Carnival of Financial Camaraderie – makingsenseofcents.com I love beach pictures Welcome to this weeks Carnival of Financial Camaraderie. You can submit articles at Blogger Carnivals or Blog Carnival HQ. There are a lot of great posts below, so I hope you all enjoy! I have a pretty normal weekend ahead of me: lots of sleeping, working on the blog, and cleaning up the house… Continue Reading On makingsenseofcents.com » Personal Finance Round Up #53 – moneylifeandmore.com It is starting to be consistently warm down here in sunny Florida! The forecasted highs for where I live is in the high 70′s...
Is T-Mobile Running a Scam? – fool.com The “Un-Carrier” has made headlines by ditching service contracts. However, behind the headlines T-Mobile is still decetively locking consumers in for two years, just in a different way. Continue Reading On fool.com » Is T-Mobile Running a Scam? – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing No. 4 domestic carrier T-Mobile is making a big push, rebranding itself as the “Un-Carrier” and deriding its larger rivals for their subsidizing ways. The company finally got its magenta hands on Apple’s iPhone, filling the biggest historical gap in its device portfolio… Continue Reading On dailyfinance.com » Is Textainer...
The Allowance Lessons – thesimepledollar.com “An allowance is not a salary or an entitlement. It is a tool for teaching children how to manage money.” – Joline Godfrey When our oldest child turned four years old, we started an allowance system. Each week, we gave him fifty cents per year of his age (so, $2 as a four year old)… Continue Reading On thesimepledollar.com » Big 401k Mistakes – freemoneyfinance.com The Wall Street Journal lists four big 401k mistakes as follows: 1. Under- or over- contributing 2. Ignoring fees 3. Taking a 401(k) loan to pay off debt 4. Ignoring...
10 Killer Resources for Small Businesses and Start-ups – noobpreneur.com Looking to get your startup or small business on the path to success? There are lots of resources that can help you know how to approach your marketing, partners, suppliers, design, and legal matters, which are all crucial to the success of your business. Here are 10 killer resources that will help you take your business from idea to successful execution… Continue Reading On noobpreneur.com » A Startup Aims to Fill a Hole in the Housekeeping Market – youngentrepreneur.com A trio of ad execs launches a line of air fresheners...
Twitter Careers: New Jobs Posted This Week – mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ This continues our series highlighting new positions posted at Twitter each week. Check out past listings here. This week, Twitter added 15 new jobs to its career page. And here they are: continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media. Continue Reading On mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ » The Disturbing Truth About Dog Dreams – mashable.com/social-media/ If you have a dog, you already know how entertaining it is to watch him sleep. With soft growls and frantically running paws, Rufus is adorable as he frolics through dreamland. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable But in this comic, Josh...
6 Virtual Assistant Services for Bloggers and Freelancers – bloggingtips.com If you’re a full-time freelance writer or blogger, or even part-time, then you know how hectic things can get it. At first you may start out with just a few daily tasks, but after a few months things get much busier. Before you know it, you’re wishing that there were more hours in the day and you’re bombarded with emails, guest posts, and writing jobs – at least that’s how it is for me… Continue Reading On bloggingtips.com » 5 Writing Links You Can Use in the Field – copyblogger.com/blog/...
Carnival of Financial Planning – dividendmonk.com/ For weekend reading, here is a useful list of articles on a variety of money topics for the Carnival of Financial Planning. If you run a blog and you would like to participate in the next carnival, submit a post at Blogger Carnivals. BUDGETING AND ECONOMICS Mr.CBB @ Canadian Budget Binder writes How We Saved $146… Continue Reading On dividendmonk.com/ » Recent Dividend Increases – dividendmantra.com As a dividend growth investor, one of the primary objectives I seek is passive dividend income from my investments that increases over the rate of inflation, annually. It’s...
Top Google Website Optimization Resources – searchenginewatch.com/seo From Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide, to Webmaster Tools, and who to follow at Google, here’s a great collection of website optimization tips, guides, resources, and tutorials you can get straight from Google. Continue Reading On searchenginewatch.com/seo » SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 26, 2013 – searchengineland.com Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Coming: Bing Ads Keyword Distribution Graph To Visualize Your KPI Performance It’s not live yet, but Bing Ads is teeing...
