sunday reviews

• It’s Time for Generation X to Grow Up by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.
• Pondering Financial Risks In Our Retirement by Super Saver @ My Wealth Builder.
• How to Make Ends Meet When You Can’t Find a Good Job. by David @ My Two Dollars.
• Short Term Disability Insurance is for Old Married People by Ben @ Money Smart Life.
• The ABCDE’s Of Planning For Debt Reduction by NCN @ No Credit Needed.
• Beware the Siren Song of Gift Cards by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.
• Force Yourself To Save! 15 Painless Ways To Pay Yourself First by SVB @ The Digerati Life.
• Year-end Checklists for Flexible Spending Accounts by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• First Heating Bill of the Season by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary.
• 12 Signs of a Fraudulent Mystery Shopping Company by Jim @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
• How to Have a Successful Budget Meeting With Your Spouse @ Lazy Man and Money.
• Fund Your HSA to Cover Retirement Healthcare Costs @ Free Money Finance.
• I Just Saved A Bunch Of Money On My Insurance by Pinyo @ Moolanomy.

Here are some interesting articles published over the week:

• Why Are Some People So Ignorant About Money? by Ben @ Money Smart Life.
• Seven Ways to Find Time to Invest in Yourself by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• The Minimum Budget: The Cost of Living For A Family of Four by SVB @ The Digerati Life.
• Should Parents Try To Influence Their Children’s College Applications? by ISPF @ Grad Money Matters.
• When Owning a Home Isn’t Always All It’s Cracked Up to Be by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.
• Chinese Stocks: Too Hot to Handle? by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary.
• A Sexier Retirement: 10 Exotic, Affordable Retiree Havens by Sasha @ Consumerism Commentary.
• New Features make Lending on Prosper Better than Ever by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money.
• Getting A Good Job Is A Matter Of Luck? by Pinyo @ Moolanomy.
• Is It Ok to Lie About Your Salary in a Job Interview? by FMF @ Free Money Finance.
• Why You Should Avoid Bankruptcy When You Spend Yourself Into Debt by David @ My Two Dollars.
• Passive Income is the Key to Freedom–and Retirement by JLP @ All Financial Matters.
• Thoughts on Long Term Disability Insurance by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.
• Did You Rent Instead of Buy? Glad You Did? by Jim @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
• Don’t Feel Bad For Keeping Things Simple by NCN @ No Credit Needed.

• Our Journey To Financial Freedom #4 - Lifestyle and Spending Choices by Super Saver @ My Wealth Builder.
• You Don’t Need to Save Money–Just Use The Equity in Your Home! by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.
• Financial Incentives To Being Healthy (For Insurance Purposes, Anyway) @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already.
• Is It Better When You “Win” It? by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money.
• How Well Do You Follow Financial Advice? by Ben @ Money Smart Life.
• How To Cut Costs On Hair Care Once and For All! For Serious Savers Only by SVB @ The Digerati Life.
• Weak Correlation: Another Reason to Have Global REIT by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary.
• 8 Job Tips for New Graduates by Anna (as a guest writer) @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
• Busy Schedules: Money Saver or Money Waster by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.
• Six Tips for Making Dreaded Calls to Customer Service a Little Easier @ Chief Family Officer.
• Money-saving Tips for the Entire Family by FMF @ Free Money Finance.
• Eight Ways to Invest in Yourself by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• I Just Purchased A Minivan - Here’s How I Purchased Our Used (But New-To-Us) Vehicle Without Borrowing Any Money by NCN @ No Credit Needed.

• I’m Investing Regularly, but How Do I Know if I’m Doing Well? by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.
• My Financial Success Story - I Spend Less Than I Earn by Patrick @ Cash Money Life.
• The Clearance Craze by Melissa (as a guest blogger) @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already.
• Save Money By Making Your Own Beer by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money.
• Basics of Prenuptial Agreements by Jim @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
• Look Before You Leap: Roth IRA Conversions in 2010 by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.
• Can Your Healthcare Costs Go Up If You’re Obese? by Glblguy @ Gather Little by Little.
• Would You Pay $45,000 to Live Seven More Years? by FMF @ Free Money Finance.
• Haggling Scares Me by Justin @ Zen Personal Finance.
• List of money-related forums and discussion boards by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• How I Live Without Using Credit Cards - My Simple System For Living On A Budget by NCN @ No Credit Needed.

A shout-out for some interesting articles published over the week.

• Am I Rich? by Jenn @ Frugal Upstate.
• Separate Checking Accounts, or Keep Them Joint? by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• Quality of Life is More Important Than Dollars by Patrick @ Cash Money Life.
• Mean Things Retailers Do That Piss Me Off by Nick @ Punny Money.
• Can Losing Your Job Mean Finding Happiness? by Ben @ Money Smart Life.
• Looking Back on My Debt @ Advanced Personal Finance.
• Making Sense of Tax Efficient Money Funds by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.
• Use the Right Benchmark to Accurately Measure Investment Performance by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.
• Online Savings and Interest Checking Accounts: Where are the Good Deals? by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary.
• 7 Personal Finance Lessons from the Poker Table by Jim @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
• Yesterday I Resigned. Will I Ever “Work” Again? by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money.
• Below the Line Tax Deductions by FMF @ Free Money Finance.
• Give Yourself A (Pretend) Pay Cut by NCN @ No Credit Needed.

