Mighty Bargain Hunter

Link roundup: Palm Sunday edition

March 17th, 2008 | by mbhunter |

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel!” (John 12:13)

Here are some links of interest from the folks at the MBN and other great blogs in my reader:

• Wise Bread lists a number of ways to improve your chances of getting your car stolen (just in case you wanted to have your car stolen!)
• Five Cent Nickel discusses the high cost of instant gratification.
• No Credit Needed strives to manage all of his accounts without losing his mind.
• Get Rich Slowly reveals the number one impact on your investments.
• Free Money Finance enters the March Madness Personal Finance Sweet 16. (Please check out the great posts and consider voting for Discipline in Game 3!)
• All Financial Matters gives some tips on building a portfolio for retirement.
• Consumerism Commentary shares three tips for more financial aid.
• Money Smart Life asks how you spend your bonus check.
• Generation X Finance turns the tables and suggests how you can get your creditors to work for you.
• Lazy Man and Money puts door to door salesmen in their place.
• The Digerati Life looks at a few serious savers who died wealthy.
• The Sun’s Financial Diary examines the pros and cons of a 401(k) loan/debit card.
• The Simple Dollar gives ten ways you can monetize your passions.

Quest for Four Pillars did double carnival duty this past week, and included my post on whether you should write your own tax software in the Carnival of Personal Finance, and included my story on banking silently in the Carnival of Money Stories!

There will still be some time today to comment and enter to win the third TaxCut thumb drive! The post announcing giveaway #4 could come at any time today, though!

Also I have not heard from either of the first two winners yet! I’ve sent e-mails already. Please check your e-mail accounts to see if you won #1 or #2!

Questions tagged credit-card at Cash Commons:

• Anybody have sucesss with 0% Balance Transfers on Credit Cards?
• When entering credit card information on a website, does the billing address have to be correct?
• Two of my credit cards got hit with fraudulent charges the same day. What gives?