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Thank you David at My Two Dollars for hosting the 35th Money Hacks Carnival.  This edition is dubbed the 1925 Railroad Edition, and it has some beautiful photos of old trains.  There were 5 articles that David really enjoyed and chose as the Editor’s Picks:

How To Write An Effective Complaint Letter posted at Two Pennies [...]

Thank you Aaron at Where You Are Now for hosting the 34th Money Hacks Carnival.  The Fall Into Savings theme is lovely, especially with all the beautiful fall photos.  My favorite is the photo above the “Investing” section.  Now, let’s take a look at Aaron’s favorites:

LAL presents Debt Destiny? posted at LivingAlmostLarge.
MoneyNing presents I Saved [...]

Looking for something to take your mind off the 2008 financial crisis?  Head over to Fix My Personal Finance for the Oktober Fest Edition of Money Hacks Carnival.  I love the photos and the festive theme.  Here are the editor’s picks:

Ramit presents 10 links to walk you through today’s financial crisis — and make you [...]

The 32nd edition of the Money Hacks Carnival was hosted at The Financial Blogger with the “Have You Ever” theme.  The host asked a few fun questions that surprisingly I could answer “YES” to all of them — hmm, do I win a prize? Anyway, here are his editor’s picks:

LAL presents Socialized Capitalism? posted at [...]

The emergency edition of Money Hacks Carnival #31 was posted at Moolanomy.  Here are the editor’s picks:

How To Draft A Basic Financial Savings Plan at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
8 Money Principles To Stay Bad Debt Free at KCLau’s Money Tips.
8 Steps to More Money at Where You Are Now.
10 free household budget spreadsheets at Christian [...]

Individual Retirement Account, or IRA, is a retirement account that allows individuals to make tax-deferred contributions to a personal retirement fund. Individuals can opens an IRA account at a financial institution such as a bank or a brokerage firm.  Funds in the IRA account can be invested in investments such as stocks, bonds, and mutual [...]

Home Equity Line Of Credit, or HELOC, is a line of credit designed specifically for homeowners.  With HELOC, the borrower’s home is used as a collateral to allow the homeowner to draw on the line of credit at his or her discretion (up to the maximum established amount). Interest is charged on a predetermined variable [...]

This week Money Hacks Carnival is at On A Quest To Be Debt Free.  This is the “Fall is in the Air Edition”.  Although trees around my neighborhood haven’t turned red yet, this carnival contains some beautiful photos of fall leaves.  Here are Anna’s picks for this edition:

FIRE Finance presents Save Your Wallet With These [...]

Tax loss harvesting is a tax optimization method whereby investors sell their poor performing stocks and investments — i.e., they have gone down in price since they were purchased.  Each year, the IRS allows investors to offset unlimited amount of capital losses against capital gains earned during the year.

This week Money Hacks Carnival is at Living Almost Large.  This “Food Heaven Edition” has a lot of yummy photos and it’s huge!  Here are LAL’s picks for this edition:

Allison Nazarian talks about new laws starting a business in Vermont Offers VAs Virtual Business Benefits posted at CopywritingForVAs. Wow I’m going to share this with [...]