Carnival of Everything Finance: # 20

Welcome to the August 4, 2008 edition of Carnival of Everything Finance.

We had over 100 really good articles submitted for this edition. Unfortunately I could not include all of them.

I hope you enjoy reading these articles.

Business

Andy Miofsky presents Domino’s Securitizes Pizza : Debt Law Network posted at Debt Law Network.

Woman Tribune presents Mind Your Own Business Girls: Business Coaching, Education & Empowerment for Woman Entrepreneurs posted at Woman Tribune, saying, "Earn a six figure income working just a few hours a week. Join Mind Your Own Business Girls for business coaching, education & empowerment for woman entrepreneurs."

Leon Gettler presents The credit crunch - worst still ahead posted at Sox First, saying, "An alarming survey from credit insurance giant Atradius. The 14-country survey found that a vast majority of companies, particularly those in the US, were expecting an impact down the track than what had already been experienced. In other words, the worst is still to come."

Curt presents The End of Just-In-Time Manufacturing posted at PennyJobs.com.

Earning Money

KCLau presents How inflation affects your life? posted at KCLau's Money Tips, saying, "n article on how inflation can affect your life. Also, I am giving away a book based on a 10-year study of 200,000 managers and employees. It shows you how the best managers use recognition to engage their people, retain talent and accelerate performance. You will get this great book written by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton - THE CARROT PRINCIPLE."

John Szram presents How I Made Money By Accident! posted at Internet Business Blog By John Szram.

Mark Babineaux presents the-law-of-attraction posted at Where-is-my-success-i-don't-know-what-to-look-for.

ChristianPF presents Make money with Cash Crate posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, "Yes you can make money with Cash Crate, but in order to keep your sanity you need to know a few things..."

Emmanuel presents The Rockerfeller's Rules to becoming wealthy posted at Emmanuel Oluwatosin: Inspiring Excellence, Realising Ambitions.

Everything Else Finance

Jose DeJesus MD presents Funds that Do Well in Bear Markets posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

terry dean presents Price Point Strategy posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Finance Tips 101 presents Scholarship And Grant Information For Interested High School Graduates posted at Finance Tips 101.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Declare Your Financial Independence! posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

SpiKe presents 6 Tactics For Staying Sane When You Are Unemployed posted at Organize IT.

Helen Anderson presents 5 Credit Card Fees You Probably Didn’t Know About posted at Bankaholic.

MoneyNing presents 7 Reasons Why We Need to Start Budget Tracking Now posted at Money Ning, saying, "Build that discipline to stay on top of your finances"

nickel presents The Best Cash Back Reward Credit Cards for Buying Gas posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Tiffany Washko presents Go Green & Put Some Green Back In Your Pocket posted at Natural Family Living Blog.

nickel presents The Safest Online Banks: Is Your Savings Account in Jeopardy? posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Joel Gray presents Identity Theft Statistics Are Extremely Alarming posted at Finance Tips 101.

Phil B. presents Stop Using Credit Cards « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "Save money by stop using credit cards."

imarketing4s presents What Are Free Debt Consolidation Services And Are There Any Scary Risks Included? posted at Free Debt Consolidation: Qualified Financial Management.

The Market Sage presents Ending the Chrysler Lease Program: The First Step Toward Extinction? posted at The Market Soapbox.

KCLau presents Do you have the assets to pay for your liabilities? posted at KCLau's Money Tips, saying, "An article on whether you hav enuff assets to pay off liabilities and how to create assets."

MoneyNing presents Our Thinking of Money Matters is Way Too Complicated posted at Money Ning, saying, "Keep it simple!"

Andy Miofsky presents What?s In Your Wallet - A Lower Credit Limit And Lower Score posted at Credit Law Network.

Michael Geoffrey presents Ditch The Credit Cards To Save Money posted at Debt Smackdown.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Drawing on Your Retirement Funds posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Reba Haas presents The Second Time Around posted at Team Reba Real Estate, saying, "Many people don't think about what will happen to their income or their assets when they've been through more than 1 marriage but this article is sure to highlight some pitfalls and concerns you should consider for estate planning. Tim Burkart of Garvey Schubert Barer in Seattle, WA has some good local info to check out for those on marriage #2."

Kristy presents Money Monday: Values posted at Our Life in Colorado.

William Blake presents Understanding Your Debt Consolidation Options posted at Becoming Debt Free.

Robert D Flach presents 1040 FYI: SUMMER DAY CAMP AND THE CHILD CARE CREDIT posted at THE WANDERING TAX PRO.

Connie Brooks presents What the Kung Fu Panda Can Teach You about Becoming a Millionaire posted at Money Smart Life, saying, "The Kung Fu Panda's guide to personal finance!"

ChristianPF presents Money & Marriage: 7 lessons I have learned so far posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, "7 lessons that I have learned over the last 3 years about money and marriage"

David Weliver presents Five Reasons to Apply for a Business Credit Card as an Individual Consumer posted at Money Under 30.

Matthew Paulson presents Affordable Health Care When When Your Employer Doesn’t Offer Health Insurance posted at American Consumer News.

