Posts I Enjoyed Last Week

Ben at Money Smart Life discussed the necessary elements for generating passive income. My definition of passive income is a little different. If I have to be very active in generating the income, it won’t be passive any more.

Golbguru at Money, Matter, and More Musings took a look at vehicles of financial frauds. Phishing, vishing, spoofing. You name it.

Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money made the case why Roth IRA contribution limits should be raised to keep up pace with inflation. If I remember correctly, the limit will indeed be adjusted after 2008 with a $500 increments.

Jeremy at Generation X Finance examined the new contract between GM and UAW and wondered if the agreement can reverse GM’s fortune which is on track to lose the title as the world’s largest auto maker.

Silicon Valley Blogger at The Digerati Life offered a radical way to increase your yard space. Actually, I am more interested in where that “huge parcels of land that are green as far as the eye can see” are in NJ

FMF at Free Money Finance used a guest article to unveil strategies for saving money on travel.

Nickel at Five Cent Nickel switched to Bank of America after seeing major online banks dropped interest rates.

Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity shared the financial lessons he learned from Monopoly game.

MBH at Mighty Bargain Hunter had a few thoughts on the movie Maxed Out.

NCN at No Credit Needed illustrated how to use the debt snowball for debt reduction.

ISPF at Grad Money Matters wondered some DIY frugal tips such as carpet cleaning at home.

Moolanomy said making the first million dollar is the hardest. Of course, from $0 to $1M and from $1M to $2M are totally different games.