Weekend Linkage – March 7, 2010

After a quite month of February because of the winter blizzards, we are back in house-hunting again as the weather turns warmer. The market also seems to be more active now than the first two months. We went to a few open houses this weekend in our area and found a couple of nice houses. One is a bank-owned house, but in an excellent condition. The price $600K is also quite low given the size of the lot and house. The only drawback is that the house has a swimming pool. With two little kids, we are not ready to have a pool yet, so we didn’t pursue it. The other one is a normal sale in the same community as the one we offered to buy in January but didn’t get. It’s not as big as that one, but it’s big enough for a family of four. And since it’s a normal sale, the price is a little higher than the foreclosed house, but still within our range. After some comparison, we decided to make an offer with a price that’s $50K less than what the owner is asking for. Hopefully, it won’t end up like last time.

Weekend Readings

• How to Make Money on Facebook
• How To File A Consumer Complaint With The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Don’t Lose Money On a House Again!
• 28 Tips to Save Money on Car Expenses and Save Thousands of Dollars
• Build Your Financial Home Brick By Boring Brick
• Is It Smart To Co-Sign for Your Child?
• Overtime Exempt Employee vs Non-Exempt Employee
• Unemployed Tax Deductions Provide Tax Relief
• Build Savings or Payoff Debt – Which Comes First?
• The Hidden Advantages of Dividend Investing
• 5 Important Money Lessons to Teach Your Kids
• 7 Habits to Highly Effective Budgeting

Carnivals

• Carnival of Personal Finance 246: March is the month for … what?!? – CreditCards.com
• Carnival of Money Stories, March 1, 2010

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