Posts I Enjoyed Last Week
Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life discusses how credit score affects your loan rates and different rates can make big difference on the money you eventually will pay for the loan. Cleaning up your credit can save you hundreds a month.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance talks about mid-year financial checkups. Items on the list include reviewing your goals and assessing your progress, and checking your tax payment so you don’t overpay Uncle Sam.
Are you interested in making extra income? If the answer is yes, then here’s the chance to get things started. Ben at Money Smart Life is working on an eBook on selling stuff on eBay and he’s ready to answer your questions.
Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money is running his first ever contest with up to $200 of grand prize. I have participated many contests before, but didn’t win any prize 
. I am trying my luck again.
Golbguru at Money, Matter, and More Musings says “Invest Like a Woman.” I can see the logic behind this argument, but is making bold moves with “confidence” bad for investments?
Nickel at Five Cent Nickel has five reasons why you should care about your FICO score. Though I was never in the situation before, there are employers using credit score to make hiring decisions.
FMF at Free Money Finance presents ways to make you happy 
, including 1) get married, 2) have a hobby, 3) own a pet, and, of course, 4) tons of money (my addition).
Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity asks your thoughts on what if your significant other earns more than you do. Is that a problem in the first place? I will be happy if my wife brings home a fatter check, but I certainly don’t want to lag behind her.
In a similar post at Mighty Bargain Hunter, MBH wants to hear from you whether you will have a joint account with your significant other. Between me and my wife, there’s no individual accounts except IRA and 401(k) accounts. And we have no problem whatsoever.
Money Monk has an interesting piece on credit cards and their (so-called) rules: Charge the card card or it will be canceled due to inactivity.
Mapgirl at Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge tells us a story of why Chicken Little needs a personal finance software. Whether it’s a commercial products such as Money and Quicken (I use Quicken) or a simple Excel spreadsheet, you need a tool to help you track your money.
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Thanks for the link! I’m glad you liked the article. I’d like to stress the point is to get a personal finance software program that allows you to reconcile you transfers between accounts. Without that feature, I would have lost ~$70.00 of corporate matching!