The Sun’s Financial Diary

Ben at Money Smart Life is running a series on Personal Finance for Sports Fans. So far topics have been covered include why you should ignore what analysts have said and focus on building a success plan instead. And don’t forget to check out this FT story on why Ben decided to pay income taxes [...]

The first round of March Madness is currently underway at Free Money Finance, and my post, Electric Orange — ING’s Paperless Checking Account, makes its appearance in Game 9 to 16, among 7 other great posts. Stop by at Free Money Finance and vote for the winners  of your choices (me, me, me, ……. [...]

Silicon Valley Blogger lists 20 reasons to pull the triger to unload your equities. I have to say it covers everything I can think of, therefore, I decide not to offer my own list .

Dimes reminds us that we should read the whole contract before signing it but what if it’s one [...]

I like mail-in rebates and I have used a lot of them to get some pretty good deals for myself or make a few bucks by selling them on Amaozn.com. I am not against rebates. If I can get the stuff I want at an afforable price and get the rebates I am entitiled to [...]

OK, so far we have seen rankings of personal finance bloggers by del.icio.us bookmarks (Will Chen @ Wise Bread), Feedburner feeds (Yan @ ProBargainHuner), and Alexa’s traffic scores (Jim @ Blueprint for Financial Prosperity). I think it’s fun to read the list and decided to come up with yet another one using another gauge to [...]

Henry at Binary Dollar has some simple steps for young adults to save money. Meanwhile, Golbguru takes a look at some Apparent Needs and Real Needs of college students, and he wonders if they are all necessary.
Jonathan at MyMoneyBlog starts a series of portfolio analysis based on some widely used models. And sometimes, you can [...]

Last week as a quite week as many people departed from their routine and headed to vacation after a busy year. For me, I didn't get any break, though it was a light week at work, and I found the following posts worth reading.
Generation X Finance has some tips on what you can do [...]

TJP at InvestorTrip tells you why you should reinvest your dividend instead of taking the cash distribution.
The good old days of 5% credit card cashbacks may be forever gone as banks became more like us, frugal with their rewards, but you can still get back a couple of cents for every dollar you spend with [...]

If you have ever confused by APR and APY, here's the chance to clear yourself up. The Simple Dollar explained what's APR and APY and how compound interest works in great details. 
If you just start investing and look for suggestions on what to buy for less, chances are you will get a lot of recommendations [...]

If you are looking for software/spreadsheet to track your spending, Jonathan has a list of tools you can try for free.
Thinking about saving money on your lunch? What else could be better than making your own food under more light?
As 2006 approaches its final month, you may want to maximize your 2006 IRA contributions (though [...]