Let me start this link fest with a congratulatory note to Super Saver @ My Wealth Builder - a long time reader of this blog and a fellow blogger who managed to achieve the mythical “retire in your forties” dream. Here are a few posts from him that are overflowing with the joy of the ultimate freedom.

• Achieving Financial Freedom - I’ve Retired In My Forties

• Today is The First Day of The Rest of Life

Pretty inspiring.

Bookmark this dude and follow him as he discusses how he did it.

Here are the rest of the links for this edition of the review:

• How Spending Money Can Actually Save You Money by Ben @ Money Smart Life.

• How Much Passive Income Can You Buy With… by Lazy @ Lazy Man and Money.

• What Can We Learn from Yale Endowment’s 28% Annual Return? by Sun @ The Sun’s Financial Diary.

• Stop Worrying About How You Got Into Debt and Start Focusing On How To Get Out by Paid Twice (guest blogger) @ The Digerati Life.

• Stupid Woman Sues Over Apple’s iPhone Price Cut by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.

• What To Do During A Recession by Jim @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

• Ten Tips for Dealing With a Lost Wallet by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.

• Why is Adoption So Expensive? by Laura (guest blogger) @ Free Money Finance.

• The Emergency Fund by NCN @ No Credit Needed.

Some interesting money articles for Sunday reading.

• Happiness In Frugality Is True Happiness by Dawn @ Frugal for Life.
• Saving Too Much @ Brip Blap.
• Six Ingredients for Generating Passive Income by Ben @ Money Smart Life.
• GM and the UAW Tentatively Agree on New Contract by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.
• 10 Common Investing Mistakes Or Just Personal Choices? by SVB @ The Digerati Life.
• Thoughts on Maxed Out by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• Illustrated Debt Snowball by NCN @ No Credit Needed.
• Mobile Money: Five Tips For Managing Your Finances on the Go by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.
• Strategies for Saving Money on Travel by FMF @ Free Money Finance.
• Wedding Budget Tips From Caterers @ Make Love Not Debt.
• Why the Minimalist Lifestyle Appeals to Me by Lynnae @ BeingFrugal.
• Financial Peer Pressure, Stop The Influence! by Glblguy @ Gather Little by Little.

Some interesting reading material for a lazy Sunday.

• How to Quit Your Day Job in Six Not So Easy Steps by Ben @ Money Smart Life.
• Lazy Man and Jealousy by Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money.
• Why Have Americans Become so Overindulgent? by Lynnae @ Being Frugal.
• Are You a Better Investor? by Sun @ Sun’s Financial Diary.
• What Does it Mean to be ‘Wealthy’? by Jason @ Smart Money Daily.
• This is Just Too Good Not to Highlight by JLP @ All Financial Matters. An interesting story about a Robert Kiyosaki fan fanatic [such people exit (?)]
• Maximum Notary Fees By State: Don’t Get Ripped Off By Big Fat Notary Guys! by Nick @ Punny Money.
• How to Start Your Own Business by Cindy (as a guest blogger) @ Free Money Finance.
• A $503,000 Typo? by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• Shared Money: Combining Finances With Your Partner by Flexo @ Consumerism Commentary.
• Some Money Rules of Thumb I Use by Super Saver @ My Wealth Builder.

Here are links to some interesting articles published over the week.

• A Look at an Equity-Indexed Annuity by JLP @ All Financial Matters. Go ahead and read the interesting comments by Art Dinkin and MossySF on this one. I am sure you will have a good idea of what Equity-Indexed Annuity (EIA) is by the end of reading this one.
• You’ll Be Sorry If You Don’t….. - Sales Tactic #2 by Ben @ Money Smart Life.
• Having A Goal Helps You Be Frugal by Jim @ Blueprint for Finance Prosperity.
• 5 Romantic Outdoor Day Date Ideas Under $30 by Flexo @ Consumerism Commentary.
• “Borrowing” Money from an IRA by Nickel @ Five Cent Nickel.
• Making Sense of the Recent Market Volatility by Jeremy @ Generation X Finance.
• Is Your House an Investment? by FMF @ Free Money Finance.
• Analyze Mutual Fund Costs with FINRA’s Mutual Fund Expense Analyzer by Sun @ Sun’s Financial Diary.
• Making money with an eBay Store, Part 4: Obtaining product at the right price by MBH @ Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• Review Your “Options”: Calling and Putting by Nick @ Punny Money.
• Day 15 of 33 Days And 33 Ways To Save Money And Reduce Debt: Understand The Big Picture by NCN @ No Credit Needed.
• 25 Ways To Invest For Making Money Off Helping The Environment. by David @ My Two Dollars.