100th carnival of personal finance

The carnival of personal finance is 100 today and to celebrate madame x @ my open wallet has gathered together 100 of the best personal finance posts of the last week and categorised them neatly in the carnival.

My personal favourites are golbguru's Husband, Does Your Wife Know How To Invest? Wife, Does Your Husband Know How To Pay The Bills? from the tao of making money and s sugars' Am I the only one that realises that having groceries delivered makes financial sense? from personal finance advice.

I am also proud to say that my very own submission starting a business will not make you rich has made the Editor's Choice for the first time. Either standards are slipping at the carnival or I'm starting to write some interesting posts - I know which I prefer to believe.

pfblogsround 5th May 2007

Apologies for being late with the pfblogsround, my excuse is that I was attending a free classical music concert last night - not a great excuse, but not a bad one either.

Anyway, my favourite posts from other personal finance blogs have included:

• paying off your mortgage and saving/investing @ free money finance it is possible to multitask your finances folks
• investing without goals @ money and such shadox's brother is doing something about his future, but it would be better if he had some goals
• sharing money works for our marriage @ cleverdude good for you mate, but just because it works for you, doesn't mean it'll work for everyone
• adjustable rate mortgages are awesome @ blueprint for financial prosperity another of jim's devils advocate posts, this time written by a guest blogger - read the excellent comment by livingalmostlarge (whose own blog is here)
• tips and trick to ensure you track your money @ get rich slowly one of jd's friends is having difficulty recording all his transactions

april 2007 plonkeesround

Here are the best* posts from April 2007

• tourist in london town save money whilst travelling in London
• pensions are actually invested in equities pretty much self-explanatory
• I need a strategy and I still don't have one
• pension allsorts a summary all the different sorts of pensions you can invest in
• atheists should tithe or the less catchy "humanists should donate a reasonable proportion of their income to charities"

*as always, best is defined as my favourite posts in plonkee money.

Let me know what you think of my selections by commenting on them.

98th carnival of personal finance is up

The 98th carnival of personal finance is being hosted by the King of Debt at we're in debt, so check it out.

Beware of the post on financial independence, as the scheme suggested sounds a bit too much like multi-level marketing to me.

pfblogsround 27th april 2007

Welcome to another edition of pfblogsround where I round up the best posts this week from other pfblogs. On with the show:

• top 13 money saving ideas of all time @ everyone loves you money when the opening idea is to stop using illegal drugs, you know you're onto a winner
• the game of life @ an english major's money its easy to forget that access to banking and other assorted finance is a privilege that many people don't share
• how to make your finances automagical @ zen habits if you're bills pay themselves, your forgetting them doesn't make the slightest bit of difference
• vacation, need or want @ living almost large to me, a vacation is a need - life isn't all about money, and not having travelled would be one of my biggest deathbed regrets

If you see any great posts, that you think I might have missed, or you reckon I should add your blog to my blogroll, drop me a line and I'll check it out.

97th carnival of personal finance hosted by endless gibberish

The 97th carnival of personal finance is up at endless gibberish. Check out my personal favourite, the lazy man's guide to budgeting.

other people like me

Some more nice bloggers have linked to me. So hello and thank you to frugal zeitgeist and jd @ get rich slowly, who liked tourist in london town and flexo @ consumerism commentary who liked I need a strategy. Check out the rest of their blogs too.

pfblogsround 20th April 2007

This week on some other excellent personal finance blogs:

• what is personal tax earmarking @ wisegeek this is a legendary idea, now all we need are some tame politicians
• to grub or not to grub @ customers revenge the importance of focussing on the bigger picture with our finances
• 17 critical questions @ money and such shadox gives us a great list of questions and will be posting some answers in the future
• not this girl's best friend @ frugal babe much kudos to someone who can sell their engagement ring whilst remaining happily married

festival of frugality 17th April post

I've been included in the festival of frugality at no credit needed.

You should check out no credit needed for information and advice on all your getting out of debt and cutting back on spending needs as it is truly a great blog resource.

The festival is great, and all neatly categorised, I'm in the coupons and deals section, but my favourite posts are in the frugal philosopy section: selling an engagement ring and critical questions you should be asking yourself.

Read around and if you see anything else you think I should be highlighting, let me know.

carnival of personal finance no.96 is up

jlp has hosted the carnival of personal finance number 96 at his uber-successful all financial matters blog. The carnival entries are categorised neatly and my submission is at number 1 in the investing strategy (I imagine they are in order from worst to best). Check it out.

pfblogsround 12th April 2007

Some excellent posts this week by other personal finance bloggers. My favourites have been:

• your total measure of wealth: job status @ punny money calculate a number that quantifies your job, this is part of a series of posts seeking to establish a complete picture of your wealth
• the complexities of anti-consumerism @ an english major's money this is a must read post about class, purchasing decisions and assumptions
• what should a billionaire give @ get rich slowly a long post that came out of a discussion on the new get rich slowly forum about giving money away and I don't just like it because I'm linked to it (twice)

carnivals in the second week of april

This week I am in a bunch of carnivals. Hooray!

