Archive for February, 2010

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Carnival of Personal Finance #243

Happy Valen-week!  Are you ready?  J.D. preps you with this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance #243: Valentine’s Day Edition and intersperses his favorite romantic poems with his favorite finance articles. Ahhh, love.

His double star favorites (think double-plus-good!) are:

Pop Economics: The illusion of control — our compulsion to do something
Dough Roller: One Financial Goal to Rule Them All

His single star favorites are:

Four Pillars: Two Views on the Economics of Dating

Penny Farthing: Is debt okay if it leads to self-improvement?

Studenomics:How My Friend Made $2,100 From Tutoring

Think Your Way to Wealth: Is self-reliance a lost art in this day and age?

Financial Student: How I’m Receiving 30 Hours of College Credit For 15 Dollars

Personal Finance Ninja: 3 Reasons Why the Average Joe is a Bad Investor

Good Financial Cents: How to Choose The Best Financial Advisor/Planner for You

Foreigner’s Finances: Renting 101: What You Should Know Before You Sign

Please remember to link back to the Carnival if your submission was featured.

Your next host will be self-proclaimed worst everLen Penzo. Don’t believe him, and please be sure to submit your best articles by Sunday, 5 pm EST!

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Carnival of Personal Finance #242

Thanks to Patrick of Cash Money Life for hosting this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance: Fun Tax Facts.

His Editor’s Picks are:

Personal Finance By The Book: Unemployed? Are You Rocking or Are You Rolling?
Personal Finance Ninja: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Credit Score
The Everyday Minimalist: Confusing frugality with minimalism
Pop Economics: Paralysis and other effects of distrust

Please remember to link back to the Carnival if your submission was featured.

Your next host will be J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly. Please be sure to submit your best articles by Sunday, 5 pm EST!