Not Made Of Money

The Carnival of Personal Finance #85 is up on Five Cent Nickel.  There were a lot of really good entries today.  Here are my top picks:

I consider myself a frugal person.  It is my hobby to see how much I can stretch a dollar.  I really enjoyed this post on frugal versus cheap, over at the Stubborn Capitalist.  I like the easy-to-read chart which compares the two words, and provides examples of each. 

That’s A Lot of Money by Blunt Money was a good read as well.  We’ve also run the Quicken reports for several years’ worth of information and been surprised by how much we’d spent on a given category.   

Our Personal Finance State Of The Union Address by MoneySmartLife.  It is a great idea to complete an overview of your financial situation, both in terms of where you are currently and what your financial goals are.  Looks they are doing well!

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