Mighty Bargain Hunter

Roundup for week of 18 November 2007: Furnace fire edition

We had a little bit of excitement Sunday morning in church.  Apparently something gave in the furnace, toasting it (literally) and setting off the fire alarms.  My daughter got to see a whole bunch of fire trucks and ambulances.  No one was hurt, thankfully, and we even were able to continue with the church’s activities after about 30 minutes or so.

Here are some links of interest from the MBN and other personal finance blogs in my reader:

• All Financial Matters explains to a reader how to calculate compound interest.
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity gives a primer on the American stock indices.
• Consumerism Commentary tries his hand at Black Friday deals at CVS.
• Five Cent Nickel defends his credit against a wayward collection agency.
• No Credit Needed explains the mechanics of paying off your debts early.
• Get Rich Slowly has a guest post on how to earn extra income providing private tutoring.
• Free Money Finance hosts a post on how medicare works.
• Generation X Finance beefs about one person’s opinion that Americans are saving too much for retirement.
• Lazy Man and Money posts on how to save money in Aruba (and other places).
• Money Smart Life tries to ease his holiday despair.
• Money, Matter, and More Musings discusses the sandwiched generation.
• The Digerati Life has a Black-Friday-inspired list of shopping strategies, along with discussion as to which are worth it and which aren’t.
• The Sun’s Financial Diary reviews An American Hedge Fund.
• Plonkee Money calls out people who make excuses about not giving to charity.
• Frugal for Life has a new home and a new look.
• Blogging Away Debt has reached the halfway mark!  Woohoo!

Also a big thank-you to Moolanomy for including and choosing my FSA checklist post as an Editor’s Pick in the Carnival of Personal Finance this past week!