Money Answer Guy presents How Do I Protect My Personal Information On My PC? - The Money Answer Guy posted at The Money Answer Guy.

Debt Freedom Fighter presents 3 Credit Card Tricks That Keep More Money In Your Pocket posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.

KCLau presents Average Monthly Household Income in 2007: Is it enough? posted at KCLau's Money Tips, saying, "According to a survey done by the Statistic Department for the Economic Planning Unit, published in Personal Money Magazine June 2008 edition, a typical family in Malaysia earns only RM3686/month. How much this is worth and how much can be spent."

Tammy Powell presents Protection of your Assets posted at Majestic Tech by an Enlightened Wealth Institute student.

Michael Geoffrey presents Bankruptcy Questions That You Need Answers To Before Filing posted at Debt Smackdown.

presents Season 1: Episode 12: TheMoneyKings.com Interview Part 1 posted at HelpMyCashGrow.com.

Debt Freedom Fighter presents 5 Tactics Retail Stores Are Using To Get More Of Your Cash posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.

Mr Credit Card presents How Will Closing Multiple Credit Accounts Affect My Credit Score? posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.

Larry Russell presents Financial Planning Reading List posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

FMF presents When to Hire a Tax Professional posted at Free Money Finance, saying, "When you need help with your taxes."

Chris presents How to Prevent Identity Theft posted at financial reflections, saying, "With identity theft still plaguing us, we must be very careful to watch for and defend our personal information."

Investing

Investing Angel presents The 2008 Election And The Stock Market » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, "Your investment decisions right now may largely depend on who you think will win the 2008 election."

Jay Lotz presents Comparing the Roth 401(k) and Traditional 401(k) posted at Personal Finance Hacks, saying, "My employer recently added a new option to our 401(k) plan: a Roth 401(k). While I had heard about these plans, I had to do some research to determine if the Roth 401(k) was a good idea for me. Here’s what I found out."

Value Seeker presents TD Ameritrade Review posted at Stock Investing, saying, "A review of one of the most popular brokerages."

Ben Dinsmore presents Investment Motivation in a Bear Market posted at Trees Full of Money, saying, "If watching your networth plummet day after day is causing you to rethink your positions in the market, try my technique of calculating your Non-Investment Net Worth."

Billy Akerman presents Getting Started In The Stock Market posted at Beating The Stock Market, saying, "Why you should invest in the stock market? Simple, financial freedom. What other investment form can you start off with $500 and possibly turn it in to millions. It’s a story you heard of 1000’s of times before. ."

Value Seeker presents Stock Investment Resource: Stock Market Investing Tips - Don't Overleverage posted at Stock Investing, saying, "Be careful with margin trading. If you take on too much leverage, you may risk a margin call."

Christopher Johnson presents Domain Flipping posted at CoffeeBreakEarnings.com, saying, "Domain Flipping - Virtual Real Estate"

A.J. Brown presents Is Wall Street Rigged? posted at A.J. Brown's Options Trading Blog, saying, "If you've ever had a 401(k) or just about any kind of retirement plan, you've probably heard the popular advice that you should "buy and hold." Frankly, this popular line is a little bit of investing propaganda."

Investing Angel presents I Heart Luby’s (LUB) » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, "Author explains his investment in Luby's, a small cap value company."

George Guarini presents How well do you know YOUR bank? posted at Bankers Exchange Services, saying, "How to safely invest more than $100K into one bank using the CDARS program."

James DeLelys presents MONEYBlog » Stock INVESTMENTS posted at Author James DeLelys, saying, "Envit Capital r/m FRTL"

David Hunkar presents Performance Analysis: North American Railroad Stocks !! | TopForeignStocks.com posted at TopForeignStocks.com, saying, "In this post lets review the 5 year performance of the top railroad stocks of Canada and the US.Our primary goal here is to analyze which company did the best in terms of stock returns. We will also see if the two Canadian railroads offered higher returns than their US peers or vice versa."

Lane Wright presents Three Forex Trading Strategies posted at Awesome Forex Alerts.

The Hoss presents Cash Investments posted at Hoss Cents Free Financial Money Magazine, saying, "The Hoss explains the basics of cash investing. For the rookie cash investor."

Dividends4Life presents Stock Analysis: Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) posted at Dividends 4 Life, saying, "Sherwin-Williams Co. is the largest U.S. producer of paints, is also a major seller of wallcoverings and related products primarily in North and South America with additional operations in the United Kingdom, Europe, India and China. Linked here is a detailed stock analysis of SHW and commentary."

Real Estate & Mortgage

The boozwatt team presents Top 10 Things You Must Know Before Attending Government Tax Foreclosure Sales posted at Bentley Humphreys, saying, "How to be better prepared before entering a government tax foreclosure sale"

Joe Manausa presents Understanding Trends In Real Estate posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "Actual inventory trend analysis helps us to understand the overall movement of our residential inventory over a period of time. Of all the trends in real estate that we study, inventory trends are the most important. The longer the period of time that we study, the less that “noise” affects our view."