Interview With Nadine Chahine: The Art And Craft Of Arabic Type Design – smashingmagazine.com The beauty of typography has no borders. While most of us work with the familiar Latin alphabet, international projects usually require quite extensive knowledge of less familiar writing systems from around the world. The aesthetics and structure of such designs can be strongly related to the shape and legibility of the letterforms, so learning about international writing systems will certainly help you to create more attractive and engaging Web designs… Continue Reading On smashingmagazine.com » Sick and Tired of a Boring Brand? Color It Vibrant...
Although college is basically looked at as a necessity these days, affording your tuition is more difficult than ever. All of the costs of attendance continue to rise, from class credits to books to a cafeteria meal plan, while available financial aid dwindles. You’ll almost always be able to get at least some sort of federally funded loan, but that leaves most college students with a mountain of debt after graduation. It’s hard enough getting by in a difficult job market and a recession economy, but it can be next to impossible when you also have to pay off five...
Truck drivers know that fuel costs are rising to astronomical levels. Every time they fill up their 18-wheelers their wallet practically screams. As the cost becomes more and more exorbitant it is making the trucking industry, which relies heavily on fuel, more and more untenable. It used to be easy to get from one part of the country to the other and still make a profit after delivering a load, but with rising costs many truckers are having trouble breaking even and some of them are even claiming losses. You might think it’s a lost cause and perhaps you might...
Fun Things to Do to Live Happier – theselfimprovementblog.com/ By Courtney Bloom – Most people live truly pathetic, meaningless lives because that’s just what other people want them to be like. Sad, sad, and sad. You don’t have to live a sad, pathetic existence. You should live a happy one. Just one problem. How does one go about doing that? Turns out happiness is subjective… Continue Reading On theselfimprovementblog.com/ » Kick Your Procrastination Problem This Weekend – lifehacker.com No human on earth escapes the plague of procrastination. We’re all wired to put things off but we also have the capacity...
Fun Things to Do to Live Happier – theselfimprovementblog.com/ By Courtney Bloom – Most people live truly pathetic, meaningless lives because that’s just what other people want them to be like. Sad, sad, and sad. You don’t have to live a sad, pathetic existence. You should live a happy one. Just one problem. How does one go about doing that? Turns out happiness is subjective… Continue Reading On theselfimprovementblog.com/ » Kick Your Procrastination Problem This Weekend – lifehacker.com No human on earth escapes the plague of procrastination. We’re all wired to put things off but we also have the capacity...
Name Brand Products I Love – Financialblacksheep.com When it comes to name brand products, I normally don’t give them any thought and choose the cheaper product. There are certain name brand products I wouldn’t give up, unless I was back in debt of course. I do try … Continue reading →The post Name Brand Products I Love appeared first on Financial Black Sheep… Continue Reading On Financialblacksheep.com » Take an Online Course at Harvard…For Free – ayoungpro.com SourceThe following is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting for my site, please see my guest posting policy and shoot me...
Starbucks' Special Model Is Valuable, But Maybe Not This Valuable – investopedia Starbucks continues to deliver good execution, but the valuation demands greatness. Continue Reading On investopedia » Should Intel Change Strategies? – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing There’s no beating around the bush here: Intel is the most advanced semiconductor manufacturer on the planet. The company believes its leading-edge capacity is its single greatest asset it can leverage against the competition. In the coming years, process nodes and transistors will continue shrinking, and investors are hoping that Intel’s cutting-edge technology will let it gain considerable traction against ARM Holdings designs…...
Bonding Through Camping – Enjoying Life at Little Cost – onecentatatime.com There is nothing quite as bonding in my mind than a camping trip, especially when you are not a camping family. Those of you that were raised to camp, those that know all the right ways to do things and all the right things to pack may not know what I am talking about. But I am sure that there are those of you that were not raised up camping that have tried your hand at it like we have that know firsthand what I mean… Continue Reading On...
Family-Owned Brewery on Pros and Cons of Business with Relatives – foxsmallbusinesscenter.com A brewery dating back to 1888 discusses the beer that saved them from going under, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of working with family. Continue Reading On foxsmallbusinesscenter.com » Cornell University Gets Big Donation to Help Fund NYC Tech Campus – youngentrepreneur.com The new institute will be part of Cornell Tech, a graduate school expected to attract top students and create new local companies. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Why RTI Matters to Your Business Now – bizpenguin.com Well, simply put, it matters because the government...
