Carnival of Personal Finance

Welcome to the Carnival of Personal Finance, now in its 48th week!

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My attempt at having a portion of the carnival focused on a particular personal finance subject manner was a small success, there were several submissions related to the ins and out of 401(k)s.

• Pete at My Financial Awareness looks at the Power of 401(k)s and IRAs.
• Jeff Howard shares some insight on why you should avoid The Evil, Wicked Indirect Rollover to a New Qualified Retirement Plan when changing jobs.
• Penny Nickel at Money and Values talks about a number of Socially Responsible Investment Options that you can pick in your 401(k).
• Vince at Investorial talks about being rich at any age with strategies and tips, including using RSP/RRSPs (similar to 401(k)s in US) to
  save for retirement.

Without further ado, here were the remaining submissions to this week's carnival:

Savings & Investing

• Tom at Financial Options give us a Weekly Financial Road Map rundown of upcoming economic indicators including Treasury auctions, announcements, and select earnings reports schedules.
• Bill at Financial Freedom with a Dash of Spirituality enlightens
  us at to why Savings is Important.
• Joe at Roth & Company Tax Updates shares a recent tax court decision that could allow day traders to realize more capital
  losses.
• The Dividend Guy shows us how to Calculate Future Value Using MS Excel.
• Moneywise at The Real Returns presents a Vanguard STAR Fund Performance Analysis.
• Steve at In Cash Flow We Trust asks if you have your freedom fund yet?

Real Estate

• Mbhunter at Mighty Bargain Hunter discuss a new concept, Real Estate Futures.
• FR at Financial Reflections tells us the new way to Own a Home.
• Dan at Searchlight Crusade dispels the myth that refinancing has an effect on property taxes.
• Nubricksoffer some secrets to successfully buying rental property abroad.
• Tom at Digital Breakfast takes a look at Foreclosure Investing - A Look At Morris County, NJ

Credit Card Debt

• Flexo at Consumerism Commentary thinks Americans might not be as bad off with credit card debt as we think.
• Jacob at SuccessMinders has a great article on reducing credit card debt using the DOLP Plan.

Online Income

• Supermom at Getting Out of Debt present her Online Income Earning Experiment.
• Henry at The Online Lifestyle gives an Introduction to Get Paid For (GPT) Programs.

More Personal Finance

• LAMoneyGuy at It's Just Money wonders What goes through your mind when you read the CNN Millionaire in the Making articles?
• Chris at The Get Rich Project discusses how you can Define Your Goals to help you achieve financial freedom.
• Mike at Mower Mike has an interesting take on jewelers trying to keep up with commodity prices.
• Frugal at My 1st Million At 33 offers some great ID Theft Prevention Tips.
• Frank at InvestorGeeks discusses effective ways for Teaching kids about money and credit.
• Nickel at FiveCentNickel has a great discussion on IRS Rules Regarding No Interest Family Loans.
• JD at Get Rich Slowly tells us why he Loves Community Colleges.
• Dave Lorenzo at Career Intensity writes about Dealing with Naysayers.
• The Family CEO shares their Health Insurance Strategy.
• Laws at Laws of Finance asks What Good is All That Money if You're Not Around to Use It? .
• Henry Stern at InsureBlog gives us insight into the Innerworkings of the Universal Life Insurance Plan.
• Nina over at Queercents talks about when we should discuss Money Matters with our significant others.
• Tricia at Blogging Away Debt shows us Where Her Money Goes.
• NoCreditNeeded show how to get cash from your Upromise Account without using their 529 plans.
• Jeffrey at Personal Finance Advice offers some practical tips for Dining Out Savings.