Carnival of Everything Money

Welcome to the first edition of the Carnival of Everything Money. I wanted to give my thanks to everyone who is contributing to making this carnival a success! I would appreciate it if anyone who is featured in the carnival links back to this post. If you want to submit an article for next week's edition, the submission form is here. Onto the carnival! 

Editor's Choice (These are just some articles that I found really interesting/informative, I hope you enjoy them as well)

Woman Tribune presents Living Off of Your Credit Cards posted at Woman Tribune.

Toolsie presents How drill bits can keep you thrifty posted at Drill Bits, saying, "Making it yourself will save you thousands. A table sold for a thousand dollars is probably only worth $50 in material. Make it yourself! It's easier than you think."

Nickel presents Readers’ Choice: The Best High-Yield Online Savings Banks posted at fivecentnickel.com.

The Smarter Wallet presents Will The Obama Economic Stimulus Check and 2009 Stimulus Plan Save The Economy? posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "Some info on the economy."

Raymond presents Best CD Rates For High Yield Certificate Of Deposits posted at Money Blue Book.

Budgeting

Debt Freedom Fighter presents What is a Personal Loan? posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.

Debt Kid presents Why Budgets Don't Work For Everyone posted at DebtKid.

Financialnut presents Budgeting Tips: 5 Things You Must Do When You Go Over Your Budget posted at Financial Nut, saying, "My wife and I have recently been spending WAY TOO MUCH MONEY! This is how we've used our budget to fix our problems!"

Save This Memo presents Mint: The Free Budget and Finances Tracker posted at Save This Memo.

Chris presents House-hunting expenses and how to minimize them (part 1) posted at Home I Own, saying, "The frugal way of house-hunting"

Credit

David presents What is aMerchant Cash Advance posted at Merchant Cash Advance Guide, saying, "A merchant cash advance is a relatively new form of business financing that relies on the company's future credit card sales for repayment."

CreditCardAssist.com presents Credit Card Habits and the Recession posted at Credit Cards Blog | CreditCardAssist.com.

Apply4-Credit presents Why Your Credit Card Application Was Rejected posted at Credit Card Applications Expert | Apply4-Credit.com.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Best Cash Back Credit Cards: Your Rewards For Spending posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thank you!"

Debt

DebtLite presents What's the Difference Between Good Debt and Bad Debt? posted at Debt Advice.

Debt Free Destiny presents 3 Tips to Stablilize Your Finances posted at Debt Free Destiny.

Destroy Debt presents Are You One of the Lucky Ones with a Refund Coming Your Way? posted at Destroy Debt.

Kristjan presents Blame Keynesian Economics posted at Personal Development for Awesome People, saying, "Keynesian economics will lead the world to a depression!"

Frugality

MoneyNing presents What Everyone Ought to Know When Applying for Free Stuff posted at Money Ning, saying, "Are you taking advantage of free stuff offers? Here's what you need to know!"

PFCreditCards presents How to Beat Priceline and Get a Winning Bid posted at PF Credit Cards, saying, "Priceline's name your own price program is amazing. Here's what it is and how to use it to your advantage."

Abigail Perry presents February 15th: The frugalist's Valentine's Day posted at i pick up pennies, saying, "Why we should take a new approach to Valentine's Day"

Celes presents How Rich Are You? posted at EmbraceLiving.Net, saying, The intention of this article is to invite everyone to rethink the way they look at their money"

Wenchypoo presents A Blast From the Past: "Luxury" Sacrifices posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Insurance

Ben presents 7 Things Your Insurance Company or Agent Won't Tell You posted at Money Smart Life.

Matthew Paulson presents Beware the Insurance Sales Pitch posted at American Consumer News.

Investing

Kelli-Ann Hopewell presents 4 Steps To Effective Forum Marketing posted at Internet Business Make Money Online With Welly Mulia.

Deposit Accounts presents Should You Keep all of Your Accounts with One Bank? posted at Deposit Accounts.

Raily Arena presents Sell Your Own Home - Despite the Lousy Economy posted at How to Sell Your Own Home.

Frank Curmudgeon presents ETFs and Other Mutual Funds posted at Bad Money Advice.

Leaving The Folks presents Avoiding Resume Mistakes posted at Real World Advice, saying, "Given today's tough job market, it is important to not have any mistakes on your resume."

Joe Manausa presents Safe Home Buying Process In Tallahassee | Tallahassee Real Estate Blog posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, "If you have ever purchased a home, then you know how much emotion goes into the selection process. Buying a home is not like buying something off the shelf at a consumables store, rather it is a process in which we determine how we will be living our lives in the near future. A prudent buyer knows this and therefore should create a process that does not allow emotion to initiate the home selection process."

The Investor presents Why investing in overseas markets will diversify your portfolio posted at Monevator.com, saying, "Don't keep all your eggs in one basket. Putting money overseas diversifies your stock market and currency exposure."

Other

Livingalmostlarge presents The $155k Dog posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, "Would you pay $155k to clone a dog?"

Jacquelyn presents The Wise Parent & Child Money Guide posted at WParent.com - Wise Parenting Guide, saying, "Give your child an introduction to the subject of money by reading this article together."

NetBiz presents Second Chance Checking Accounts: Banks That Do Not Use ChexSystems posted at Money Galaxy - Make Money | Save Money | Invest Money, saying, "For those who need a second chance"

Lazy Man and Money presents Why is Moderate Inflation Desirable? posted at Lazy Man and Money.

Jim presents How to Negotiate A Severance Package posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Chris presents How to Spot a Scam posted at Financial Reflections, saying, "Can you spot a scam? Here are some strategies to help."

DebbieDragon presents Things to Think About When Setting Your Prices posted at Freelance Sprout.

Steve Holder presents Head Injuries - Injury Claim Basics posted at Head and Brain Injuries, saying, "For someone involved in an accident, knowing how to file an injury claim can make a big financial difference."

Saving

Raymond presents Second Stimulus Check For Obama 2009 Economic Stimulus Package? posted at Money Blue Book.

The Shark Investor presents Strategies For Raising Funds: Saving posted at The Shark Investor, saying, "All time strategy for raising funds"

Abigail Perry presents Saving for retirement on $20 a week posted at Ms. Money Savvy, saying, "i pick up pennies"

MBHunter presents Let’s keep the savings rate going up posted at Mighty Bargain Hunter.

Stocks

Robert Hazlewood presents A Potential 100% Investment Return In Weeks posted at Ways to Survive Life, saying, "Information on investing in 2x and 3x ETF's"

Adam presents Swing Trading Strategy: Touch and Go! posted at Pimp My Trade, saying, "This article outlines a winning swing trading strategy that I use over and over again to pull in money from the stock market."

Taxes

Gavin R. Putland presents Stupid property owners posted at LVRG Blog, saying, "Property owners' attitudes to taxation inhibit growth in property values.

DebbieDragon presents Tips for Choosing the Right Tax Preparation Service posted at American Consumer News.

Thanks again to everyone who participated! Please remember to link back to this post. Check back next week for a new edition.