Archive for April, 2007

Carnival of Student Finance #3

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

–By Sagar Satapathy

There is little doubt that student finance is one of the important topics for the average Americans. When we decided to launch the Carnival of Student Finance, we expected a good response to it. Now we proved ourselves right. For the third edition, we have selected 11 entries that are actually relevant to student finance. Here are the posts in the order they were received.

David presents Compounding — Friend or Foe? posted at Worldwide Success. When it comes to money and being financially successful, one of the most important concepts you need to understand is compounding. From a financial standpoint, compounding is the cumulative effect of investment returns or interest.

The Frugalist presents 27 Fun Ways to Destroy Your Old Credit Card posted at Frugalist. If you have old credit cards lying about the house, you may be at risk for credit card fraud, and you could be missing out on just how cathartic it really is to destroy those little money fiends. Here are some fun ideas to help you destroy your old credit card. Fun doesn’t necessarily mean safe, so try these at your own risk.

Praveen presents My Simple Trading System: My Stock Trading System posted at My Simple Trading System. The stocks work like money pumps, going up and down, while the portfolio experiences compound growth.

WBL presents Improve Your Credit Score by 100+ Points posted at Wealth Building Lessons. 4 easy steps to improving your credit score.

Nina presents When Fame Doesn’t Equal Fortune: Remember to Buy Insurance posted at Queercents. Many college students store things off campus in a storage locker… including those that live in their trucks. Make sure you have insurance for your stored goods.

Wenchypoo presents My Big Fat Inanimate Object posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket. Wenchypoo explains the “space-to-use” ratio and how young people always seem to have eyes bigger than their wallets (or living spaces) when they acquire furniture and other items.

Reb Chaim HaQoton presents Wisdom in Money posted at Reb HaQoton. Monetary law requires the involvement of human logic in making practical halachik decisions and drawing analogies between rules establish in precedents set by Rabbis of previous generations.

Abdulrasool Sumar presents 10 Crucial Debt Reduction Mistakes posted at 3 Debt Consolidation. Most people owing credit card or any other form of debt will try to avoid it as much as they can by not checking their credit card statements, procrastinating their analysis of debt burdens, etc.

Wealth Building Lessons presents Wealth Building Lessons ? Blog Archive ? How To Have An Extra $1000 In Monthly Retirement Income posted at Wealth Building Lessons. If you’re one of those people who likes to live the high life, you probably don’t realize how much your spending will end up costing you in the long run. Unless of course you have a trust fund and don’t need to worry about money, there’s a good chance you’re spending more money than you ought to, and thus not saving enough for retirement.

Erin presents How College Students Save on Textbook Costs posted at Queercents. Erin at Queercents has some suggestions for cutting down on your textbook costs.

Mr Credit Card presents 3 Methods of Consolidating Student Loans posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog. Consolidating your student loans may be one way for you to save money on your interest payments and perhaps even pay off your student loans even faster. There are essentially three methods to go doing this.

That concludes the third edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. Keep submitting such great posts to the future editions of this carnival. Consider giving a link back whenever you get time. Thanks!

Carnival of Student Finance #2

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

–By Sagar Satapathy

Welcome to the second edition of the Carnival of Student Finance. Out of the 11 entries we received, 7 have been selected to be featured on this carnival edition. Without further ado, here are the posts in the order they were received:

John presents When to Replace a Computer: A Buying Guide posted at Queercents. If you’re also unsure about whether or not it’s time to buy a new desktop or laptop, check out John’s mini-buying guide at Queercents to decide when it’s time to replace your computer.

Getting to Graduation presents Students: How to Make $1000 a Month Writing For Associated Content posted at Getting To Graduation. Most college students will say they just don’t have the time to do extra work, but they don’t manage their time well. Whenever the writer has an hour in between classes, or an hour to spare here and there, he writes an article and makes good money.

David presents The Wisdom of Great Investors posted at Worldwide Success. If you want to be a good investor the best way to learn is to listen to the greatest investors of all times and to try to absorb some of their wisdom.

Michael Cook presents The College Loan Process posted at Suite101: Mortgages/Loans articles. Student loans have become big business with the staggering increase in college tuition. Find out how to manage the process before you dig into the hole of student debt.

Ted Reimers presents Benefits of getting an MBA posted at CampusGrotto. Getting an MBA is a worthy investment, despite the increase in student debt.

John Peter presents Improve Your Credit Score By Adding Positive Lines Of Credit To Your Credit Report posted at Business School. Improve Your Credit Score By Adding Positive Lines Of Credit To Your Credit Report.

Tushar Mathur presents Life of a Resident Alien…: Earn Money when your PC is IDLE posted at Life of a Resident Alien…. With this, the Carnival of Student Finance is concluded. Feel free to comment on this carnival since your feedback is important for us to improve in certain areas. You can also give a link back to this carnival post in your blog.