Pimp Your Finances

Top o’ the morning to ya! Hopefully you can use these links to find your pot of gold.

Kyle at the Amateur Asset Allocator gives us tips on Choosing the best IRA for your needs: Traditional or Roth?

Jeff at Stretchy Dollar breaks down Needs and Wants, and how we can improve our finances and lives by prioritizing them.

The Online Investing AI Blog writes about how Tough Times are an Opportunity to Get Better at Managing Money.

The Financial Blogger thinks We are Nothing but Slaves in the Rat Race. And you know what? I agree with him. Something has got to change, folks. When did working to the bone to pay off your bills – if you’re lucky – become an acceptable way of life?

Are you wondering whether to put your hard earned money in boring index funds, or exciting actively managed funds? The Oblivious Investor has some words of advice for you. And they come from some of the brightest minds in charge of actively managed funds. The surprising answer? They all recommend index funds. If Charles Schwab himself recommends index funds, I’m going to believe him.

For the fun link, I’m going back to the Onion. According to their latest exclusive, a Rise in Rent has Forced Taco Bell to Take in a Roomate. Definitely a joke, but a good way to save money none the less.