Best of Money Carnival #63

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Welcome to the 63rd Best of Money Carnival: a weekly ranking of the best the personal finance blog-o-sphere has to offer.

As usual, with any carnival, it’s hard narrowing it down to the posts to be included. But with the Best of Money Carnival I’m required to only select 10 posts. So, a lot of good posts have to be left out. But that’s what makes this carnival great. You’re guaranteed to read some of the best, and there’s only 10 for you to sort through.

10 Best Money-Related Post of the Week

#10 – Peter presents Wealthy Heiress’s Empty Mansions Attest To How Material Things Can’t Buy Happiness. “Just because you’re wealthy doesn’t mean that you’ll be content with life. Here’s one story of a wealthy heiress who had a hard time finding happiness.”

#9 – 2 Cents presents Why the Market Could Be Lower … But Isn’t. “Here’s a look at both the bullish and the bearish case for investing in the stock market right now.”

#8 – MoneyNing presents Three Reasons Stay at Home Parents Should Consider Working Part Time. “Working part time is not as bad as it seems, even for stay at home parents!”

#7 – Joe Plemon presents Should You File That Insurance Claim?. “My daughter filed and got canceled. Lesson: there are times when filing your claim can earn you a penalty from your insurance company.”

#6 – freefrombroke presents In Defense of the Traditional IRA. “You hear experts talk about how great a Roth IRA is all the time. But you don’t hear these people explain that there are times when a traditional IRA can be better for you. Here is a defense of the traditional IRA.”

#5 – Antoinette Patterson presents Stop Your Money Problems From Being Self-Induced. “Having money problems? Most people don’t know that they can be self-induced. Read on to find out how to plan your money wisely and stop the problems now.”

#4 – Adam presents Why Being Bad can be Good. “A positive mental attitude to saving is only part of the route to financial success. Add salary increase and cost decrease to the mix and you can open up ways to increase your net worth to a brighter financial future. Get rid of ideas of loyalty, practice your scary phone voice, step out of your comfort zone, learn that you can do the wrong thing for the right reasons and ultimately… Be a bit bad for goodness sake.”

#3 – Silicon Valley Blogger presents Is A Liberal Arts Education Worth It?. “Here’s an interesting take on education — which courses and majors are worth taking? How do we gauge the value of a liberal arts education?”

#2 – Madison DuPaix presents 5 Ways the Recession has Changed Consumerism in America. “Interesting take on ways the recession has changed the mentality of Americans.”

Numero Uno (#1)

Jason presents How Do You Find Objective Financial Advisers? posted at One Money Design. “People tend to think all financial advisers are objective and have our best interests in mind, but unfortunately, it’s not always the case. Some advisers operate with the intent of selling you products versus focusing on helping you with your plan.”

To participate in this carnival next week, be sure to submit your best post and follow the guidelines. Next week’s carny host will be Consumer Boomer.

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Adam

Awesome carnival, and thanks for picking a Magical Penny post. It was written by one of my best friends, Andrew Knight and it means a lot to him to be included here as his first ever personal finance article on the web.

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