Pimp Your Finances

After taking a week off from the Carnivals, I’m back in full force.
 
The Writer’s Coin hosted the Comics and Cents Carnival. It’s a festival combining finances and humor. My post on The Top 43 Songs About Money was included as an editor’s pick!
Pecuniarities is hosting the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights – Madoline Hatter Pecuiniary Arts [...]

The winter of despair is finally ending, and it seems like a spring of hope and optimism could be on the way. Even if it’s not, now is a great time to make sure our finances are in order.
Here are a few things I’m going to be working on over the next few weeks to [...]

I’m always looking for financial insight from new places, and I think I found a good one: I Can Haz Cheeseburger, the original home of LOL cats on the net.
If you somehow don’t know what an LOL cat is, here’s how you make one.
First, you take a cute picture of a cat. Then you add [...]

If you’re young, the downtrodden economy isn’t a bad thing, despite what the media would have you believe.
I’m not the only one who agrees. Liz Pullam Weston just wrote a great article about how if you’re under 35, you should be happy about the meltdown:
If you’re young… the biggest threat to your future isn’t the [...]

How is everyone doing this week? I’ve been busy at work, but I’m grateful for the chance to be employed and have a lot to do! I hope that everyone is as lucky as I am. Onto the links!
 
Divorced Dad Frugal Dad is a man of my own mold. Grilling out is my favorite thing in the [...]

Contrary to popular belief, there is only one world.
Many people seem to think that there are in fact two worlds; the real world, and then a separate and unrelated internet world, full of privacy, funny status updates, and LOL catz.
Some people act like the two worlds are parallel to each other, and thus never intersect.
Unfortunately, [...]

Mint.com recently published a list of 7 lessons that can be learned from the Great Depression.  While the economy isn’t as bad as it was then, there’s a lot to be learned from the past.  Here are their lessons – and my commentary.
1. Food – Grow a garden
There is a lot of money to be [...]