Weekend Round-Up #29

There is seriously no time to chat today. Too many links for you to visit.

Let's get rolling!

FINANCIAL:

• New Credit Card Rules Take Effect at Free From Broke offers an overview of the guidelines imposed by the government on credit card companies starting earlier this week.
• The New Credit Card Rules and You at Money Under 30 is a great follow-up read to the Free From Broke post above. Now that you know what the changes are, this post will tell you how you can be prepared.
• Lifetime cost of bad credit: $201,712 by Liz Pulliam Weston at MSN Money might really open your eyes when you see actual dollar figures associated with bad credit.
• Confession: I love my tax refund too much to correct my withholdings at Living Well on Less was something I totally could relate to. I know it is lending the government money, but I love getting a check in the early spring! This year, I have bitten the bullet though and changed my withholdings. Sigh...I'll miss you super large check.
• 5 tax myths that can cost you money by Jeff Schnepper at MSN Money are for us everyday kind of folks. Read it just to make sure you haven't been fooled by these myths.
• The 2nd Dumbest Financial Move I’ve Ever Made at Personal Finance Journey--I love personal stories of how people are actually living out life in ways that we too often hear as just scenarios. Right or wrong, it's good to know that these people are REAL and have been there too!
• Unemployed? Are You Rocking or Are You Rolling? at Personal Finance by the Book offers some tips of how to really take advantage of this time while you are unemployed. There are so many people who could use the tips in this post right now.
• Teaching Your Children About Money Lesson #1: Money is not Free at Gather Little by Little looks to be the beginning of a great series of how to teach your kids about money. Make sure you teach them...the world will probably have a different set of values than you do.
• 10 Ways to Secure Your Kids Against Debt at Live Real, Now is another article about how to successfully teach your children appropriate ways to handle money.
• Good Debt, Bad Debt... All Debt Sucks at Eliminate the Muda reveals what we have come to believe as well as we have become disciples of Dave Ramsey. Forget what our society is telling us, there is no "good" debt.
• What is a Debt “Snowball”? at Debt Kid gives a great explanation of a term that you'll often hear in personal finance discussions these days.
• How NOT to Pay Off Debt at Living Richly on a Budget offers tips that will ensure that you will not crawl out from under your debt.
• 5 Reasons people don’t like free or discounted goods at Rabbit Funds was an interesting read to me. I LOVE free and discounted stuff, so it was enlightening to read from another point of view.
• Improve Marriage And Money Problems By Setting Spending Limits at Bible Money Matters is really a cross post for "Financial" and "Family" but I'm putting it here. If you want to assure some peace in your household regarding the budget, this is some good advice.
• The Art Of Saying No at Frugal Dad can apply to life as much as to finances. I know some people who have a real problem saying "no" and have reaped a world of hurts because of this. It is a valuable ability to have.
• 10 investing basics from Buffett By Michael Brush at MSN Money was intriguing. I can't imagine having enough to really be able to follow some of these, but it is interesting to see how someone who has "made it big" financially did it.
• 5 Situations Where You Should Leave Your Credit Card in Your Wallet is a guest post by Fred at Credit Card Finder and is posted at Poorer Than You. If you are going to carry a credit card, Fred warns against times that you should not be tempted to use it.
• I can’t wait to take on more debt….sike!!!! at Punch Debt in the Face is a post where Ninja looks at how a credit agency suggests he improve his already great credit score.
• The Key To Living Frugally is a guest post at Lazy Man and Money from The Digerati Life and it looks at some great ways to maintain a frugal lifestyle and take contorl of your finances.
• How Jenny Earned $15,000 on eBay is a story about Jenny from LobotoME (which I LOVE and subscribe to) posted at DailyWorth. It's the story of how she finally determined to (and succeeded at) pay off her student loans. What a great success story!
• How Much Does Canceling Credit Cards Affect Your Credit Score? at Get Rich Slowly is a must-read. You will (likely) be shocked.

FAMILY/LIFE:

• Future Men by Mrs. Fussypants is an exercise in examining the types of men she wants to raise...and she's got several to raise.... A great read for any mom of boy(s).
• A Lesson in Contentment… is a guest post at Christian PF by Rob Kuban who writes at DollarsAndDoctrine.com. He takes a step back and re-examines how blessed he truly is. What an eye opener. Thank you for this one. I think we all need it.
• Are We All Asking to Be Robbed? at Mashable examines some of the dangers that we open ourselves up to with the addition of more and more social media.
• 19 Tips for Making Your Home Paperless at Simplemom offers some tips that are really do-able.
• Three uncluttering activities you can complete in five minutes or less at Unclutterer is my kind of post! Organization doesn't have to take a lot of work...just a little maintenance.

FAITH:

• Mercy at Thoughts about Nothing really gave me a lot to think about it.
• Ministry and Grocery Carts at Bring the Rain-The Story of Audrey Caroline was wonderful. I don't know how Angie consistently conveys God's message to me through everyday activities, but God is really speaking through her. If you want to hear Him, go read this.
• Mice in our couches. at Stuff Christians Like speaks to the heart. Do you have any vermin in your furniture? I do.

FUN:

• Ohno Yawns at The Eleventy Million Dollar Blog cracked me up. I know many of you are enthralled by the Olympics, but I'm just not feeling it. Never really have. I yawn too, Apolo.
• Christian Strangers who ask you awkwardly intimate questions. at Stuff Christians Like was lots of fun. Please follow these tips if you are around me.
• The Weird Things People Google at Because I Said So always makes me smile. In these posts, Dawn examines the strange things that people search for and end up landing on her site.
• Wrong Side Of Town: Leg-al Dispute at Photoshop Disasters cracked me up. Too often I don't "get" the postings on this site because I'm not very well educated in graphic design, but this one made me smile...especially the caption.

FAVORITE NEW SITE OF THE WEEK:

• The blog at CESI Debt Solutions. I am not recommending them as a business to work with, as I personally would avoid companies to help you unless you are totally out of control...and I know nothing about this one. But their blog has some FABULOUS resources. These two links should provide a wealth of information to us all. I can't wait to peruse all through these suggestions! 100 Ways to Save $1000 in 1 Day! and The Best 101 Debt Busting Posts of 2009 (from 101 Frugal Bloggers) I also hope to find some more good bloggers to read (like I need more!).

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