September 03, 2007
Carnival of Homeowners #11
Welcome to the 11th edition of Carnival of Homeowners. We have selected 27 posts for this edition. I hope that all carnival participants would give a link back to this carnival post at their earliest convenience. Here are the posts in the order they were received.
Jason Elder presents Bankruptcy - Information and Myths You Need To Know posted at A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Blog, saying, "You may heard lots of different things about filing for bankruptcy. It’s likely that a lot of this information is wrong. Find exactly what you need to know."
Matt Hanson presents Credit Card Fraud - How to Protect Yourself posted at The Credit & Credit Card Blog, saying, "As technology has increased, so has credit card fraud. There are some simple steps that you can take to help protect yourself from credit card fraud."
Eric Hudin presents Simple Tips to Organizing Your Vital Information - Are You Prepared? posted at My Estate Planning Career Blog, saying, "If you’re like most people, you have good financial records. Ideally, there is a central location where this information can be referenced and accessible to you, your spouse or your family."
Allen Taylor presents Credit Crisis - Fasten Your Golden Seatbelts posted at Investing World Today, saying, "For years, now, financial talking-heads have been telling us how the Feds credit expansion of six years ago would come back and bite us in the butts. Last week, it did just that."
Tim Ramsey presents Paying Down Credit Card Debt - 5 Key Points posted at My Debt Relief Blog, saying, "There are a number of no-nonsense, time-tested ways to conquer credit card debt. Here are 5 key points for eliminating your credit card debt and getting on the road to financial health."
Eric Stanley presents Are You Falling Into These 4 Frugality Traps? posted at Personal Finance Blog Articles, saying, "It’s easy to say that this item costs less than that item. But does the difference really justify buying the cheaper item? Not always, and that is what you have to think about."
Chris Russell presents Working Hard Does Not Produce Success posted at Productivity Planner, saying, "Yes, we work hard to be successful, but we also have to choose to be successful. It is a decision. It is a conscious effort. It takes mental discipline. It is a deliberate mindset."
Thomas Humes presents Retirement Income Planning - Getting Started posted at Wealth Building World, saying, "The days of being able to retire on social security alone are long gone, and todays retirees must rely on personal investments and/or earnings as well. Whether you're 30, 40, 50 or 60, here are a few tips to get you on track for a rich and rewarding retirement."
Kevin Bedell presents How to Calculate the Savings from using Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs posted at 21st Century Citizen.
Nickel presents Mortgage Fees: What’s Legit and What Isn’t posted at fivecentnickel.com.
ArtThailand presents Owning a condo in Thailand posted at artThailand.
Kevin Fleming presents How to Find Better Satellite Rates posted at Satellite TV Guru, saying, "This article explains various ways that homeowners can find better prices for Satellite TV."
Trent presents Six Maintenance Lessons I’ve Learned During My First Month As A Homeowner posted at The Simple Dollar.
Mark J. Donovan presents Basement Ceilings | Dropped Ceiling Tiles vs Drywall Ceiling posted at HomeAdditionPlus, saying, "Mark reviews the advantages and disadvantages of dropped ceiling tiles versus drywall ceilings for basement remodeling projects."
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Help Me David Wann Kenobi; You’re My Only Hope! posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, "“My name is Paige and I am an Afflueholic. It began with watching the Brady Bunch. They always had the grooviest stuff….” If David Wann (co-author of Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic) were here in this room with me right now, I would have a few questions to ask him. Well, first I would have to clear my pile of stuff off of the nearest chair so he could sit down."
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Steve presents Avoiding Foreclosure: What You Can Do posted at Sushi Money, saying, "If you're concerned about foreclosure, take a rational and proactive approach to the situation. You're not alone, and there's a lot you can do!"
shortans presents Home Warranty Reviews » Home Warranty Provider Reviews and Ratings posted at Home Warranty Reviews.
Edithyeung presents The Money Series – Books that You Just Cannot Miss posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..
Matthew Paulson presents Financial Documents That You Need to Keep posted at Getting Green.
FIRE Getters presents BNC Mortgage Unit Shut By Lehman - 1200 Job Cuts! posted at FIRE Finance, saying, "Lehman Brothers said that it's shutting its subprime-mortgage unit BNC Mortgage LLC and firing 1,200 people, becoming the latest company to stop offering home loans to less-creditworthy borrowers. According to an industry publication Inside B&C Lending, BNC was a top-20 subprime mortgage lender in 2006, originating more than $14 billion worth of home loans."
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Weeding Out Crazy Lawsuits (Outdoor Smoking Ban Limerick) posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog, saying, "It isn't easy to be a home-owning smoker in Sweden."
Plonkee presents investing in your own home? posted at plonkee money, saying, "Your own home does not a good investment make."
Silicon Valley Blogger presents 4 Ways To Invest In Real Estate That We’d Actually Consider Doing posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Some real estate investment strategies we'd love to try at some point!"
Tushar Mathur presents High Energy Bills ?? Try out these simple ideas ! posted at Everything Finance.
Steve Faber presents - Ways to Save Money on Things You Do Everyday posted at DebtBlog, saying, "It's the little things in your life, those that you do repeatedly throughout the year, that add up. In many cases, you don't think it really matters, but that's where you're wrong, my confused friend."
Ryan Russell presents Saving money without calling names posted at My Money Thinks, saying, "The main reason store brands cost less is simple - marketing and advertising! Private label products require less than 2% of sales to be spent on marketing, whereas manufacturer brands spend 10-40% of sales. Just how much money can you save?"
That concludes this edition. Next edition of this carnival will be hosted here on 10 September 2007. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival of Homeowners using our carnival submission form.
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