Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Financial Planning. This is a collection of recent posts by personal finance writers all across the web. Enjoy! BUDGETING AND ECONOMICS Jules Wilson @ Fat Guy,Skinny Wallet writes Review of “The Money Code” – I recently had the opportunity to read “THE MONEY CODE: Improve Your Entire Financial Life Right Now” by Joe John Duran, CFA. This book was a little unorthodox because I was definitely expecting more of the norm in terms of [...]
Start Up is an 8 week class that I created to reach Young Adults with the message of how to manage money well. The average young adult in America starts his/her professional career in the negative and it is my goal to help them Start Up. If you are under 35 and looking to get a handle on your finances this class is for you. In the class I will teach you the 7 Steps for a Strong Financial Foundation [...]
I went on to Technorati.com today only to find out that Well Kept Wallet is now ranked #10 of all the Finance blogs in the world. All I can say is, Thank You. It is because of readers like you that this is even possible. As you are probably aware, it has been my goal to get you from where you ARE to where you WANT to be, especially when it comes to your finances. It is my hope that you [...]
For those of you not familiar with Financial Carnivals, they are a way to highlight the best blog posts in the personal finance arena. What you do is submit your article to a specific carnival with a description and link to the post. Then it is reviewed by another personal finance blogger and if they like it, they include it in their Financial Carnival. Within the past week I have been selected for the following Financial Carnivals: American Debt Project [...]
Have you ever opened your mailbox to find that it is full of junk mail? Where you find a pile of credit card and insurance offers that just end up going in the trash. Have you ever been eating dinner, your phone rings and it is a telemarketer on the other end? If so, here are ways to stop these: Credit and Insurance Offers You might not realize this, but credit card [...]
One of things that I have struggled with most in life is focus. I have an unlimited amount of ideas, but I have limited time and resources to go after them. I used to believe this was a bad thing, but my perspective has since changed. After reading the book, Good to Great by Jim Collins, I began to realize that focus is key. He tells the parable of the Hedgehog and the Fox. It seems childish at first, but [...]
In Jim Collins book, Good to Great, he introduces the “Hedgehog Concept.” He tells a story of the Hedgehog and the Fox. The Fox is crafty and always looking for ways to pounce on the Hedgehog. However, time after time the fox is unable to take down the hedgehog. Why, you might ask? Because the Hedgehog is good at one thing, self-defense. Every time the Fox tries to attack, the hedgehog just curls up into a ball and the fox [...]
