Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Thanks to everyone that submitted their posts to the Canadian Finance Carnival. Lot’s of good entries this week!

Budgeting

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents Do You Live Within Your Means?, saying “How realistic is your spending compared to your income?”

Debt and Credit

Craig at Free From Broke presents What's My Credit Score Made Of?, saying “See what the different factors that affect your credit score are as well as some advice on how to increase your score.”

Myke at In Search of Salt presents When Pre-Approved Credit is Good, saying “By accepting a pre-approved credit increase offer on your EXISTING card, you can lower your credit ratio without affecting your credit score. “

md at Studenomics presents How-to Pay Off Debt With The Income You Have? , saying “Quick tips to pay off your debt with your current income.”

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents What To Consider Before Borrowing Money, saying “I wanted to look at what you should consider before borrowing any money at all.”

Economy

Big Cajun Man at THE Canadian Personal Finance Site presents Employment Numbers Hover in September, saying “How do we manage to count full and part time jobs with the same weight in these surveys?”

Frugality

Jeri Ford at Help Me Travel Cheap presents How to Visit London's Top Theatres Without Going Bankrupt, saying “Tips on visiting London without losing all your cash in the theater tourist trap.”

Young and Thrifty at Young and Thrifty presents 6 Free Apps that will make your Personal Finance Life Easier, saying “A post listing six free apps that will hopefully make your personal finance life easier. Available with iPod Touch and the iPhone, but some likely are available on the Android or the Blackberry interface too.”

Investing

John at Passive Family Income presents How to Start Your Search for the Best Dividend Stocks, saying “Investing today in the best blue chip dividend paying stocks could drastically improve your quality of life 15 or 20 years from now. Too often, the casual investor is more focused on short term gains and returns then on proper asset allocation. While there is a place for riskier short term investments like stock options and other assets, this type of investing should not overtake an entire portfolio.”

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents Buying Facebook Before The IPO, saying “The stock that we would love to purchase.”

Mike Piper at Oblivious Investor presents Using Annuities to Reduce Risk, saying “If used properly, a fixed annuity can reduce a great deal of the uncertainty that’s normally involved in retirement planning.”

Dd at Dividend Dollar presents Do you Count the Cost of Inflation?, saying “When you make investments today and look at future returns, be sure to count the costs of inflation of you will be disappointed–calculators provided ”

Saving

Craig Ford at Money Help for Christians presents Fast and Free ways to Transfer Money, saying “There is no need to pay outrageous fees to transfer money. Instead consider these free methods.”

Invest It Wisely at Invest It Wisely presents Becoming a Rich Man (or Woman), saying “This post looks at building wealth, “luck”, and the value of motivation and perseverance. It draws valuable lessons from The Richest Man in Babylon.”

Taxes

Ronika Khanna at Montreal Financial presents GST Considerations For New Business Owners, saying “Prior to engaging in any kind of commercial activity in Canada, all business owners need to determine how the GST and relevant provincial taxes apply to them. Article looks at the criteria and considerations for registration and reporting frequency for GST “

Other

PT at PT Money presents Kevin Trudeau’s Free Money, saying “Be wary of financial advice from this clown.”

Miss T at Prairie Eco-Thrifter presents Staying Healthy Saves You Money, saying “Look after yourself so you can use your money for what you really enjoy.”