Carnival of Personal Finance #168 - Fire Up the Grill, It’s Labor Day

September 1st, 2008

Filed under: Personal Finance

Welcome to the 168th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance! If this is your first visit to One Caveman’s Financial Journey, welcome to my humble cave.

For those who are not in the United States, today most of our nation is grilling, watching football, or shopping for home improvement supplies as we take a day off of work to remember the achievements of the labor movement some 114 years ago. With autumn soon approaching, we yearn to take one last gasp of summer before we’re pushed back indoors by early dusk and brisk northern winds. As many of us are off of work today, take this opportunity to read through what the personal finance blogosphere has say and make sure to share some love with the authors and articles you like!

Who Is That One Caveman?

I started this blog eight months ago to share my experiences - failures, successes, and all - with whoever cared to listen with the hopes that just one person reading might find some help in a similar situation. In that time, I’ve heard from countless people who have shared many common steps along our financial journey. As a proud father of one (plus one on the way) supporting my entire family as sole breadwinner, my wife and I have had to get creative to find various ways to save money and get ahead on our debts. As an adventurous experimenter, I’m always discovering and sharing gems from my discoveries. I hope you’ll stick around, subscribe to my feed or receive updates by email, and join in the community… Because this journey we’re all on is best traveled as a group!

Now, onto the Carnival!

The Choice Steak (Editor’s Picks)

Steak...on the Grill

Photo credit: Another Pint Please...

Seared to perfection, nothing beats the taste of a home-grilled steak. Labor Day is a great time to fire up the grill, throw on a few favorite meats (or veggies) and have yourself a wonderful dinner! Like that choice cut of meat, these articles are the tastiest of the week:

  • Squawkfox explains beautifully that we have a better chance to succeed when we surround ourselves with excellence. Mentors, friends, family, and others all directly or indirectly influence our lives, so be mindful of the impact an individual can have on you and spend most of your time with the people you most want to be like.
  • The Personal Financier wonders if we overvalue our spare time. While it could be said that free, personal time borders on invaluable, it is curious the lengths to which we go and the costs we incur to gather as much as spare time as we can.
  • Debit versus Credit encourages us to behave like smart businesses and cash in on the economy’s problems. Leaving the market at a time like this prevents you from locking in great deals before the markets inevitably turn up again.
  • Bible Money Matters asks the loaded question, “Who is to blame for your money problems?” While it’s easy to say that all your problems are caused by external issues, that’s often overlooking your biggest problem: you!
  • Liberta - Freedom shows us how to become financially free. Nearly everyone can become financially free if you follow Francois’ six simple steps.

The Hot Dogs (Budgeting)

hot dogs...

Photo credit: Joits

Cheap, but still tasty - hot dogs are a great grilling treat that everyone loves. These authors know how to barbeque on a budget and aren’t afraid to share!

The Hamburgers (Career)

Grilled Hamburger Propaganda: Long Live the Grill

Photo credit: gordasm

Any grillmaster worth his sauce knows that you can’t hold a proper barbeque without an ample supply of hamburgers. It’s the most valuable entree at a grill party, just as your career is your most valuable asset. Add some heat to your career with these great articles.

The Plastic Utensils (Credit)

spork

Photo credit: betsymartian

Regardless of their environmental impact, good luck hosting a barbeque without utensils. These plastic utensils of your financial barbeque are tools that will help you succeed, as long as you don’t go overboard.

The Flies (Debt)

Swarm.

Photo credit: romeo66

Nobody likes them, but every grill attracts them. Face it, if you’re cooking outside, flies are going to find you. Nobody likes debt, but all of us have some and it has to be dealt with. These authors know to keep a fly swatter handy when heading out to the grill.

The Plates (Economy & Finance)

stack o\' plates

Photo credit: jima

You can serve up all the food you want, but nobody’s eating anything without a decent plate to hold their meal. A quality plate is a solid foundation for a barbequed dinner. These authors want to make sure your personal finance has just as solid of a foundation.

The Homemade Sides (Frugality)

Baked Beans, Scrambled Eggs, Sausages and Bacon

Photo credit: Premshree Pillai

I love baked beans and macaroni salad at barbeques. They just don’t feel complete without these tasty, but frugal side dishes. Serve up a bit of frugality of your own with these articles.

The Pork Chops (Investing)

Tonight\'s Dinner: Pork Chops

Photo credit: ctaloi

The market may be squealing like a stuck pig, but if you keep feeding that hog, it will feed you someday. These authors know that even if the market is wallowing in the mud, you’ll get nothing if you’re not in there, too!

The Sauces (Money Management)

Sticky Fingers at Wal-Mart

Photo credit: micah.d

A hunk of seared animal flesh may be tasty, but without proper grill management and sauce application, they’ll quickly dry out and become worthless chunks of char. Manage your own money grill with tips from these authors.

