My Favorite Stuff from Last Week

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A day late on this roundup, but as they say, better late than never.

And being late has it’s benefits, as I am able to include the link here to a wonderful carnival of personal finance over at The Baglady, which had a homeless theme. A lot of interesting facts there about the homeless in our country.

Before I get into my favorite stuff from last week, I’d like to do a little housekeeping. Although this a financial planning blog, I continue to get a lot of traffic for articles that are off-topic… not sure what to make of that. Either way I’m happy for it.

In response, I have created a new category that I will be contributing to on a fairly regular basis. The name of the category will be My Community and Social Media, to borrow a phrase used by one of my favorite social media bloggers.

Without further ado, here are My Favorite (on topic;) articles from the past week:

Financial planning

The Disability Insurance Maze - A nice review of disability insurance and how to go about attaining it. The process this person went through would have discouraged most people, it really pays to have someone you trust who can help you out in this arena…

Why are you paying for your boss’s 401(k)? - This is kind of a disturbing article explaining what ‘revenue sharing’ is and how these kickbacks can cost YOU quite a bit over the long run…

Sports Pensions - An oldie but a goodie. Very interesting article on professional athletes and the pensions they can expect to receive from their associations. I found it especially interesting how the pension is calculated for professional golfers and the fact that Nascar doesn’t even have one…

Personal Finance

How I Successfully Time the Markets - When I saw the title for this post I was interested, but then I saw he was talking about the grocery market… LOL. Very clever. Good tips on when to buy and get the best deals…

Fully Funded Emergency Fund - Great explanation on how to create a true emergency fund. Lynnae’s approach is more realistic than just arbitrarily setting aside $1000…

Breaking The Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest - If you’re stuck in a rut, tired of being in debt and are earnestly looking to change, here’s a nice summary on how one man did it…

Self Improvement

Who Is Making Your Lunch Today? - Love the Charlie Brown reference. I believe Americans are going to have to move back to living a more frugal lifestyle, after all the economic carnage of the last year or so. Reducing unnecessary expenses and living frugally can give you greater quality of life and freedom to make decisions you otherwise couldn’t of. Re-gaining control of your life (partly due to making frugal choices) can make you a stronger, happier person…

Customer Service

Wow, Another Reason I LUV Southwest - This is a great little story that makes me want to fly Southwest. I think it’s safe to say Jim and his wife will always have a soft spot for Southwest and their employees…

Workplace

Negotiating a Raise - Some great advice on how to prepare yourself for a conversation about getting a raise. Included are some of the angles you don’t want to take with your boss…

Warren Buffett

Also, if you want to learn more on investing and what’s going on in this country right now… BE SURE to watch the 1 hour special with Warren Buffett tonight on CNBC at 9pm EST!

To Wrap

And welcome back to Jeff at My Super Charged Life, he’s been away on vacation recharging the batteries.

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