Financial Tips Blog Carnival #2

Welome to our June Financial Tips Blog Carnival!

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Cautionary Verse posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Tip Diva presents Top Ten Tips - Protecting Your Wallet posted at Tip Diva, saying, “Losing or getting a wallet stolen is a very stressful experience, especially if someone takes your money, gets access to your accounts or even steals your identity. But there are ways to prevent or mitigate the damage caused by a lost wallet”

Nadege presents Learn why allocating your paycheck is the key to becoming wealthy posted at fabulous finances.

Robert D Flach presents EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A WILL posted at ANYTHING BUT TAXES!.

Mag Herrera presents What I like about Credit Cards posted at Life. Money. Development., saying, “A balanced review of credit cards’ nature and usage.”

Jeremy Zongker presents How to Stop Debt Collector Harrassment posted at Destroy Debt.

Jeremy Zongker presents What NOT to do when a bill collector calls (by a former bill collector) posted at Thoughts from a Former Bill Collector.

Sean Reynolds presents Creativity posted at Creativity.

KCLau presents When should you rewrite your Will? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “On what you should look out for when considering rewriting your will”

Budget Tips

R.Pettinger presents Ten Tips To Get A Better Credit Rating Score posted at Mortgage Blog, saying, “Ten Tips To Get A Better Credit Rating Score”

Trevor McKay presents Top Ten Most Misunderstood Auto Insurance Terms posted at All About Auto Insurance.

Brice Hogan presents 6 Ways To Keep Your Food Bill Down posted at Financialzip.com, saying, “Because of the rise in food and energy cost I thought it appropriate to give 6 good tips to help you save money on your grocery bill.”

Heather Johnson presents 10 Free Things To Do When You’re Bored This Summer posted at Fiscal Musings.

Richard McLaughlin presents Shopping@UK.Shopping.com posted at Oh, the Places You’ll Go, saying, “I ran into a pretty cool site today for We Europeans, Shopping.com in the UK Searches a range of goods from computers, garden products, furniture, lingerie, jewelery & clothing - pretty much anything that you could want to buy, and they include product reviews both for the products reviewed and for the stores selling the product.”

Debt Tips

William Blake presents Getting Help Paying Off Student Debt posted at Becoming Debt Free.

Michael Geoffrey presents How to Get Out Of Debt posted at Debt Smackdown.

Jimson Lee presents 7 Common Sense Tips to Eliminate Credit Card Debt posted at No Debt Anymore .org, saying, “5 common and 2 not so common tips to Eliminate Credit Card Debt now!”

Hanna Kassis presents Employers Check Your Credit Too! posted at College Finance 101, saying, “Visit our site.”

Stephan Grindley presents Debt Consolidation: The Scare Tactics posted at The Debt Consolidation Advisor.

Christopher Johnson presents Smart Personal Finances posted at christopheraaronjohnson.net.

Michael Geoffrey presents Some Simple Debt Solutions For Getting Out Of Debt Faster posted at Debt Smackdown.

Jimson Lee presents Complete Guide to Credit Repair - Part 1 posted at No Debt Anymore .org, saying, “A detailed 5 part complete guide to Credit Repair”

Brice Hogan presents Micropayments Make Cents posted at Financialzip.com, saying, “Make a huge debt by making some small payments.”

Michael Bass presents Tell Debt Settlement Co’s to Kiss Your Ass posted at Debt Prison, saying, “(THE big rules of these companies is that you can not talk to the creditors or the collection agencies) like they told me not too, so now I have no idea what these companies are doing. They could be working towards a judgment against me or my husband as we speak.”

Christopher Johnson presents >Four Steps To Surviving Debt posted at christopheraaronjohnson.net, saying, “Steps to avoid banruptcy”

Gratitude presents Apr 6, Be Debt Free posted at Gratitude’s Personal Development Blog, saying, “Get rid of debt and live an abundant life.”

Frugal Tips

FIRE Getters presents Top 5 Ways To Trim Our Grocery Bills! posted at FIRE Finance.

Helen Anderson presents 7 Secrets to Personal Finance Success at Best CD (Certificate of Deposit) Rates, Money Market Rates, High Interest Accounts posted at Bankaholic.

