Posts I Enjoyed Last Week

Ben at Money Smart Life writes about how to prepare for a layoff. I could use those tips last month when I was in the middle of an involuntary job transfer.

Jeremy at Generation X Finance continues his mid-year finance checkup series with the discussions of making investment changes and starting saving now for the holiday season that’s till four months away.

Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life talks about life after buying a home. Yes, that’s just the beginning instead of the end.

Which one is healthier? Olive oil or Canola oil? Golbguru at Money, Matter, and More Musings shows how expensive doesn’t translate to better or healthier.

Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money takes on the alternative income this week with a series of posts on how he generates incomes outside his day job. Alternative or passive, the goal is the same: Live without a salary.

Nickel at Five Cent Nickel introduces the “Bill Me Later” services, as an alternative to paying bill online for people who want to do business online but worry about the safety of online transaction.

Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has some tips on identity theft. I don’t use debit cards, pay everything with credit cards, almost don’t write checks any more, never touched any credit monitoring service (I got my credit report every four months for free), and use a regular straight-cut shredder. So far so good.

FMF at Free Money Finance has an idea of cutting prescription drug costs: buying large dose and cutting it in half. Looks like buying bulk also works for medicine.

MBH at Mighty Bargain Hunter discusses how homeowners should be responsible for their own decision on borrowing heavily in hoping to cash in from their properties and concludes that borrowing one’s way to prosperity doesn’t work.

Don’t Mess with Taxes reminds those who tied the knot on triple seven date with a piece on tax to-do’s after saying “I do.” I am wondering if Lazy Man got the message

Julie Rains at Wise Bread argues the pros and cons of having 3 to 6 months of expenses as cash reserve (or emergency funds). What’s important is having one to fall back on, the amount, however, depends. In a related post, over at Moneymonk, a question of what’s considered as emergency is asked. What’s your definition?

Last week, I also participated in Carnival of Personal Finance, which was hosted at Blogging Away Debt. Check it out if you have time. You sure will find some interesting readings.

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