First up, the carnival of credit report stories which is being hosted at how I save money.

Second, the festival of under 30 finances which is being hosted at one big mortar board.

Last but by no means least, the carnival of personal finance which is being hosted at accumulating money.

links to plonkee

I just want to say hi and thanks to the excellent golbguru at the tao of making money, who liked one of my posts and also to the wonderful free money finance, who also liked (and helped me with) another one.

pfblogsround 5th april 2007

This week on other personal finance blogs I've enjoyed:

• my 401(k) is better than yours @ blueprint for financial prosperity its always interesting to see what other people get for their labour at work, for people in the UK, a 401(k) is like a money purchase pension
• do personal finance bloggers have a bias against real estate @ free money finance I think that they do but that its justified as most non-pf blog readers are biased for real estate
• getting rich the easy way @ the digerati life silicon valley blogger has highlighted a very interesting ethical issue
• right turns and helping the environment @ the tao of making money note that (as stated by golbguru) if you are with me in the UK, you want to be making left turns
• how to get financial peace of mind @ zen habits making my bills automatic with direct debit has made my life immeasurably easier

website review: organized home

I thought I'd explain the reasons why each of the links listed on the right hand side of this blog are useful. I'm starting with my favourite:

www.organizedhome.com is a website devoted to decluttering, organising and simplifying your domestic life. There are a number of articles on the site split into various categories and also reader tips. Where it really comes into its own is in the message boards which are populated by a warm and supportive (predominantly female) community. No question relating to home life is too big or too small for these folks.

Specific information and advice is available on the boards, including managing finances, budgets and paperwork, saving money on groceries and utility bills, making money selling stuff on ebay or car boot sales and other money related topics.

Being decluttered and organised helps massively with finances. Bills don’t get lost and get paid on time, unnecessary stuff doesn’t get bought, less time is spent maintaining clutter, duplicate items aren’t required because the original is not lost in the safe place that you put it in that you can’t remember any more. Also, being decluttered and organised is less stressful and gives you more time to concentrate on the more important things in life.

I discovered organized home whilst searching for tips on moving house a couple of years ago and quickly became hooked. The great community of organized home continues to be invaluable to me in my quest to become more organised and I encourage anyone who thinks they might benefit to look it up.

thank you to fmf

As a by the way, thanks to Free Money Finance, with whom I checked some information for the following post on atheists and tithing and who has many excellent posts on the bible and money.

carnival of personal finance 94 post

no credit needed has posted the 94th carnival of personal finance. ncn has taken a very back to basics approach and simply categorised the submissions and listed the blogs that have posts in each category.

My post on what being rich means is under the category "Motivation, Goals and Planning". Its a bit like moving from the bottom set of the personal finance blogging class to a mixed ability class. I know that I haven't gone up in the world, but thats what it feels like.

I particularly like the travel tip from money for the rest of us and the post on making more money without selling your soul from 360 degree success.

Read and enjoy!

plonkeesround march 2007

I will share with you the best* posts written this month

• foreign money isn't the same
• comparison of UK and US investments
• misunderstanding pensions
• mentally spending a non-existant windfall

*by best I mean favourite and written by plonkee

pfblogsround 29th March 2007

This week I have mostly been reading the following personal finance blogs:

• save money with your feet @ get rich slowly. One of jd's readers sent in a tip to cut back on transport costs and put the money you don't spend into savings
• one idea that could save you millions @ freemoneyfinance. Simple, move to a cheaper area. Seriously consider getting out of the metropolis and into an area with cheaper housing.
• killing your credit with a subprime loan @ the digerati life. Silicon Valley Blogger's take on the US subprime mortgage crisis
• money discussion still uncomfortable @ make love not debt. Him and Her exemplify good relationship finance, but they're still not perfect. Are kitchen graters a joint or individual purchase?
• three reasons I will never be rich @ lazy man and money. lazy man shares his (minor) shortcomings with the world. I think he'll make it to true wealth despite these

pfblogsround 23rd March 2006

I apologise for the slim pickings. Its not because there haven't been any great posts this week, but because I've been away on holiday and haven't had a chance to do as much reading. Anyway, this week the posts I've liked on other personal finance blogs have been:

• don't budget to the penny @ blueprint for financial prosperity. I don't budget to the penny either, I round up to the whole pound. It means I'm never under and I really can't be bothered to get into any more detail than that.
• sign up for free customer rewards @ the simple dollar. This is just a great tip from trent's five minute finance series.

I'll try to do better next week