Best Of 2008 And Wishing You A Happy 2009

By Pinyo, on January 1, 2009

It’s hard to believe how fast time flies, but here we are already in 2009. Before we look forward, let’s reflect back on 2008. In term of the economy, it wasn’t so great; but I hope each of you can find one good thing that happened to you last year — for me, it was watching my son grow up and experiencing my web business success.

Best of 2008

Recently, Ben at Money Smart Life published Best Money Posts of the Year (2008) and I think it definitely worth your time to visit and read.  In my own style, I’d like to highlight some great articles from 2008.

• 50 Ways to Make Money Blogging at The Dough Roller — There are a lot of people wondering if “making money online” really works.  The answer is yes it does and it’s simple BUT it’s not easy.  Out of all the ways, I think blogging is probably one of the more worthwhile ones.
• Do the work that you love to do at Gather Little By Little — Choosing to work on something you love is one of the biggest keys to having a fulfilling work life that doesn’t leave you thinking you just wasted another 40+ hours of your life this week.
• Frugal Things To Do In… at Money Life Network — This is actually a great collection of frugal ideas for your trips to various locales in the U.S.
• How to Make Your Income More Passive at Frugal Dad — Passive income is the key to financial freedom and Frugal Dad offers a great article on how you can start making your income more passive.
• The Correct Way to Pay Off Personal Debt: The Debt Avalanche at Consumerism Commentary — Step aside Dave Ramsey, there is a better debt reduction concept in town and it’s called The Debt Avalanche.
• 10 Easy Ways To Stay In Debt at I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… — A humorous look at a very serious topic.
• 8 Financial Milestones by 30 at Twenties Money — Are you still looking for New Year’s Resolutions?  Here are great ones you can add to your list.
• People Here Don’t Give A Crap What Kind Of Car We Drive at My Two Dollars — And the same goes for your house, clothes, jewelries, shoes, etc.
• 5 Reasons Why You Should be Creating a Passive Income at Cash Back Ideas — Everyone should make building passive income a priority, even if they already love their job. This post shares why it’s so important to do so.
• Is Blogging Passive Income? at Mrs. Micah — Mrs. Micah digs into how blogging is and isn’t passive income.

For more great articles from 2008, please visit PF Buzz Top of the Year archive.

Looking Forward In 2009

As we move forward, I’d like to mention MSN Money’s New Year’s Resolutions — PF style, which has a great collection of articles that will be helpful in getting you move in the right direction in 2009.  Remember that it’s as simple as setting up SMART goals and transform these goals into actions — so give it a try and go for it!

Happy New Year everyone, and thank you for reading Moolanomy.

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