Save and Conquer

We were listed in three carnival/festivals this past week.

Our article, Hoaxes, was listed in the Carnival of Personal Finance #168 – Fire Up the Grill, It’s Labor Day. Some other good posts were

How to become Financially Free at Liberta – Freedom. This is a well written post with a lot of tips and links on having a financial plan and sticking to it. Francois gives reinforcement to some of the tips I have been trying to say for some time: “Ignore anything that seems to good to be true, avoid work-from-home and network marketing schemes, online gambling and especially any offers for debt!” And congratulations Francois and Irene.

How I Deal With Difficult People at Value For Your Life. I love this post. This post gives excellent tips on how to observe, talk to, and deal with difficult people. My favorite thought is, “The only person whose attitude and actions you can change, are your own. Period. When you truly accept this, it will be freeing.” (I wonder if Amanda has read the Question Behind the Question by John Miller.)

Our article, Stuff Happens, was listed in the Festival of Frugality.

The post at Cheap Healthy Good called, “Life Skills 101: A Curriculum for Food, Finance, and Other Real World Basics,” was a fun read. It lays out the curriculum for a possible 12-week course that would probably help a lot of people.

The Family Wallet has Feeding the Hungry Hordes: How to Save Money When Your Child’s Friends Come to Eat. I like the comparison of kids going through your refrigerator and pantry to leaving you “feeling your home has been invaded by locusts.” There are some good tips for keeping the locusts under control.

Our article, Telecommuting, was listed in the Money Hacks Carnival – The Print Media Edition.

Upromise Survey: Saving For College, Getting Tougher? at the Digerati Life points out that even though college costs continue to increase, people’s savings for their kids educations have fallen drastically. The most reasonable explanation is that day-to-day expenses have increased for most people. Although the Silicon Valley Blogger is not so sure.

Where Does Victim Mentality Come From? at PennyJobs.com. This post continues the theme of personal accountability. It points out that “today’s culture of consumerism has led many people into the bad spending habits.” Curt then goes on to point out that our leaders in government have been some of the worst people at living within their (our) means. Since we can only count on these politicians to be irresponsible, we have to be responsible for ourselves.

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