David presents The 10 Best Advices on Becoming a Millionaire posted at Worldwide Success.

Leaving The Folks presents Building a Good Credit History posted at Real World Advice, saying, “Good credit is vital in even the smallest financial transactions today.”

Income Tips

James& Miel at Dual Income No Kids presents Our Top Nine Ways to Make Extra Money posted at Dual Income No Kids, saying, “Hi Guys,

This posting has been pretty popular. The title isn’t the most descriptive, but it does have some good ideas so I think its appropriate for the carnival. Hope you can fit us in!

Thanks,

James”

Christopher Johnson presents Making Money Online posted at christopheraaronjohnson.net.

Investment Tips

Abdulrasool Sumar presents Trade Off Between Closing Costs & Mortgage Interest Rates posted at Mortgage Loan Calculator, saying, “You might be surprised to find out that your neighbour next door has a lower interest rate on his mortgage than you do, even though you bought your properties at about the same time. This has happened to thousands of Americans countrywide but we’ll tell you why that is the case. Being so competitive, the mortgage market always has a tradeoff between loan closing costs & interest rates charged. Your neighbour who got the lower interest rate may have paid a lot more in closing costs than you did, and that’s why he has a lower interest rate. What’s more, a large portion of those closing costs may have been added to the loan balance, making it seem like he got a really good deal (because he did not have to pay cash for closing costs). So how can you balance the tradeoff between closing costs & interest rates making sure to pay the least in closing costs and getting the lowest interest rate possible? We will show you how to shop for mortgages and compare their real costs of borrowing.”

Trevor McKay presents What Kind of Mortgages are Available? posted at All About Mortgage Calculators.

Trevor McKay presents Does Anniuty Fraud Exist? posted at The Annuity Professor.

Ken presents Stock Investment Resource: Stock Market Investing Tips - Growth vs. Value Investing posted at Stock Investing, saying, “The pros and cons of investing in growth vs value stocks.”

Barb A. Ryan presents 10 - Independent Investment Counselors and Financial Advisors posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Investing Angel presents Some Thoughts On Google (GOOG) » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, “A few thoughts about the google stock”

Investing Angel presents Why Most Investors Buy High And Sell Low » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, “Most investors buy stocks when they are overvalued since they give into herd mentality.”

Mark Runta presents 20 Trading Tips & Techniques posted at Smart Investing & Money Management.

Leon Gettler presents Investor crystal ball gazing posted at Sox First, saying, “With the credit squeeze and soaring energy prices, it’s worth asking whether investors can see that far ahead. How do investors read trends and make the right calls?”

Brice Hogan presents Use Investors Business Daily posted at Financialzip.com.

kozen presents Why you should go short in Oil - I do! posted at Market Thoughts for Profitable Investment.

Jim presents Remember Certificates of Deposit During Fed Rate Cuts posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Investing Angel presents Investment Mistakes To Avoid » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, “Some investment mistakes that you need to avoid to make a lot of money.”

Value Seeker presents Are Mutual Funds For You? posted at Stock Investing, saying, “Figure out if mutual funds are the right thing for you to invest in.”

Savings Tips

KCLau presents Don’t be stupid! Keep paying. posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “About why paying premiums for existing policies can be the best savings you can have.”

GP presents The 10 Commandments of Fiscal Fitness « Innstyle Montana- Your Home on the Range posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “The 10 Commandments of Fiscal Fitness”

Chris presents 9 Surefire Strategies NOT to Retire Early posted at nomad4ever.

Larry Russell presents The Top 25 Low Cost Best US Money Market Funds posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog.

Christopher Johnson presents Financial Planning For Retirement - A Must posted at christopheraaronjohnson.net.

Kevin Heath presents Gas Saving Tips posted at More4kids, saying, “Families everywhere are really getting severly pinched or hurt with the price of gas these days, and there is no end in sight. Here are some tips to help and save money…”

Spending Tips

Christopher Johnson presents Tax Rebates, Economic Stimulus, And Annual Bonuses posted at christopheraaronjohnson.net.

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