Carnival of Personal Finance: 100th Edition

Posted on May 16, 2007

The 100th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance is here and hosted by Madame X at My Open Wallet. For the 100th edition Madame X did an excellent job sorting through the articles, and included an even 100 articles of pure personal finance content. I had the good fortune to be included in the Carnival with my 5 Personal Finance Spring Cleaning Things To Do Now post. There is tons of content included in this edition so be sure to check it out. A few of my choice entries include:

Lyman at My Wealth Building wrote Top 5 Money Leaks in April. A brutally honest account of money leaks. Tracking 100% of your expenses is a great exercise that even the most disciplined savers could benefit doing from time to time. I know a lot of personal finance bloggers account for every dollar and have a ton of Quicken reports that run constantly. I fall into the category that I attempt to save a set amount of my income but do not budget to a large degree (I do use Quicken to monitor activity). However, I do not spend frivolously, but I figure if I am saving a respectable percentage of my income, that earns some flexibility.
Cheryl at Basenji Mom shares Paycheck to Paycheck with us. Pretty cool post that is quite inspirational.
Wanda at Well-Heeled: 20something life & money presents College Reflection$. Interesting post about the cost of a private college education in the future. Here is my thought on private colleges: If you or your parents have the money or you have earned a full ride, then I say go for it. But if you are taking out an insane amount of student loans (and its not an Ivy League school for a degree with high return on investment) then I say go to the public school and save yourself a ton of money. I have heard a lot of benefits for private schools and most are valid: smaller class size, better professors, safer, and so forth. But if a student is graduating with $100+ in student loans with just an undergraduate degree, that is a serious problem. I have known people with that very issue and I could never understand their rationale for committing themselves to borrowing that amount of money for the degree they attained.
Boston Gal’s Open Wallet writes about her experience: Crying Poor Is Not Cute! Pretty funny observation.
Single Ma Fabulous Financials writes on: To Sell or Rent…That is The Question. Tough position she is in. Many people are facing very similar situations and it takes some serious thought to be sure you are ready for the commitment of being a landlord.