Inside an NBA Playoff Team's Digital Strategy – mashable.com/social-media/ Until this year, the Oakland, Calif.-based Golden State Warriors last made the NBA playoffs in 2007. Twitter was barely a year old, Facebook was still years away from world domination and YouTube had been acquired by Google just several months before So for the franchise’s digital team, in charge of rallying Golden State fans near and far, what’s different between the 2007 playoff run and this year’s? In a word, everything “It’s our first time in playoffs in the modern social media era… Continue Reading On mashable.com/social-media/ » Is Twitter Testing...
How Guest Posting Will Boost Your SEO Value – blogherald.com Many websites consider allowing guest posting in order to help boost their ratings. On the other hand some websites choose to guest post on other sites in order to help boost their rankings. In both of these cases you watch your ratings go through the roof so long as you execute your posts correctly… Continue Reading On blogherald.com » Complete Guide To The New Google+ Comments On Blogger And WordPress – spiceupyourblog.com It's been a week since Google launched the new Google Plus commenting system for blogger.In this post we...
Dividend Links – thedividendguyblog.com 1. Why I Love Dividend Growth Investing @ Dividend Mantra. 2. Genuine Parts Company (GPC) Dividend Stock Analysis @ DGS. 3. Is Google or Amazon The New 21st Century Conglomerate? @ IS. 4. PepsiCo – Dividend Fact Sheet @ Dividend Engineering. 5. EZCorp As Pie @ Barel Karsan. 6. When to sell my dividend stocks? @ DGI… Continue Reading On thedividendguyblog.com » Dividend Growth: Freedom Through Passive Income Book Review – dividendgrowthinvestor.com Several months ago, Mike from Dividend Guy Blog sent me his book and asked me for a review. I did not receive any compensation for this review, other than a free copy of the US version...
Live @ SMX London: Ready, Aim, Fire… Then Retarget! – searchengineland.com If that visitor from your search ad doesn’t convert, retargeting (also called remarketing) allows you to keep your message in front of potential customers as they visit other sites across the web, minutes, hours or even weeks after they’ve done that initial search. Retargeting attempts to… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article… Continue Reading On searchengineland.com » Fixing the Broken Culture of SEO Metrics – Whiteboard Friday – seomoz.org/blog Posted by randfish As SEO continues to evolve, the metrics that indicate success continue to change with...
The truth about Steve Jobs, research and planning – jimsmarkteingblog.com Steve Jobs was a remarkable person. Like many, I have studied his career for years and been amazed at what he achieved, in such a very short time. One of the things that happens whenever someone has a massive impact in any area of life, is that their ideas get misquoted or distorted. Today’s post looks at one element of Steve Jobs’ work, which is often quoted by small business owners, yet has no foundation in fact… Continue Reading On jimsmarkteingblog.com » Save Your Business Blog From Google’s RSS Hammer...
Clarity Through Meditation – theselfimprovementblog.com/ By Steven Edward Weisberg – Why Meditate? Meditation as a practice to enhance personal serenity first came to my attention as a result of a conversation between my younger sister and myself in 1968. “The stress you lose when you meditate is gone forever,” she said. Later that very week, I found myself in the Modern Meditation Center on Bleeker Street in New York’s Greenwich Village… Continue Reading On theselfimprovementblog.com/ » Types of Positive People – oplife.org/ It all started with a comment that I posted on a poll on oplife.org, about positive people. The...
Staying ahead of the pack with the latest in home entertainment – monsterpiggybank.com Everyone experiences lifestyle inflation to a degree, but one of the biggest causes of lifestyle inflation is trying to keep up with the latest changes in technology. Things like smart phones, computers and even the beloved household TV. It seems that for many people, having the latest and greatest gadgets has become a life priority… Continue Reading On monsterpiggybank.com » Are You a Risk Taker? Risk Tolerance and Finances – makingsenseofcents.com Photo Credit Today’s post is by my awesome staff writer Jordann. Enjoy! One of the best...
