January 12th Friday Five

By Jeremy on Jan 12, 2007 with Comments 3

As always there were some great articles this week from across the personal finance world. Some of my favorites are:

Should You Contribute To 401(k) or Pay Off Debt? – Tricia ponders the options and asks readers for their thoughts. This is definitely a topic I will be covering here in the future.

So How Bad Is Dollar Cost Averaging? – The Sun does a little research to find out how DCA does compared to lump-sum investing.

16 Ways Being Disorganized Can Cost You Money – MBH outlines sixteen ways you are throwing money out the window simply by being disorganized.

I Make $6.50 an Hour – Am I Poor? – J.D. at Get Rich Slowly uncovers an MSN article about someone who went from a comfortable life to just barely getting by.

Why Dave Ramsey�s �Drive Free� Theory May Be Flawed OR Why �Get Rich Slowly� May Never Get To �Drive Free� - Money Matter and More Musings plays a little Devil’s Advocate on Dave Ramsey’s theory and J.D.’s take on it.