Friday Finance Findings for December 7th
By Jeremy on Dec 07, 2007 with Comments 2
All I can say is TGIF. It has been a long week, and next week won’t be any better. I just found out that I’m going to be spending most of next week at a lousy hotel in the middle of nowhere to attend to a remote client. Not only that, but they want me to start at 6 am while I’m there. I’m not a morning person, so that should be real fun. I was supposed to be taking some time off this month, but that doesn’t look possible now. Oh well, I’ll stop complaining so you can enjoy some of the other great posts from the past week.
Top 5 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make When Buying a Car – Just like any major purchase, if you aren’t careful, you can find yourself going overboard and really put a strain on your finances.
Love Holiday Light Displays? 6 Ways to Trim Your Costs, Not Cheer – The power needed to run an elaborate holiday display can be quite costly. Here are some great tips to help cut back without ruining the fun. Or you could just be like me and wait so long to put up your lights that a snowstorm comes and covers everything in snow and ice so now you don’t have to put up any lights at all.
10 Things I Hate About Monster.com – I must say, I’ve never used Monster and have had excellent results with Career Builder. Even so, many of the items on this list apply to them as well.
Finding the Funds That Beat the S&P 500 – Want to beat the market? The Sun provides some information that just may help you reach that goal.
Get Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs on the Cheap – If you’re thinking about switching some of your bulbs to CFLs, you definitely want to check this out. Nickel finds a really good deal.
Christmas Credit is a Critical Mistake – This might not apply to you if you pay off your balance in full, but for those of you who rely on using credit cards to buy your gifts because you don’t have cash, watch out. Don’t make the holidays any more stressful by racking up a balance that will take months to pay off and cost you hundreds in interest.
7 Responsible Ways to Spend Your Holiday Bonus – If you are fortunate enough to receive any sort of bonus at the end of the year, Jim has seven great ideas to put that money to work.
There’s No Such Thing as Bad Debt – Using credit to make a purchase is simply a way to leverage your money and time, so debt isn’t a bad thing, it is simply a tool. And like any tool, there is a proper way to use it, and if used improperly, somebody might get hurt.
Worried About Paying for College? Then Don’t - Nobody says you have to give your kids a free ride to college. In fact, most of the people I went to school with funded the bulk of their college on their own by working part-time and taking out modest loans to cover the rest. When you have to work for something and put your own time and money into it, you tend to appreciate it much more.
Six Ways to Make the Most of Your Job – Don’t get complacent and just expect your career to advance on its own. It takes a little bit of effort on your part too, and here are six great ways to start.
The Mortgage Mess from No Credit Needed’s Perspective – I’m going to save my rant on the mortgage ‘crisis’ for a later time, but here is one interesting viewpoint on the whole situation.
Top 10 Gadget Gifts for This Holiday Season – If you have a gadget lover on your list this year, here is a list of ten of the hot items you may want to consider.
Getting a Loan Just Got Tougher – Thanks to all of the idiots who bought more house than they could afford, and the shady brokers that sold it to them, we all have to pay. Even if it isn’t with a taxpayer funded bailout, you’re going to need to pay more interest even if you have good credit.
The Carnival of Personal Finance #129 – Thanks to Cash Money Life for putting together a fantastic carnival, and also for highlighting my submission as one of the editor’s choice awards. What did I win?
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I had a really stressful week myself, so I definitely hear you and empathize. Must be that time of year!
You won a gold star next to your name on the refrigerator!