My Choice

I try not to be too political with my posts here at Prime Time Money.  However, I feel the time has come for me to finally express my opinion.  I can no longer stand by silently while millions get ready to cast their vote for one of the most important elections in a very long time.  Here’s my choice for President of the United States of America.

Carnivals

Speaking of carnivals, the State Fair is in town here in Texas.  Apparently, due the economy, attendance is down drastically.  I never understood wasting a bunch of money at the fair anyway.  Call me a downer, but Texas heat, bad food, and death traps for rides don’t sound sound like fun.

Carnival of Debt Reduction at The Happy Rock.
Money Hacks Carnival at Fix My Personal Finance.
Carnival of Personal Finance at Girls Just Wanna Have Funds.
Festival of Frugality at Dollar Frugal.

QuickHits

Losing Money In Your 401k? 6 More Ways To Make Some Extra Money! at Bible Money Matters.  Pete’s got some great ideas for staying proactive during this down time in our economy.  Bring in some extra cash flow. #6 is my favorite, and in my opinion, the easiest.

How I’m getting a great deal on a car seat at Sense to Save.  Gotta love posts on keeping the baby-related expenses down.  Keep em coming, Kacie.

I’m Saving By Bringing Lunch To Work at Free From Broke.  This is one of the fastest ways to lower your monthly food expense.  FFB’s got the numbers to prove it too.  Swing by and give him a word of encouragement.

365 Days of Statistics On My Finances, My Blog Stats, And My Revenue Here @ The MiB at MIB Smarter Money.  See what it’s like to stick to this blogging thing for a year.  Hank’s laid out a huge post to mark this achievement.  Great job, Hank.  Keep it up.

Simplicity 101: Slow Down at Remodeling This Life.  Emily shares a great post about keeping things simple.  Not necessarily by the things you do, but more of a mindset.  I could use to create some more down time by letting loose.

Top 10 Tips To Save Money From The Home Depot at Milk Your Money. Because we have a fairly new home, we’ve got some of these built in.  Still haven’t installed the CFL light bulbs yet though.

More QuickHits

Saving money when moving
My 401k Is Losing Money. What Should I Do?
Pros and Cons of Dollar Cost Averaging
Hard Times Causing Theft of Metal to Soar
Tightwad Tuesday: Airline Travel Tips
The Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Your Finances
How to Survive (and Thrive) in a Recession
We are NOT on the brink of financial apocalypse and Jim Cramer is a fool
Pictures of Damage From Hurricane Ike
Knight Kiplinger’s Solution to the Economic Crisis (and America in General)
Saving on Your Grocery Bill

Even More QuickHits

Getting Ready to Buy Some Stock
Is Cash Still King?
When You Come To A Fork In The Road
One Man’s Method for Getting Through the Current Economic Conditions
Risk Management and the Imaginary Portfolio
FDIC Deposit Insurance- Rules, Limits, and Account Coverage Information
College Student’s Guide to Roth IRAs
What the Fed’s .50 rate cut means for Helocs & Credit Cards
My 401k has lost a lot of money – how about yours?
Children Are Becoming Prime Identity Theft Targets – How to Protect Your Child’s Credit History
My 401(k) Is Losing Money and I Don’t Care
How to Carve a Pumpkin (without losing a finger)
“Borrowing” Neighbor’s Internet to Save Money
Fundamentals
Google Page Rank – What’s it worth to you?
Financial Crisis: Doing Things Differently?
Investors Have Capitulated – Now What?

Have a nice week everyone.  Hope you agreed with my choice. 

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