Prime Time Money

Written on June 25, 2008 – 12:55 pm | by PT |  Print |

I’ve decided to scrap the weekend roundup for a weekday version, which I’m calling my “Prime Time Quick Hits”.  In it I’ll include any interesting personal finance news, links to blog carnivals, and some of the more interesting posts I’ve found in my reader for the week.  Everybody loves quick hits, right?

News

The Money Life Network Summer Savings Series is coming to a close this Friday.  Be sure and Visit the contest page for more information on winning a $100 gift card.  Hint: it’s as easy as leaving a comment.

Own a piece of The Penny Saved - Jesse needs your help funding a Prosper.com loan.  Nice return for those interested.

Discover some great personal finance sites.  Who says so?  There subscribers do.  A new directory of top personal finance sites (by subscriber) called Pop Top Ranks went up last week.  Check it out.  See if you can find Prime Time Money.

Carnivals

The Carnival of Debt Reduction at Squawkfox.com
The 158th Carnival of Personal Finance at MrsMicah.com
The 131st Festival of Frugality at BrokeGradStudent.com

Thanks for hosting guys!

Great Reads

Are You Financially Healthy? The 5 Stages - Examine the five stages of financial health to see how healthy you are.  Pinyo from Moolanomy has put together a cool set of graphics dipicting 5 different stages of financial health you might find yourself in.  The key being to work your way up the stages so that you can be as healthy as possible: financial freedom.

World Now has 10 Million Millionaires - I never would have guessed it was this many.  Would you?  The Dallas Morning News shares this story that explains the number or millionaires has expanded to 10 million.  Seems most are based in the US.  Are you on YOUR way to millions?  Check out my millionaire resource to see how others are doing it.

Are Your Resources Swallowed Up By Parkinson’s Law? - Ever wonder why your work seems to expands to fill the time available?  Check out this read on Parkinson’s Law.  See how Lazy Man from Lazy Man and Money explains how the law can apply to your time, space, and money.

Uncle Sam Can Fund Retirement - Obama - Ready for a US Govt. enforced 401k?  Check this out…from CNN Money

The Roth IRA: A Closer Look at a Powerful Wealth Building Tool - Mrs. PT and I need to take a look at this primer, by RC from Think Your Way to Wealth, on the Roth IRA.  One of our savings goals this year is to fully fund a Roth IRA for each of us.  Our deadline is April 15th, 2009 (when we’ll file our 2008 taxes).

Have a nice week, and weekend.  I’ll be out the next two days, but I have a guest post and another MLN interview lined up so I’ve got you covered.