Eyes On The Dollar 20/20 Roundup#34-Being Normal + MORE

The biggest unsecured debt that Americans carry under their belt comes from credit card. And the reason is that most folks make only the minimum payment or just over it. Over a few years, that kind of debt balloons to mostly unregulated stratosphere. Instead you must act like FTC, SEC, and other government agencies to …

After you read today’s post, please head over to Free Money Finance and vote for me in March Money Madness. I am in the Final Four, so your vote is appreciated.   Please vote for “Steps” in Game 2!
 
Happy Saturday everyone! I hope that everyone had a great week and is starting off an enjoyable weekend…

This weekend link love is brought to you by the rain (and the threat of rain), which is keeping me inside this weekend.  But maybe I’ll luck out and get outside some on Sunday.  Without further whining, here’s some great links you should consider checking out.

First some blog news:

My stock analysis of Lorillard (LO) got mentioned by Passive Income Pursuit…

Hey everyone! The Carnival of Money Pros is brought to you to by the Money Pros Team, and you can submit articles at Blogger Carnivals. This has been a long week, and I’m so happy that it’s finally Saturday. I just spent 2 hours at the DMV (BOOOO!) and am about to go run with one of my dogs…

It has been a very busy and eventful week in our house and I’ll share details as soon as I can. Nothing major, but it definitely kept us busy. Let’s get to highlighting some posts this week.
Retire By 40 explains how people can get to have $3,000,000 in their IRAs. If you’re wondering why that is significant you should check out my post about capping tax advantaged retirement accounts at $3,000,000 and whether it is a good or bad idea…

Image: Freedigitalphotos.net/Miles
With tragic events happening, like those this week in Boston,it’s hard to go about my normal routine without seeming callous or pointless. I really feel like I should be doing something meaningful, but in a way maybe going about my routine is meaningful? Life goes on, whether evil people do bad things or not, so maybe the way to win is to appreciate each day, but not to let things beyond our control take take too much away from our normal everyday lives…