Carnival of Money Stories #67 - 7/8/2008

Welcome to the Carnival of Money Stories #67!  This week we have sixteen great stories full of insights,inspiration,triumph, and tragedy.  Read on to be titillated and entertained!

Editor’s Pick of the Week - Silicon Valley Blogger tells the story of her friends’ ill fated real estate purchase in Bad Investment? Losing The Million Dollar House, Literally posted at The Digerati Life. This story is a must read.

Real Estate Stories

Dean Paley presents Mortgage Update #2 posted at Personal Money Tips. It seems pretty simple to negotiate your mortgage terms with the banks these days.

FMF tells of Five Signs that a Property Might be Ripe for a Lowball Bid posted at Free Money Finance. When I do buy a house, I will make sure to make a lowball offer. There is just no point in paying sticker price for anything.

Diseases and Money

Kelly from Almost Frugal tells us how she is Dealing with a Chronic Condition at Almost Frugal. When you have a chronic disease, money management is even more important.

GBlogger presents Success Stories: Age 49, Beating Back Brain Cancer, and Beating the Market to the Tune of $3,000,000 posted at CAN I GET RICH ON A SALARY. This is an inspirational story about a guy that managed to invest well despite the debilitating effects of brain cancer.

Debt & Credit Stories

Mr Credit Card presents Should you pay for Credit Building Credit Cards? posted at Ask Mr Credit Card. Is it worth it to get a crappy credit card to build your credit score? Mr Credit Card tells us his experience.

paidtwice presents Absentminded Eating and Absentminded Spending | I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… posted at I’ve Paid For This Twice Already….

Brooke presents A Bad Week (or better; A Bad Month!) posted at Dollar Frugal. In this story Brooke outlines how much she spent this month in various things. She has been bad.

Ryan Suenaga presents (Not So) Stupid Money Tricks: Credit Cards at a Convenience Store posted at Uncommon Cents. This is a tip on how to get 5% back on gift card purchases through credit cards.

Career Stories

Jim presents Don’t Let Fear Make Decisions posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. Jim reflects on his decision to become a professional blogger.

The Financial Blogger writes about his new job in I Got A Small Raise. But I lost Everything In The End posted at The Financial Blogger. He is trying to make more income so that his wife can stay home without worrying about finances.

Other Stories

Dorian Wales tells us how to Teach Your Kids Basic Finance and Economics with Monopoly - 11 Valuable Lessons posted at The Personal Financier. Well, Monopoly isn’t really my favorite boardgame because there is too much luck involved, but this is a good post about it.

Todd tells us that his neighbors are having Garage Sales for Gas Money at HarvestingDollars. Hip hip hooray for Todd’s neighbor I guess.

Tip Diva presents Tip Diva | Top Ten Tips - If Your Wallet Is Stolen posted at Tip Diva.  I am sorry you were victimized Tip Diva!

vh presents Estate Sales: The Canary in the Mine? posted at Funny about Money. Estate sales are pretty awesome for furniture, and that ottoman vh got is quite delicious.

Money Monk and MoneyNing had very similar stories about living below your means. See Having an income sufficient for your basic needs and comforts posted at Moneymonk and Our Thinking of Money Matters is Way Too Complicated posted at Money Ning.

That is all for this week!  Next week the carnival will make a stop at Funny About Money so get your submissions in now!

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