Money Hacks Carnival #23 — It’s Gotta Be The Shoes!

Dwayne idolized Mary Jane. And who wouldn’t? Mary Jane was the greatest personal-finance guru in the universe. She knew everything there was to know about personal finance, and she gave advice freely, articulately, and without pretense. She authored one of the all-time most popular personal-finance blogs, was a 14-time all-star and former Defensive Player of the Year, and had more StumbleUpon friends and Twitter followers than could be counted without computer assistance.

And she had a cool nickname and went simply by “MJ.”

Dwayne aspired to be like MJ. And he was always asking her questions.

“MJ, what makes you the best personal-finance guru in the universe? Is it the great understanding of how to save money?”

MJ smiled at Dwayne and responded, “No, Dwayne.”

Saving Money—Big Picture

• How I Save Money With My ING Direct Checking and Savings Accounts posted at The Digerati Life.
• How to Become a Millionaire Step Three - Save Money posted at Cash Money Life.

“MJ, is it all the subscribers to the blog?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it all the specific ways to save money?”

“No, Dwayne.”

Saving Money—Specific Tips

• 10 Extremely Frugal Moves posted at Frugal Fu.
• Financial Wisdom From India posted at The Shark Investor.
• The Zen of Shopping posted at Our Common Cents.
• Combining cell plans into one "Family Share" plan rocks! posted at Budgets are Sexy.
• 10 Ways to Save at the Grocery Store posted at To Be Debt Free.
• How to Save Gas and Time With Google Maps posted at Our Fourpence Worth.
• Economy of Technology: Do It Yourself Geekiness posted at Uncommon Cents.
• How to Save Money by Cleaning Your House posted at PennyJobs.com.
• Cheap Flights to Europe? Just Follow Me posted at Personal Finance Analyst.
• $10 Amazon Prime Promotion posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
• Earn Cash Back with Big Crumbs posted at My Dollar Plan.
• Earn free Visa gift cards for searching the web posted at Mighty Bargain Hunter.

“Is it the shoes?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the FDIC-insured banks?”

“No, Dwayne.”

Banks, Banks, Banks

• Stretching FDIC Insurance Limits posted at Daily Money Hack.
• Money In The Bank - How Much Of It Is insured? posted at Your Finish Rich Plan.
• 3 Warnings Signs Your Bank May Fail posted at Bankaholic.

“Is it—MJ, is it the cool Wordpress theme?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the money management?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the goal setting?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the net worth?”

“No, Dwayne.”

Managing Your Money and Making Progress

• Make a better budget! posted at Bible Money Matters.
• Lessons My Parents Taught Me About Money posted at artofthecoupon.com.
• The Money Book: A CAP Guide to Managing Your Money posted at KCLau's Money Tips.
• How to Find a Good Financial Advisor Part 4 posted at The Financial Blogger.
• Goals Are Great Motivators posted at Free From Broke.
• How to Get More Done posted at Mrs Nespy's World.
• Small Cities Better at Growing Net Worth posted at Free Money Finance.

“It’s the shoes then, right?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the treatment of debt?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“MJ, hook me up! Is it the use of credit?”

“No, Dwayne.”

Debt & Credit—Mortgage Debt, Credit Cards, and Credit Scores

• Historic Mortgage Rates posted at Save and Conquer.
• Mortgage Debt Consolidation – What to Watch Out For posted at DebtBlog.
• 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards posted at Credit Card Blog.
• How To Generate Valid Credit Card Numbers posted at Money Blue Book.
• Stop Using Credit Cards posted at Phil for Humanity.
• Creative Ways to Re-Establish Credit posted at FSC Blog.
• Does Paying Off Your Credit Cards Hurt Your Score? posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.

“MJ, it’s gotta be the shoes!”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the career success?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the handling of adversity?”

“No, Dwayne.”

Career, Business, and Unemployment

• Career Skills: Tips and Strategies for AFTER Your Job Interview posted at Trees Full of Money.
• 100% Success posted at axel g.
• Why You Must Stop Giving Away Your Money… posted at Self Improved Life . com.
• One of life’s curveballs posted at The Happy Rock.
• Season 1: Episode 11 - Unemployment Crisis Interview Pt. 2 posted at HelpMyCashGrow.com.
• Financial Instability? posted at LivingAlmostLarge.

“Is it the social networking?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the cool blog name?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the search engine optimization?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the sustainability practices?”

“No, Dwayne.”

Going Green

• Go Green & Put Some Green Back In Your Pocket posted at Natural Family Living Blog.
• 13 Ways to Be Green and Save your Green ($$) posted at The Q Family Adventure.
• When Will a Hybrid Car Actually Save You Money? posted at The Green Motorist.

“Sure, it’s not the shoes? What about the shoes?”

“No, Dwayne.”

“Is it the investments?”

“No, Dwayne.”

Investing—Stocks, Forex, Real Estate, Policy, and Economic Indicators

• Investments That Provide Monthly Income posted at HarvestingDollars.
• I Heart Luby’s (LUB) posted at Stock Tips.
• Three Forex Trading Strategies posted at Awesome Forex Alerts.
• Tallahassee Real Estate — Market Graphs Updated posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog.
• Democrats and Offshore Drilling posted at Stock Investing.
• The Big Mac Index – Applying Simple Economic Common Sense posted at The Personal Financier.

“It’s gotta be the shoes!”

“No, Dwayne.”

Dwayne paused.

“Is it all of those things I just said rather than just one?”

“Yes, Dwayne.”

“Is it that I should stop looking for one secret, one magic bullet?”

“Yes, Dwayne.”

“Is it reading the Money Hacks Carnival every week so I can learn thousands and thousands of money hacks over time?”

“Yes, Dwayne.”

“But…. it’s especially the shoes, right?”

MJ’s Picks (Editor’s Picks)

Though already mentioned above, here were MJ’s favorite hacks of the week:

• How to Become a Millionaire Step Three - Save Money posted at Cash Money Life.
• Career Skills: Tips and Strategies for AFTER Your Job Interview posted at Trees Full of Money.
• The Zen of Shopping posted at Our Common Cents.
• Lessons My Parents Taught Me About Money posted at artofthecoupon.com.

Finally, I’m not sure I ever found the money hack in this last post, but with a theme revolving around shoes, it would be remiss not to include: Why do Women Love Shoes? posted at Financial Learn.

Editor’s Endnote: Thanks for all the submissions! Please remember, under the Money Hacks Carnival rules, you can only submit one article per blog per week. You can submit through this link for the next Money Hacks Carnival. The next edition will be hosted by Greener Pastures: Personal Finance. Past and future editions can be found at the Money Hacks Carnival homepage.

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Here are links to other personal-finance blog carnivals that I have hosted.

Money Hacks Carnival #12 — The Twelve Labours of Heracles

Carnival of Money Stories #56—Once Upon A Time

Festival of Stocks #85—Man on the Moon

Whoa Nelly—The Festival of Stocks #81 at Gettysburg!