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PocketSmith is an online personal finance management tool with some unique features. It features a calendar that allows you to add events, multiple calendars, and forecasts how much cash you will have over the next year. Like other personal finance or budgeting sites, you upload transactions to the site from various accounts and are able [...]

I have noticed a couple of Sales Tax Holidays articles: 2009 State Sales Tax Holidays at Cash Money Life and Sales tax holiday reminder! at Don’t Mess With Taxes. This is a good opportunity to do your back to school shopping and reduce sales tax on items that you need anyway. Of course, you can [...]

Despite the rise in unemployment rate and many states are extending their unemployment benefits, there will be no second stimulus checks for now. In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Barack Obama dismissed the idea the U.S. might need a second stimulus to pull the economy out of recession and urged Americans to be [...]

It’s never too early to start thinking about earning extra income. A good job is hard to find in this economy, so it’s not a bad idea to embrace the concept of building multiple income streams as a career.

Photo by Peter Gene via Flickr
Here are 7 extra income ideas geared toward college students and recent [...]

Net Worth Review
The S&P 500 gained +0.8% in December and went from 896.24 to 903.25. But for a full year, the S&P 500 dropped -38.5% from 1468.36 to 903.25 — ouch!  According to NetworthIQ, my net worth rose +3.44% and my net investable assets increased +6.54%.

Highlights

Home value actually went up slightly in December, but for [...]

Before I begin my net worth review, I would like to point out that Larry Swedroe recently published The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll Ever Need.  The book got several great reviews on Amazon.com and my copy is on order.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to share some insight from the book with you soon. [...]

Great Articles
If you haven’t seen Personal Finance Buzz, please visit, sign up, and give it a try. Some of the most popular articles of the week include:

Alas, problogger, we hardly knew ye at Brip Blap — Steve who became pro-blogger not long ago shares his thought on pro-blogging and the reason why he went back [...]

The M-Network Vacation Guide
This week, members of the M-Network did a series on vacationing. Frugal tips, ideas, experiences, personal accounts…everything. You can see and read all of our articles in the M-Network Vacation Guide on our network blog.
Giveaways
There were several giveaways announced this week, please take a look:

Blog Anniversary and Free Gas Giveaway at Single [...]

Around the Personal Finance Blogosphere
Personal Finance Buzz
First in the news is Personal Finance Buzz — a personal finance social network by a personal finance blogger for personal finance bloggers. I started PF Buzz alpha/beta on May 17th and launched it on May 27th.
First, I’d like to say thank you to all the bloggers who have [...]

The wedding season is upon us. In a few weeks, we will be seeing weddings and happy faces all around us. The followings is a list of wedding tips and stories submitted by readers like you and me. Please be sure to read the comment section for details and follow links to articles on other [...]