Carnival of Pecuniary Delights

The 12th Carnival of Pecuniary Delights, Catch a Wave Edition, was hosted by yours truly and featured one of my favorite sports from my youth and one of my favorite bands, the Beach Boys!

Editor’s Picks

• My Dollar Plan presents 10 Financial Tips for New Grads.
• DoughRoller presents Say Goodbye to Cable and Hello to Free Digital TV!.
• Bargaineering presents Making Your Own Dog Food.

Visit Pecuniarities for more great reads!

The 11th Carnival of Pecuniary Delights was hosted at My Journey to Millions who did a great job by telling you why each post made the cut and will stand the test of time.

Editor’s Picks

• J. Money from Budgets are Sexy presents To combine, or not to combine finances? How the married do it.  J’s 30 comments shows he touched a nerve with people (and the fact it is the same setup that I have makes it all the better).  This article will be a good read in the years to come.
• Baker from Man Vs. Debt presents 27 Last Minute Consideration Before Moving Across The World.  His list, and tons of comments thereafter – will be useful for anyone looking to move across the world regardless of the year.
• Peter from Bible Money Matters presents A Bad Plan Is Better Than No Plan At All.  Peter lies out simple for us – “a failure to plan is a plan to fail.”
• PT Money from Prime Time Money presents 52 Ways to Make Extra Money.  Seriously, who couldn’t use 52 extra ways!

Visit My Journey to Millions for the rest!

Many thanks to Counting My Pennies for hosting the 10th edition of the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights Summer Storm Edition.

Editor’s Picks

• Silicon Valley Blogger presents Dumbest Online Business Ideas That Made Millions… Or Not! Some of these online business ideas made me laugh and laugh.  And they make money!  Amazing.
• Passive Family Income brings us 3 Keys to Creating Passive Income.    I think we all love the idea of passive income, and here are some important keys to get you started.  It’s not easy, but I think we all agree it’s a worthwhile task.
• Kelly from Almost Frugal writes on Drastic Frugality: When There’s More Month than Money.  It’s a scary thought, but it happens to the best of us.  Rather than delve into your savings to make ends meet, try following Kelly’s suggestions.
• Jason from Improve the Quality presents If I had known then what I know now… This is always important information, but I think it’s especially timely right now, with all the recent graduates.  I definitely wish I had started saving earlier.

Visit Counting My Pennies for more great reads!

Sorry for the delay in getting the edition posts up. The Carnival of Pecuniary Delights No. 9: The Organic Gardening Edition was published on May 28th; thanks to Passive Family Income for pinch hitting due to the original host going MIA and thanks to everyone to participated.

Editor’s Picks

• Peter from Bible Money Matters presents Are You Building Your Credit, Or Just Going Into Debt?.
• Brad Chaffee from Enemy of Debt presents Motivation 101 - YOU CAN DO IT TOO!.
• The Happy Rock from The Happy Rock presents Delayed Gratification Will Save You Money.
• PT Money from Prime Time Money presents The CD Ladder: A Different Way to Save.
• MoneyEnergy from MoneyEnergy presents Off the Waist and Into the Wallet: Save $100/mo. By Fasting for Financial Fitness.

Visit Passive Family Income to see the rest!

The 8th edition of the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights is up at Almost Frugal. Thank you, Kelly, for a wonderful job hosting and thank you to everyone who submitted.

Editor’s Picks

• Silicon Valley Blogger from The Digerati Life shares ways to Get The Best Home Loan Rates With These Tips. As always this sound financial advice boils down to one concept: manage your debt responsibly!
• I love the Tightwad Gazette books, as so does Heather Levin from The Greenest Dollar. She shares 15 tips that might otherwise have been forgotten in Frugal Tips From The Tightwad Gazette. My favorite (although perhaps not that practical) involves plastic six pack soda pack rings to make a hammack…
• Madison from My Dollar Plan presents 10 Financial Tips for New Grads with reasonable advice on getting insurance quickly and following your heart and dreams. OK, maybe that last one is more romantic than reasonable!
• Got 5 minutes? Then watch this video from Jim from Bargaineering: Video: Drawing Your Cashflowchart. I like videos, as you can often share more information than people would be willing to read through, and Jim presents this information very well.

Visit Almost Frugal for more recommended quotes with a personal comment by Kelly on why you should read them.

Thank you to Abigail from I Pick Up Pennies for hosting the 7th edition of the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights.

Editor’s Picks

Northern Cheapskate from presents Why a Recession is Good For Us.

My Findependence Day presents My Favorite Lesson From The Market Crash.

Tough Money Love presents Eight Baby Boomer Money Mistakes You Should Avoid.

Visit I Pick Up Pennies to see the other great entries!

There has been a change to next week’s host which will be Pecuniarities. Get your submissions in ASAP to be included!

The 6th Edition of the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights, Are You Cashing in on Going Green? is now up at Greener Pastures. Thank you to Lisa for doing a great job hosting.

Editor’s Picks

FMF from Free Money Finance presents Getting Started With Investing.

J. Money from Budgets Are Sexy presents What makes a job a truly enjoyable place to work?

PT Money from Prime Time Money presents AnnualCreditReport.com and Your Free Credit Score. The only place to get a true credit report.

Charlie from PayLessForFood.com presents How to Buy Bread and Bakery Products So Cheap You’ll Think You’re Stealing.

Prune Danish from Frugal Luxury presents The Perfect Frugal Quiche.  Frugal, to me, means ‘without waste’. This recipe is inexpensive to prepare…but it also saves time, and uses up leftovers.

See the other great entries at Greener Pastures.