Friday Links

Today is the final day to enter the Canadian Finance Blog 1 Year Anniversary Contest! We have ten finance books and three premium PocketSmith plans to give away. Thirteen winners in all, with a total prize value of $530!

Thanks to Monty Loree from Canadian Money Advisor, for taking the time to interview me last weekend. Some of the topics we discussed include why I started this site, my job as a Financial Analyst and what blogs I read regularly. Monty is looking to do 100 podcast interviews this year. So if you’re a personal finance blogger, mortgage broker, life insurance agent, or in any other field related to finance, contact Monty and schedule a chat!

1. Financial Highway has tips to protect yourself from ID theft.
2. Studenomics looks at some common bank tricks to watch out for.
3. Fiscal Geek asks, what is a good credit score?
4. Cash Money Life suggests you be careful what you say and do at work.
5. Money Under 30 explains economic bubbles.
6. My Life ROI shows how you can take your competitive resume and tweak it.
7. Bible Money Matters has a post about how to go on a financial diet.
8. Frugal Dad breaks downs the costs of commuting, and nine ways to reduce them.
9. Redeeming Riches lists 6 ways to find free money.
10. Michael James on Money gives an example of the dangers of automatic bank account withdrawals.

• Get Rich Slowly included Control Your Spending With A Budget in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance.
• Sweating The Big Stuff included Reduce Your Electricity Bill By Choosing An LCD TV Instead Of Plasma in this week’s Festival of Frugality.
• Need Money Tips included Reducing Your Spending While Intoxicated in this week’s Money Hacks Carnival.
• The Skilled Investor included Consider Your House And Career When Deciding Your Portfolio Diversification in this week’s Carnival of Financial Planning.
• Credit Card Offers IQ included Introducing Alan Schram in this week’s Carnival of Money Stories.
• Healthcare Manumission included Insurance You CAN NOT Do Without in this week’s Cavalcade of Risk.

• Seven Things I Think I Think (and Personal Finance Links)
• Roundup for week of 8 April 2007
• Look At The Financial Carnivals Galore, Are You Included?

Related Posts:

• Reducing Your Spending While Intoxicated
• Insurance You Can Do Without – Credit Life Insurance
• Insurance You Can Do Without – Identity Theft Insurance