Moolanomy weekly roundup #15: “Habits” edition

By Pinyo, on November 4, 2007

As you can see, I have adjusted my sidebar a little and split it in two halves — I hope you like the new design. I wonder what the original template designer think about all the changes I have made so far. I will be hosting the Carnival of Money Stories #33 on November 6th, and I look forward to your submission. Now for the roundup…

The Roundup:

This week roundup is about fighting the inner demon called Habit — no, not Hobbit.

• Slipping back into bad habits….ALMOST! @ Single Guy Money –I’ve got one of those Blackberry phone from work, and I can tell you that you are not missing much. It’s like being on-call 24/7.
• Old Habits Sure Do Die Hard @ Gather Little By Little — I agree that old habits die hard (that’s why it’s called habits).
• How to Develop the Habit of Spending Less Than You Make @ The Dough Roller — Excellent list of 7 suggestions to help us develop the good habit of spending less than we earn.
• Frugality by way of procrastination @ Stacking Pennies — Sasha turns her habit of procrastination into something positive.
• Will You Spoil Your Children If You Give Them Substantial Economic Gifts? @ Money, Matter, and More Musings — Great post about financial responsibility, and how parents can influence financial habits (good or bad) in their children.

From the M-Network and my Readers:

• An investment property should “wash its face” @ Plonkee Money – Great point about buying rental properties. I was thinking about buying a rental property recently, but it doesn’t make sense because the mortgage is so expensive that I have to pay out-of-pocket each month.
• Can a Camel fit through a Needle? @ Christian PF — an interesting look at a verse from the Bible.
• It hit me like a ton of bricks @ Being Frugal – Lynnae reveals what these words written by Trent at The Simple Dollar meant to her: “Every time you spend a dollar, you sacrifice a bit of your future.“
• HSA As a Retirement Account? @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… — Wow, I really misunderstood HSA when I did my open enrollment. Good thing I still have a few days left, and still have some time to do more research on HSA.
• Getting a HSA Account? @ The Sun’s Financial Diary — Another good post about HSA.
• Why You Should Avoid Bankruptcy When You Spend Yourself Into Debt @ My Two Dollars — Some good advice for people who overspend and are thinking about bankruptcy as an out.
• New Month – New Challenge. The “Reduce a Bill” Challenge Continues… @ Working For Financial Freedom – There’s an interesting challenge going on at Working For Financial Freedom. I think I am going to jump in and write about how we are reducing our combined Cable, Internet, and Telephone bill this month. Watch out for this post in a few days.
• If You Want a Lower Interest Rate, Just Ask @ Credit Help — Good idea. We are also supporting the Credit Rate Reduction Rally. Please join us and get your interest rate reduced!
• Why buy a 10-year CD? @ Jumbo CD Investments — My short attention span would never allow me to invest in 10-year CD, but this is a great primer post.
• Is There Anything Wrong With Taking Full Advantage of a Generous Return Policy? @ Money Blue Book — A blogger pushing return policy to the extreme — not illegal, not against the return policy, and not for me either.

Carnivals I participated in this week:

• Why Do You Work So Hard? was featured in the Carnival of Money Stories #32 hosted by The Baglady.
• Mutual Fund Double Whammy was featured in the Festival of Stocks hosted by Financial Alchemist.
• Money Lesson #4: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job was featured in the Festival of Under 30 Finances! Halloween edition hosted by How to Make a Million Dollars

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