Carnival of Everything Money #2!

Welcome to the second edition of the Carnival of Everything Money. Thanks to everyone who submitted an article, it was enjoyable to go through and read them all. 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)

The Investor presents Coping with the guilt of losing money posted at Monevator.com, saying, "Losses when investing come with the territory. It's natural for most of us to feel guilty when we lose our hard-earned cash, but here's some advice on stopping that feeling derailing your investment plans."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents No 2009 Economic Stimulus Check? How Obama’s Stimulus Plan Affects The Middle Class posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "This post is about the economy and how the stimulus plan affects the middle class."

Aryn presents Could You Afford to Drop Out of Life? posted at Sound Money Matters.

Chris presents Is It Time to Retire the Penny? posted at financial reflections, saying, "For Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the US Mint unveiled some new designs for the once cent piece. But after one hundred years of Honest Abe's face on the coin, should we consider retiring it?"

Budgeting

Finance Tips 101 presents Answers About Home Equity Loans posted at Finance Tips 101.

keevisr presents Loan Info Central posted at Loan Info Central.

Credit

Mr Credit Card presents Chase Balance Transfer Offer - My Letter from Chase posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.

David presents Capital One No Hassle Miles Rewards Credit Card Review posted at Credit Card Offers IQ, saying, "The No Hassle Miles Rewards credit card from Capital One can help pay for your next vacation."

The Dough Roller presents Why Some Online Credit Card Applications Say ‘Hurry Up And Wait’ posted at The Dough Roller, saying, "The truth about online credit card applications."

Raj Patel presents Don’t Believe These 7 Credit Card Myths posted at DebtGoal.

Debt

David presents Stupid Advice from a Payday Lender Courtesy of Google News posted at Payday Loans Review, saying, "Why you should never pay off your credit cards with a payday loan."

Frugality

Dollar Frugal presents Aldi?s Shopping posted at Dollar Frugal.

Tristan presents Safe Strategies For Financial Freedom posted at Find Financial Freedom, saying, "A safe guide to finding financial freedom and a look at the inherent risks in any strategy that is adopted in a bid to find financial freedom."

The Smarter Wallet presents Expedia Deals and Travel Discounts For The Frugal Traveler posted at The Smarter Wallet.

Steve Faber presents How to Save Money on Car Insurance posted at DebtBlog.

Investing

Investing School presents 30 Components of The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index posted at Investing School, saying, "Here's a look at how the dow is calculated and what it means for investors like us."

korprit zombie presents Beginner Online Stock Market Investing Advice posted at Beginner Investing.

Nesher presents Free trade recorder and equity curve money management system posted at Internet Stock Trading for Beginners.

Brian McKay presents Health Savings Account as a Retirement Account? posted at MonitorBankRates.com, saying, "Are you maxing out your 401K and IRA contributions every year and want a way to save more for retirement using a pretax method? Another way of stashing away money pretax for your retirement is using a health savings account (HSA)."

Locke Dauch presents Ways to Make Money Online posted at Your Blog Is Money.

The Shark Investor presents Strategies For Raising Funds: Borrow Your Way To Wealth posted at The Shark Investor, saying, "How and when to use loans for investing"

FIRE Getters presents What Should We Do If Our Mutual Fund Goes Belly Up? posted at FIRE Finance.

Other

Jacquelyn presents Simple Ways to Teach Your Child the Value of Money posted at WParent.com - Wise Parenting Guide, saying, "Teaching your children the value of money is the parent's responsibilities through parental guidance and example. Read about it in this article."

ChristianPF presents Is the Fed running the U.S. economy into the ground? posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, "This video makes it pretty clear that we are going to be in for some big inflation numbers soon..."

Isaac Yassar presents Why You Should Never Join MLM posted at Isaac Yassar's Overture, saying, "Most people want fast and passive money, and that's why they join MLM companies. However, they do not notice that according to statistics, most of MLM are scam-ful, and most of those who joined, end up scammed. Bill Gates successfully made Windows the most popular operating system in the world because he did not sell it through MLM."

cfgoulart presents Google AdSense Tips - AdSense How To Series posted at Making Money Resources, saying, "Making money with Google's Adsense - Tips on getting started."

Saving

jim presents Best Money Market Account (MMA) Rates posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

asgreen presents That Good Old E-Fund posted at Always the Planner....

Raily Arena presents Finding Online Work That Pays posted at Make Money Easy Online.

Mr. Banker presents High Interest Money Market Accounts (MMA) posted at Best Interest Rate Banks.

travelcat4 presents GreenPrint - Helping To Save Printer Paper posted at Latest Inventions.

Stocks

Adam presents Top 5 Best Discount Brokers for Your Money posted at Pimp My Trade, saying, "A list of the best discount brokers with great software and low commissions."

Taxes

freefrombroke presents Paying Back The Economic Stimulus Payment - Lots Of Tax Confusion posted at Free From Broke, saying, "There's been a lot of confusion over how the Economic Stimulus payments are handled on this year's taxes. Here's the deal."

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

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.