Weekly Roundup – First Day of Summer Edition
I debated about calling this one the “Father’s Day Edition,” but decided to go with the “First Day of Summer Edition” because: (1) today is, in fact, the first day of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, and (2) I totally forgot this little factoid until this evening and figured that I wasn’t alone. Either way, I hope you had a great day.
And now… It’s time for some recent articles that caught my eye.
- How To Protect Yourself From the Financial Insanity of Others
- Grow a Garden, No Back Yard Necessary
- Five Ways to Waste $276 Because Money Grows on Trees
- Homemade Laundry Detergent
- Cell Phone Contracts are Debt, You Just Don’t Realize It
- Major Bank’s Debt Relief Hotlines Revealed
- Travel Tips for Your Money
- Your Car is Making You Poor, and What You Can Do About It
Also be sure to check out the Best of Money Carnival, where FCN was a top pick.
Published on June 21st, 2009 - 2 Comments
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About the author: Nickel is the founder and editor-in-chief of this site. He's a thirty-something family man who has been writing about personal finance since 2005, and guess what? He's on Twitter!
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June 22nd, 2009 at 10:08 am
Thanks for including my post! Wow….I am really honored to be selected among these other fine posts.
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 am
Thanks for the include FCN. It is a great group of posts to be included in.