Weekend Reading: September 21, 2008
By
Pinyo, on September 21, 2008
Last week was incredible in many ways. Most notable were Lehman Brothers failure, Merrill Lynch sale, and AIG bailout. The wild swings over the last five trading days definitely woke up a few people. It’s times like these that we learn more about ourselves and help us understand if we really have our ducks in a row. If anything, I hope it helps you see the wisdom of not having all of your eggs in one basket and the value of fixed income investment as part of any portfolio.
Great Articles
Before I go into the round up, I’d like to say special thank to Karen Datko for linking to my blog from Need extra income? Here are some ideas. I had my best day ever with 25,823 page views, when that article went to the front page of MSN Money. Thank you!
- Weathering the current financial storms at Plonkee Money – Looks like our friends in UK are starting to see some declines in the housing market. Plonkee offers some ideas on how to deal with it.
- Another Reason for an Emergency Fund at Single Guy Money — A real world example that highlight the importance of having an emergency fund…especially in this economic condition.
- The Easy Guide to Money Management at The Dough Roller — If you are looking for a truly awesome guide to help you improve your money management skills…this is it.
- Thinking Big While Starting Small at I’ve Paid Twice Already… – Don’t get paralyzed by what you have to accomplish, instead recognize that it’s a long journey that can be reached by taking it one step at a time.
- Desperate to be debt free from The Bargain Hunter – A college graduate trying to sell her virginity to pay off student loans. That’s crazy. I think she needs a job and a psychiatrist.
- The Freshman Fund – Give the Gift of College at Geezeo — Looks like everyone is talking about this new 529 Social Gifting site.
- Lehman Brothers, AIG and Now Maybe WaMu: What Do You Do? at Money Energy — Looking for some ideas on what to do about this economic crisis? Here are seven ideas to add to your list.
- 50 Frugal Things You Aren’t Doing at The Wisdom Journal — Here’s the ultimate frugal test. If you are already doing all 50 of these, consider yourself a frugal geek — congratulation!
- House Prices decline around the world at Saving To Invest — Commentary on the current housing market and a prediction that we will continue to see more house prices decline ahead.
- The Alternatives Of 9 To 5 at The Shark Investor — Some ideas to help you get out of the 9 to 5 mode and toward financial independence.
- Sound Money Management Practices May No Longer Be Practical at PennyJobs — Sound money management practices are based on sound government monetary policies. What do you do when you don’t have a sound money policy and the government is stealing through inflation?
Carnivals
Here are a couple blog carnivals I participated in this week:
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Yes, this has been a wake up call week for sure. One “financial expert” on TV noted that no system has lasted where future reserves were not put aside. We seem to be living off future assets rather than putting aside for future needs.
Thanks for the links.
Hey Pinyo, thanks for the mention and congratulations on the big day!
@Data Entry Services — The living on credit mentality is just mind boggling.
@Ron — Thank you. That was a terrific day.
Thanks for including my article in your weekend roundup. It sounds like I need to work on getting one of my articles listed at MSN Money.
Hi Pinyo, many thanks for the mention, and congratulations on MSN money! (Yes, that’s a great goal to pursue:), Curt – me too!) I can’t believe that Bargain Hunter article – actually, yes I can… I knew of a similar case unfortunately.
[OT: Actually, I have to add to my comment... now that I've been to that original article and have read some of the comments (that it appears mostly undereducated males have made), I have to say that I can take a different perspective on the situation and see it in a bit better light than it seems on the surface; and that the comments expose many double standards about male sexuality still trenchant in many cultures.]