Below are a few posts from the Carnival of Personal Finance from Darwin’s Finance
Funny about Money presents What’s a Master’s Degree Worth? in this very detailed analysis. I’m still trying to figure out what mine was worth – good read if you’re thinking about sacrificing that time and money on higher education.
Debt Free Adventure presents Follow Through on Financial Goals, and says, “Have you recently made side money, reduced some expenses, or paid off a debt, yet failed to follow through by properly redistributing your savings accordingly?” He goes on to share some other posts on the topic from fellow bloggers on this important activity that too many of us forget to prioritize.
Amateur Asset Allocator presents an excellent knock on the purported “infinite return on a real estate” by esteemed “experts” in the field in An Infinite Return On Investment Is Impossible, Even In Real Estate. Good read before jumping on the bandwagon.
Good Financial Cents presents a very important step-by-step breakdown on How to do a background check on your finanical advisor, and warns that without doing so, you may fall victim to an unscrupulous broker.
Don’t Quit Your Day Job presents Are California IOUs Constitutional?, and with this economics/law article on the legality of California IOUs in the context of California’s chances of going bankrupt. An especially timely article given this weekend’s tea parties and well…more government spending on the way.
All carnival posts can be found at Darwin’s Finance
