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Carnival of Money Stories 2 Bob Gibson 1968 Season Edition

by joeplemon on February 22, 2010

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Bob Gibson - Pitching Action Photo

Welcome to the February 22, 2010 edition of Carnival of Money Stories 2.  Thank you for all of your great writing!

After the severe winter most of you have experienced, it is nice to realize that baseball season will soon be upon us.  Major leaguers are already in spring training, and, as a baseball nut, I am starting to get the fever.   If you don’t know or care who Bob Gibson is, I understand.  But the baseball aficionados among us might just appreciate some of the details of Gibson’s historic 1968 season.

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Money Hacks Carnival- By the Book Edition

by joeplemon on August 12, 2009

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Creative Commons License photo credit: khrawlings

Welcome to the August 12, 2009 edition of Money Hacks Carnival. Since this might be your first time visiting this blog, I thought I would make the the theme fitting to the blog’s message: By the “book”. The Holy book that is. There were tons of great entries this week, so be sure to check them out.

Editor’s Picks

Wojciech Kulicki presents Should I Buy a New Car? posted at Fiscal Fizzle.  If you are contemplating this same decision, head on over to this blog to help with your dilemma.

Jeff Rose presents Changing Careers? How To Become a Certified Financial Planner posted at Good Financial Cents, saying, “Interested in a career as a Certified Financial Planner? Here’s what you to need to know with commentary from other CFP’s and their experiences.”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents How To Improve Your Credit Score: A 6 Step Plan posted at The Digerati Life. We all could use a little improvement on our credit score.

Matt Jabs presents Grocery Hacks – How To Save Money on Groceries posted at Debt Free Adventure!, saying, “This is the story of how we reduced our grocery budget from $400/month down to less than $250/month! The other night we sat down — together — and compiled this list of 20 ways we have successfully reduced our grocery bill over the last 7 months.

PT presents Clean Finances, Clean Mind posted at Prime Time Money.
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