Articles Worth Re-Reading this Saturday Morning

Here are some articles that I enjoyed reading this week:

Latest Online Bank Savings & Checking Rates at The Sun's Financial Diary provides a list of the current rates from several online banks. As we build our emergency fund and other savings accounts, I want to make sure that money is working as hard as it can for us.

How to Deal with your Spouse and Get Out of Debt at Journey to Financial Freedom offers good advise for dealing with money matters with your spouse: Understanding your spouse's Character in Money, developing a communication style, compromising, and setting up a plan and taking actions. Since money is the leading source of marital discontent, any advice is always welcome!

Cash Money Life is Now a Member of M-Network at Cash Money Life announces the newest addition to the M-Network. I always enjoy the advice and lessons from the M-Network, and Cash Money Life will only improve the value of the M-Network.

http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/23/beat-a-debt-habit-profit-from-cleaning-out-your-house-my-roundup/ from The Digerati Life is a roundup of the articles that Silicon Valley Blogger found helpful, as did I.

Do You Have a Will? Estate Planning 101 at Moolanomy provides the basics of Estate Planning and some questions that everyone should be asking themselves. Although we don't have any substantial assets right now, looking forward this is something we really need to do.

How to Fight with your Spouse about Money by Karen Datko at Smart Spending is another helpful article about money matters and marriage. She suggests examining your own attitudes about money, making sure you've identified the real issue, considering the place and time of the money discussion, being honest with your spouse, listening to your spouse, seeking compromise when possible, seeing the long term, and seeking help.

The Road to Becoming Debt Free is a guest post by Ryan of Uncommon Cents posted at Blogging Away Debt that offers more helpful advice for those of us burdened by comsumer debt. He suggests that we don't incur new debt, scour existing expenses for places to cut back, use free (or at least lower cost) services, ask for a reduction in interest and use balance transfer offers (with caution), make sure the unspent dollars from your cost cutting measures goes toward your debt, and find ways to increase your income. The advice is universal, and is a common theme across most PF blogs, but it always helps to see another perspective.

Zen and the Art of Item Replacement from The Simple Dollar provides sound advice for replacing property: (1) If it isn't broke, don't replace it, (2) When you do replace something, replace it with long term quality and reliability, (3) Upgrade before the end of the lifespan only if there is a clear and compelling functional reason for the change, (4) No item is upgraded unless all parties agree on the need, (5) Try to avoid things that have a steady "upgrade" cycle. Adhering to these rules will definitely help reduce expenses.

Everything You Want To Know About the Millionaire Mommy Next Door - And What She Can Teach YOU! at Millionaire Mommy Next Door provides a biography and FAQ stemming from her appearance on the Montel Williams Show. I've been reading MMND for a while, and have always found her to be a source of motivation and ispiration.



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