Blog of the Week - November 12, 2006

Sorry for the late update. I had a lot going on this morning. Anyway, this week’s Blog of the Week is Dumb Little Man. Don’t let the name fool you - there’s nothing dumb about this blog. Although Dumb Little Man isn’t exactly a personal finance blog, they do offer up lots of financial tips along with tips for life (as their subtitle suggests). For example, the lead story on their blog today is Top Ten Fitness Lies and Myths. I enjoy reading Dumb Little Man and I’m sure you will too.

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Blog of the Week - November 5, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is Generation X Finance, a blog whose purpose is to discuss the financial issues that Generation X faces. Who is Generation X? Well, it is hard to pin down, but from what I can tell it is those who were born between 1965 and 1980. This would make the oldest GenXer about 41 years old and the youngest about 26 years old. I’m a member of Generation X (most personal finance bloggers are not because they are too young!).

What kind of personal finance issues does Generation X face? The same as everyone else:

You name it and Generation X is probably facing it.

There’s not a lot of material on Generation X Finance yet, which is probably due to the fact that it has only been around since October. However, I expect this blog to be a hit as long as the blog’s author stays true to his message and posts good content.

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Blog of the Week - October 29, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is GettingFinancesDone, a blog whose purpose is to be a stress-free guide to financial control. GFD hasn’t been around long but has had the fortune of being featured on Lifehacker a couple of times, which gave it instant creditability. Lifehacker or not, GFD is a good personal finance blog. SSpeer, the blog’s author, doesn’t have time to update the blog often (once a month or so) but when he does update it, it is usually a thoughtful entry. It makes for some good Sunday reading.

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Blog of the Week - October 22, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is FinancialRounds, a blog written by a economics and finance professor from the Northeast. As far as blogs go, his blog has been around forever (February 2005). He blogs under the name “Unknown Professor” (I call him “UP”). Anyway, as a professor he doesn’t have a lot of time to blog but he does update his blog a couple times a week, usually with links to interesting stories he finds or anything else that’s on his mind.

I also consider UP my friend. He has always been very helpful to me whenever I have needed help with a post. So, do me a favor and go check out FinancialRounds.

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Blog of the Week - October 15, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is MedicatedMoney, which was started by husband and wife as a way to overhaul their finances. It seems to me that a lot of personal finance blogs are founded this way. Anyway I think it is great that they are taking steps to get their finances on the right track. I’m not exactly sure where they are now, but I know that at one time they had nearly $95,000 in student loans. That’s a lot of debt! However, they are both in the medical field and as long as they keep their expenses low, they should be able to pay off those loans fairly quickly. Still, it is a shame that so many young people start out with so much debt.

Anyway, I wish Mr. & Mrs. (or is it Dr.?) Medicated well.

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Blog of the Week - October 8, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is We’re in Debt. As you can probably tell from the blog’s title, this blog is about a couple in debt. I thought their subtitle was interesting:

One couple’s modern odyssey to obtain a net worth of $0

Actually once they pay off all their debt, a net worth of $0 would be impossible if they own any assets. But, I understand the spirit of that statement.

Anyway, I made We’re in Debt Blog of the Week for two reasons:

1. I want to bring attention to ANYONE trying to do the right thing with their finances.

2. I want my readers to offer them encouragement because getting out of debt can be a tough road at times.

I just have one question for the couple:

What are you going to name your blog once you’re no longer in debt?

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Blog of the Week - October 1, 2006

Sorry folks. I’ve been falling down on my job.

This week’s Blog of the Week goes to PennyFoolish, a blog written by a 22-year old recent college grad. I enjoy reading Kira’s stuff because she has a lot of common sense. Kira also came up with the idea of the Under 30 Honor Roll, which is a network of under-30 personal finance bloggers. I’m too old to be a member but I think it is a great idea.

Anyway, I have no doubt that as long as she practices what she writes, she will reach all of her financial goals.

October 7, 2006 | Filed Under Blog of the Week | Leave a Comment 

Blog of the Week - September 17, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is How to be Poor. The name doesn’t mean what you think it means! According to Max’s Welcome page, the title of the site means “How To Get By While You’re Poor

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Blog of the Week - September 10, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is MyMoneyPath, a blog authored by a CPA named Daniel. Although Daniel is a CPA, he doesn’t know that much about taxes! GASP! I guess that’s not unusual considering that he is an auditor. I also thought it was interesting that he states in his About Me that most CPAs do not know much about personal finance.

Anyway, Daniel writes about lots of different things. He actually used his sister’s 401(k) as a case study, which made for an interesting post. Feel free to stop by and check out his blog and tell him that JLP sent you!

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Blog of the Week - September 3, 2006

This week’s Blog of the Week is Matt’s Money Blog, written by a 23-year old guy from New York. I had to chuckle when I saw that he has a goal to have a $1,000 emergency fund and he currently has $41.49. Been there, done that! I remember when I was just starting out and how hard it was to save money. It seemed like no matter how much I put back, I had to use it before the month was up.

I think it is AWESOME when someone in their early 20s gets serious about their finances. The sooner they learn about personal finance and how their choices affect their future, the better off they are. So I applaud Matt in taking the bull by the horns! I also think it is great that he has goals!

I hope you will take some time to check out Matt’s Money Blog. It will be fun to watch him accomplish his goals.

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