Matthew Paulson presents Home Renovations to Skip If You Plan to Sell posted at American Consumer News.

Debt Freedom Fighter presents How to Find High Quality Central American & Costa Rica Real Estate posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.

maria gudelis presents Main Principle of Value in Real Estate posted at Maria Gudelis.

Tammy Powell presents Things You Have To Know in Real Estate Investment posted at Enlightened Wealth Institute student Tammy Powell.

Joe Manausa presents Housing Prices Decline Slightly - A Clear Picture Is Forming posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "While there have been many articles written on the declining real estate market, most are filled with facts and figures that are difficult for the lay-person to follow. This article is filled with easy-to-understand graphs that demonstrate the modest decline in home prices."

maria gudelis presents Who else wants to STASH their CASH in non-U.S. real estate? posted at Maria Gudelis.

Chris Harris presents An idea to fix mortgage origination posted at New venture outsourcing blog.

Shane Wilson presents Beginning Investors Guide To Making Money in 2008 posted at Michael Shane Wilson.

Tammy Powell presents Top Ten Cities to invest in real estate based on Risk Index posted at Enlightened Wealth Institute student Tammy Powell.

Saving Money

Debt Freedom Fighter presents Credit Score Killers: 5 Things To Look Out For posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.

Cooupon Artist presents Taking a Look at Eliminating Monthly Bills posted at artofthecoupon.com.

Curt presents Stockpiling Supplies Can Save You Money posted at PennyJobs.com.

Joseph presents 26 tips to save money on gasoline posted at Penny Pinching.

debbie presents The Real "TRICK" To Saving Money posted at Destroy Debt.

Dave presents Buy One Buffet Meal,Get One Free posted at Cheapo Groovo.

Wenchypoo presents Saving Energy Begins at Home II: Things You Can Do to Save Energy Costs posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Frederic Premji presents How I Paid $25,000 In Debt Within 18 Months posted at BlogMotivation.com.

Amy @ The Q Family presents 13 Ways to Be Green and Save your Green ($$) posted at The Q Family Adventure.

Yi Hui Chang presents My first time to use a bunch of coupons in Walmart posted at The Simple Wealth, saying, "I didn’t think using coupons saves too much money. I was wrong!"

michelle presents Green Tips to Save Money on Your Bills This Summer posted at InventorSpot.com.

Helen Anderson presents 3 Warnings Signs Your Bank May Fail posted at Bankaholic.

Hanna Kassis presents Budget Series, pt. 3: Savings posted at College Finance 101.

David B. Bohl presents Get Out of Debt to Find Greater Happiness posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, "If you find yourself spending sleepless nights worrying over money, or if you are fighting with your spouse over excessive debt or your long hours at the office, try these simple tricks to cut back on your spending and free you from debt’s evil clenches."

sophiesperana presents Prepare for Retirement posted at Holy Cash Cow, saying, "Life begins when you retire, and here are some tips on how to prepare for the really good life!"

Shopping

Nadege presents The right way to shop for quality without going broke posted at fabulous finances.

Money Answer Guy presents Common Rip-Off Techniques Which Used Against You When Buying a New Car - The Money Answer Guy posted at The Money Answer Guy.

Todd presents Saving Money On Groceries, Part 1 posted at HarvestingDollars, saying, "I hope you like this post and will include it in the carnival. Thank you for your consideration. -Todd."

Spending Wisely

Michael Geoffrey presents Is Debt Just A Fact Of Life For The Current Generation? posted at Debt Smackdown.

William Blake presents How to Avoid Debt With Good Budgeting posted at Becoming Debt Free.

Toni Graybill presents The Road to Wealth is Stuff posted at Maximize Health and Wealth, saying, "What is the difference between a comfortable life, and a life of wealthy living?"

Livingalmostlarge presents Hillbilly Housewife $70/week posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, "Can you live on $70/week?"

NtJS presents Credit Cards Are Like Fireworks posted at not the jet set, saying, "They've been likened to alcohol, guns and all sorts of things - some condemning, some encouraging, some indifferent. But we've taken a slightly different view of these little plastic devils. Here is our list of eight reasons why credit cards are like fireworks"

Joseph presents How To Save Money On Movies posted at Penny Pinching.

Kevin Brink presents 16 Purchases that Should NOT be Made Frugally. posted at The Red Stapler Chronicles.

William Blake presents Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility posted at Becoming Debt Free.

Stocks

Slackerwealth presents Procter and Gamble, A Case for Going Long posted at A Slacker's Quest for His First Million, saying, "A bullish case for Procter & Gamble."

Prophet presents How to find a trading strategy? Pt.1 posted at DayTradingProphet.com.

Value Seeker presents Stock Investment Resource: Stock Market Investing Tips - Democrats and Offshore Drilling posted at Stock Investing, saying, "Author discusses the lunacy of the Democratic opposition to offshore drilling."

Slackerwealth presents ShengdaTech Inc, A Small Cap Gem from China? posted at A Slacker's Quest for His First Million, saying, "A small cap materials company that may beat the market."

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