Mighty Bargain Hunter

Roundup for week of 21 October 2007: Early Morning edition

October 29th, 2007 | by mbhunter |

Here are posts of interest from the MBN and other great blogs in my reader:

• Five Cent Nickel wonders if busyness equates to money saved or money wasted.
• No Credit Needed explains how he went about purchasing a newer minivan.
• Get Rich Slowly says that frugality is not a dirty word. (I agree 100%.)
• Free Money Finance passes on some money-saving tips for the entire family.
• All Financial Matters discusses what it means to be wealthy.
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity reminds us to check asset diversification across all accounts.
• Consumerism Commentary talks about office distractions and fulfillment of one’s life.
• The Digerati Life is gearing up to quit the rat race.
• The Sun’s Financial Diary is looking forward to Alibaba’s big initial public offering.
• Generation X Finance wants to compile some retirement trivia questions.
• Lazy Man and Money wonders if “winning” an auction is better than just buying something.
• Money, Matter, and More Musings has some choice words to say about sale, discount, and a few other overused terms.
• A Penny Closer talks about the times when it’s better to say no to a family member’s requests.
• Blogging Away Debt has eleven tips for saving money on heating this winter.
• Cash Money Life weighs in with some frugal moving tips.
• Everybody Loves Your Money traded a late-model Tacoma for an earlier-model one.
• Frugal For Life gives nine tips for saving money on groceries.

It was quite a treat to have Dough Roller choose my post on money forums as an editor’s pick for the spooktacular Carnival of Personal Finance this week! Thanks as well to Nature Moms, the host of this week’s Festival of Frugality, for including my article on conquering Chuck E. Cheese as an editor’s pick over there! (This isn’t going to my head, honest! ) And thanks to The Simple Dollar for mentioning my invest-in-yourself article in his “Airport Edition” roundup this week!

Enjoy!

Questions tagged savings at Cash Commons:

• Automated Savings
• Should I pay down my debt of try to build an emergency fund in savings?
• What's the purpose of a mortgage offset account?