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This last week I found a lot of great blog posts. I participated in two carnivals and I even wrote my first guest post for another blog. Here’s some links to check out today.

My Guest Post

brip blap » action is what cures fear

• I am proud to announce that my first guest post ever is up. I just wanted to take an opportunity to thank Brip Blap and all that he has done for me and my blog. He has been so helpful with tips, advice, link-backs, and now, my first guest post. He is a great guy and has a great blog.

Great Reads From Other Personal Finance Blogs

7 Irresponsible & Fun Ways To Spend Your Holiday Bonus on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity

• Because every once in a while it is ok to splurge a little.

The Lies That (Some) Financial Advisers Tell @ fivecentnickel.com

• This is actually some really great investment advice here. The post discusses a lot of common misconceptions that a financial adviser might share.

Top 10 Everyday Ways to Save Money at Ririan Project

• 10 great, easy ways to conserve your valuable dollars. A really great article from a site that constantly impresses me.

The Simple Dollar » Everything You Ever Really Needed to Know About Personal Finance on the Back of Five Business Cards

• A great, quick run down of what it takes to make a lot of money throughout your life. It’s all explained on 5 business cards.

8 Tips for a Unsuccessful Office Holiday Party » Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog

• I love the office. It’s one of the funniest shows on television. Check out this post for a good laugh.

Carnivals That I Participated In:

The Carnival of Personal Finance #129 | Cash Money Life

• I participated in this carnival with my post on saving money on gas.

Festival of Frugality #102

• Lazy Man and Money did a fantastic job hosting The Festival of Frugality this week. He actually took the time to make a comment on every single post. My post about giving the gift of frugality was actually and editor’s pick this week!

Over at Be Healthy and Relax:

Simple Ways To Improve Sleep | Be Healthy and Relax

• Here is an article from the other blog that Joe and I run. Like the title suggests, it’s got some great ways to improve sleep. My problem lately is that I stay up until the wee hours of the morning writing blog posts.

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I’ve found some great posts throughout the financial blogosphere this week and Tuesday is the day that I’ve picked to share them with you. I love finding new financial blogs so if you own one or write for one, drop a comment. I pretty much check out all of my reader’s sites.

• Over at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity there is a great post about renting vs. buying. What is even more great about it is the discussion that it invokes from the readers. Go check it out and add your two cents.
• At AllFinancialMatters there is a List of 50 Ways To Improve Yourself. It’s a great list from a book that JLP is currently in the process of reviewing. Give it a read and adopt some of the philosophy.
• Money, Matter and More Musings discusses Things You Should Know About Percentage Traps. This post discusses looking at returns on investments. Don’t just look at the percent of return. Investigate the amount of time to achieve that return.
• Simply Thrifty lists off 33 Things You Can Recycle. This is sort of what my Blog Action Day post discussed but it’s a much more comprehensive list.
• Brip Blap discusses his 8 Steps to a Six Figure Career. This is a list of tips that he created based on personal experiences throughout his life. This is a really great read.
• Moolanomy has a guest post that looks at What School Doesn’t Teach About Credit Cards. This is a great little post on how to deal with credit cards.
• The Frugal Law Student has The Ultimate Tipping Guide. This is really great for me because I am constantly wondering when and how much to tip. I even printed it out. This is one that would be great to bookmark.
• The Digerati Life gives 10 Tips For Being A Smart and Safe Consumer. With all of the recalls and scams lately, this is some great advice to make sure you know what you are getting before you buy it.
• Stock Trading To Go gives his Most Important Investing Advice Ever. This is a really great site that I read daily. I strongly recommend this post as a starting off point for this site.
• Clever Dude discusses Recognizing Stress and It’s Effects. This is something that I am constantly trying to improve. I am constantly trying to reduce stress in my life.

Here are the Carnivals that I participated in this week:

• The Festival of Frugality, Hosted by Paid Twice.
• The Carnival of Personal Finance, Hosted by My Two Dollars.
• The Carnival of The Capitalist, Hosted By Small Business Essentials.

Over at Be Healthy and Relax, Joe wrote a great post about Early Morning Workouts that I highly recommend.

There are some great reads in there and I recommend them all.

Enjoy,

-M

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For my Saturday post, I just wanted to post a few pictures of our new puppy, Alfie. He’s a 5 month old, Terrier mix. We don’t know his actual age or his actual breed because he is a rescue dog. He is the coolest little puppy though. We’ve already managed to house train him and teach him a few tricks.

I also wanted to point out that this week we were featured in the Carnival or Personal Finance taking place over at Ask Mr. Credit Card. There are a ton of great posts from a ton of great blogs participating. Go check some of those out.

-M

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My post that examined Buying Vs Renting a Home was featured in this weeks Carnival of Personal Finance hosted over at Advanced Personal Finance. Everyone should go check out this carnival. There are a lot of good posts this week.

I think my Personal Favorite from this week’s carnival is 30 Ways to Save Money by The Prince of Thrift over at “Becoming and Staying Debt Free”.

-M

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We were, once again, featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance for my post about ETFs Vs Mutual Funds. The Carnival can be found at Free Money Finance this week. Head over and check out all the great articles.

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