Pimp Your Finances

I hope you’re having a great holiday season!  I’ll have a post later this week letting you know what I did with my Christmas.  Now, on to the links!

JLP at All Financial Matters has an article about how the stock market has capitulated, meaning that things are finally so bad that they’re a bargain.  If everyone else is selling, then now is the time to buy.  To be richer than everyone else, you’ve got to be willing to go against the crowd.

Kristy at Master Your Card wrote a list of 10 Signs You’re Addicted to Debt.  The first step in overcoming addiction is admitting you have a problem.  These are ten signs you’re about to go over the edge.

The Consumerist questions whether Jim Cramer’s advice is better than a coin toss.  This is a great read.  For better or worse, Cramer is well respected and has a large audience and influence.  But does he know his stuff?  Apparently not.  He does better than the market average only 47% of the time.  Another reason why I don’t think you can get rich by buying the latest hot stocks.

Debbie Dragon (nice consonance!) at Wise Bread has some good tips for How to Host a New Year’s Eve Party on a Budget.  I’m still trying to figure out my plans, so hopefully this will help you too.  Whatever your plans are, don’t drink and drive.  It’s a good way to hurt others and wreck your life physically and financially.

Young Money Moguls has a list of the Top 10 Traits of Young Money Moguls.  If you want to be rich, you’ve got to have the right mind set.  Here are some great qualities to have.

And for the fun link, a picture from one of my favorite sites, failblog.org.  It’s a good reminder to always beware of the fine print, even if it happens to be on a billboard.