317th Festival of Frugality
Happy New Year and welcome to this weeks Festival! This weeks New Years edition is brought to you by our friends at Funny About Money. Head over there for some great frugal resources and check out the great editors picks below.
My University Money
The Smith Manoeuvre: Make Your Mortgage Tax Deductible
This post is extremely interesting. In Canada, home mortgages are not tax-deductible. Teacher Man describes a strategy to make a mortgage deductible with a roundabout little juggling act, and in the course of advocating it stirs up some controversy.
The Penny Hoarder
Where Should I Sell My Gift Card?
Check this out: a comparison chart of the leading gift card buyback companies! Find out who will pay you the highest amount for your gift card….
Smart Family Finance
A Guide to Common Seller Concessions: Because a Homebuyer Might Ask You to Throw in a Ferarri.
Despite the humorous title, this is actually a serious, thoughtful, and useful discussion of concessions you may be able to extract from a home seller—or offer a potential buyer.
Money Q&A
Have You Been Scammed or Ripped Off? How to Get Help and Get The Problem Resolved.
A useful guide to how to get satisfaction when you think you’ve been handed the short end of the stick.
Darwin’s Money
Here’s What Happens When You Rent to College Kids
Okay, okay, I know: it’s not funny! But it sure is hard to keep from laughing.
101 Centavos
Retiring Abroad – A Few Things to Ponder
Not your usual sanguine daydream about retiring to some far-away seashore!
Free Money Finance
Be Nice to Make and Save Money
Want to save money? Be nice.
Smart Family Finance
Who Spends More UK or US Parents: Average Family Christmas Gift Spending Per Child 2011
Prepare to be astonished as Shaun compares US and UK Christmas spending patterns. Holy cow!
NerdWallet
Donate to Charities, Not Corporations
When you donate via credit card, the charity has to pay a transaction fee of 2% to 3% on the transaction. Jake shows how to get around this or at least minimize the damage.
The Paycheck Chronicles
Five Ways to Prevent “Throw Money at the Problem” Syndrome
Sometimes it is easier to spend money than to plan. If you want to keep your budget together, use these strategies to prevent the need to “throw money at the problem.”
Come back next week for what I am sure will be a great Festival hosted by Magical Penny. Don’t forget to send your entries and be sure to contact me if you are interested in hosting a future festival. Open dates can be found on the schedule and you can use the contact page if there is a date you are interested in.
January 5th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Feel bad for Darwin’s Money! I struggled to get a decent place to rent during college because so many landlords had been screwed over by bad tenants. The responsible ones pay the price for the irresponsible ones!