a blind eye to the views of our youth. It was refreshing to see some of these entries which I have selected as editor’s pick in BOLD RED.
Stock Tips presents Tips For Shorting Stocks.
Australian Investing presents How To Invest In Gold.
Money Blue Book presents I Remember Breaking Past The $10,000 Savings Mark.
Personal Finance Budgeting presents Saving and Budgeting for College Students.
Fabulous Finances presents How to get a raise at your current job.
The Truth About Credit Cards presents Shed Those Holiday Credit Card Pounds.
How I Save Money presents How to make the most of Cash Back Credit Cards this Christmas.
SARAHSPY presents The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear.
The Business Ideas-Making Money Blog presents iPod Repair: Easy business model.
Widsom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket presents Turning a $55,000 Salary into a Zero Tax Liability.
Raag Vamdatt presents “Settle” early in life - buy a home when young.
Dividend Money presents It’s Time To Buy POT!.
Ask Mr Credit Card presents Disney Visa Credit Card Review.
Contrarian Goldfish presents Retirement at 65 is the Wrong Answer.
Worldwide Success presents Millionaire Secrets.
Remodelingthislife’s Weblog presents Financial Advice For Your Twenties.
KCLau’s Money Tips presents Why Financial Planner will be the Hottest Job in 2008.
Destroy Debt presents 20 Ways to Save on Your Utility Bills.
Money Under 30 presents A Million Bucks by 30 by Alan Corey Book Review.
Feminist Finance presents Blog For Choice 2008: Personal Finance and Pro-Choice Politics.
the simple nickle presents Ways to Save Money: Entertainment.
Debt Prison presents Dave Ramsey, Peter Schiff, and decline of U.S. Economy.
Christian Personal Finance Blog presents How to get textbooks for free.
Upsidertrader presents Cramer Should Pay Rogue Traders Legal Bills.
Aspire 2 Wealth presents Diapers and 529 Plans - Scary Stuff.
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife presents Its not the Brain, its the Stomach.
Personal Financier presents 4 Considerations to Help Us Avoid the Slippery Slope of Debt.
My Family’s Money presents The Magic of a Bloomin’ Onion.
My Wealth Builder presents Own A Diamond? - Check Eligibility For Settlement Payment.
Debt Prison presents Staying within Budget is all about Focus.
Debt Prison presents 5 Reasons to Invest in Land.
Money Crashers presents Five Steps To Getting a Great Sale On An LCD Or Plasma TV This Weekend.
Money Blue Book presents My Favorite Reward Credit Cards and Promotions.
Seasoned TradeLines presents Recession 101- Five Signs to Know You’re in One.
That’s it. That was all of the entries for this edition. I will tell you I enjoyed reading quite a few of them and plan on visiting them again in the future to comment here and there. It is refreshing to compare what it is like to be in your 20’s in this day and age versus when I was in my 20’s which was between 1995 and 2005.
Interesting times we live in, indeed.
Comment by the simple nickle on 28 January 2008:
thanks for hosting this week! indeed, being young today is a financial benefit…IF you are willing to learn and do what it takes to gain financial security. these articles show that there are people out there who are. thanks for including my post!
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Comment by Jessica on 28 January 2008:
Have u try the online bookstore Cocomartini
http://www.cocomartini.com/
I get all my textbooks for this semester from this bookstore. All are brand new and 60%off discount from normal price.
Good luck and wish some help.
hehe ^_^
Comment by lulugal11 on 28 January 2008:
Thanks for hosting. I am certainly reading the Red highlights first and then coming back for more.
lulugal11’s last blog post..What’s in YOUR wallet?
Comment by lulugal11 on 28 January 2008:
Note to people who were listed here. Please link back to the host to show your appreciation.
It won’t hurt you.
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Comment by Mark from TheLocoMono on 28 January 2008:
I am very glad to host the carnival.
Simple Nickle - you are right that it is important to be willing to take on financial responsibility through education and action. I think this is true for all ages, no matter what decade you were born in. It is an interesting time for those in their 20’s right now. My 20s were from 1995 to 2005 so I have a different perspective but it is refreshing to see how the 20’s pave the way for the 30s.
Lulugal11 - Please feel free to contact me if you would like me to host this carnival again in a few months. It was certainly fun.
Everyone else who participated, it also doesn’t hurt to comment here showing your appreciation because I use CommentLuv which parses your last post giving you an extra link back to your blog which helps your PageRank and all that hype about links.
Comment by David on 28 January 2008:
Oops, I navigated away leaving my comment unposted…smoooth.
Thanks so much for hosting and for the editor’s pick nod!
I think this carnival is sooo great and you helped it along with another great edition!
David’s last blog post..Carnival Update
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Comment by feminist finance on 29 January 2008:
Thanks for hosting, and for the shout-out!
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Comment by Steward on 31 January 2008:
Thanks for hosting and including my article.
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Comment by phil from belt buckles on 30 May 2008:
What percentage of 20 somethings really are concerned with fiscal responsibility. We did explain a lot to our daughter but regardless she seems to still have to figure it out on her own. Such is life.
Phil
Comment by Yemek Tarifleri on 1 July 2008:
Thanks for this. You was help me. Article who your writen was so important for me. Thanks again
Comment by Calum on 24 July 2008:
Great article, well structured, if only all people blogged like you!
Comment by chicago wedding photographer on 7 August 2008:
Excellent stuff on finances - and where did you get that carnival picture - I love the masks…
- Rob
chicago wedding photographers last blog post..Presenting - Jillian & Christian!
Comment by Wealth and Success on 10 August 2008:
Great information! Thanks for writing this. It is an honor to participate in the discussion.
Comment by Australian Property on 18 September 2008:
How did you find this carnival went? I’ve heard a few bloggers talk about them and they all seemed to be in favour of them. Did it work for you to get some more traffic or did you not see a difference at all?
Comment by 150CC scooters on 18 September 2008:
I agree with chicago wedding photographer… where did you get that mask? Actually I think they are a bit creepy, but they still get your attention.
Comment by Bill from Debt consolidation on 12 November 2008:
Excellent information on finances for twenty somethings. I wish I had access to this sort of information when I was that age.