The Whole Chicken (Real Estate)

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Photo credit: sporkist

Nothing takes more careful preparation and grilling than a full bird. It takes great timing, a persistent and patient grillmaster, and a touch of luck. Take a peek at what these personal finance bloggers are cooking up.

The Frozen Meat (Saving)

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Photo credit: Khamis Hammoudeh

A good grillmaster will never let himself run out of meat. You never know how many extra mouths will show up when a barbeque is held, so you need to keep an ample supply of meat at the ready. Take a peek in the freezers of these smart-saving authors.

The Dog’s Share (Taxes)

Takeoff imminent

Photo credit: dconley

A smart grillmaster keeps a portion of meat aside as a sacrificial offering to the resident dog. The way the dog sees it, either you give him some of that delicious meat voluntarily or he’ll knock over your grill to get what he wants. These authors know that taxes are a painful reality, but not as painful as losing your whole meat store.

The Kebabs (Other)

Kebab me - 175/365

Photo credit: JustABigGeek

Sometimes you have only a little bit of everything, but there’s still a party to host. You can send the whole crowd home happy with a few skewered kebabs on the grill. Finish your barbeque with a few of these random assortment articles.

Next week, BankerGirl will host the next installment of the Carnival of Personal Finance. Be sure to submit your best work from this week for her to review!

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69 Responses to “ Carnival of Personal Finance #168 - Fire Up the Grill, It’s Labor Day ”

  1. Single Guy Money
    September 1st, 2008 at 7:38 am

    Awesome job on the carnival. Thanks for hosting and including my post.

  2. Budgets are Sexy.
    September 1st, 2008 at 8:30 am

    Happy Labor day!!! Thx for putting this together :)

  3. hgstern
    September 1st, 2008 at 8:45 am

    Yummy!

    Great job, Caveman - Thanks for hosting, and for including our post!
     

  4. Funny about Money
    September 1st, 2008 at 8:46 am

    Thanks for including Funny’s squib on Social Security in this excellent carnival. Great job! Now I’m ready to fire up the barbecue!!

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  6. Flexo
    September 1st, 2008 at 9:26 am

    Thanks very much for hosting!

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  8. Squawkfox
    September 1st, 2008 at 9:39 am

    Awesome theme! Awesome carnival! Awesomeness! Thank you so much for the editor’s pick! I love steak. :D

  9. Kay
    September 1st, 2008 at 9:54 am

    Thanks for discovering fire and especially for hosting (and including me!). Nice job.

  10. FFB
    September 1st, 2008 at 10:05 am

    Great carnival! Have a great Labor day!

  11. Value For Your Life
    September 1st, 2008 at 10:16 am

    Thanks hosting this week, and for including my post on how I deal with difficult people. This carnival is making me hungry…we’ll be having a BBQ for lunch!
    Amanda

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  13. soultravelers3
    September 1st, 2008 at 10:54 am

    Wow, Great carnival and post! I just discovered this carnival through squawkfox tweet! Lots of cool blogs to check out.

    We are living large on little as we start our 3rd year of traveling the world as a family & frugality and smart moves made this dream come true for us, so I am always up for reading more on this topic.

    We are enjoying our gorgeous Labor Day in Sweden this year…barbecue and all!

  14. John Andrews
    September 1st, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Great post, tons of great reading for the day.

  15. Joseph @ Debit versus Credit
    September 1st, 2008 at 11:12 am

    Wow, this is a fantastic carnival! Thanks so much for hosting it and I’m flattered to be a part of “the choice steak.” :)

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  17. RetiredAt47
    September 1st, 2008 at 11:38 am

    Thank you so much for hosting and for including my article. The cookout looks tasty :-)

  18. Peter
    September 1st, 2008 at 11:44 am

    Thanks for making me one of the tastiest of the week! woohoo!

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  22. Heidi
    September 1st, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Excellent job hosting! You set the bar pretty high for next week.

    Enjoy your holiday weekend!

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  25. Francois Viljoen
    September 1st, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    Thanks Caveman! This was an excellent grill indeed. :)

  26. David
    September 1st, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    Thanks for hosting this week’s carnival and for including my post!

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    September 1st, 2008 at 5:31 pm

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    September 1st, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    Thanks for including The Copyeditor’s Desk! Really delicious presentation!!!

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  35. Big Cajun Man
    September 2nd, 2008 at 5:32 am

    Thanks for including me, I have linked back and plan on reading every post here :-)

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    September 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am

    Thanks for including my post. Have linked back to this article already.

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    September 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    Very nicely done. Thanks for hosting!

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    September 3rd, 2008 at 11:39 am

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