{"id":554,"date":"2008-07-19T10:45:21","date_gmt":"2008-07-19T14:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/?p=554"},"modified":"2008-07-19T10:45:21","modified_gmt":"2008-07-19T14:45:21","slug":"saturdays-best-of-the-web-july-19th-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/saturdays-best-of-the-web-july-19th-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday&#8217;s Best of the Web Roundup: July 19th, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, there we a ton of incredible posts in the financial arena this week, it was really hard to decide who to include! <\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my favorites:<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Micah wonders <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrsmicah.com\/2008\/07\/16\/how-can-foreigners-create-credit-in-the-united-states\/\">How Foreigners Get Credit in the United States?<\/a> This is a really good question. It&#8217;s one I may even have to explore myself in the future!<\/p>\n<p>The Dough Roller has a magic recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doughroller.net\/money-management-tools\/turn-gift-cards-cash\/\">Turning Gift Cards Into Cash.<\/a> I could have used this one last Christmas when I was swimming in cards for restaurants I never go to. If you have gift cards from Christmas that are about to expire or have their balance reduced, then be sure to check this one out. <\/p>\n<p>Brip Blap tells us to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bripblap.com\/2008\/work-life-balance-is-a-false-choice\/\">forget about work \/ life balance<\/a> because it isn&#8217;t going to happen. I have to admit, I agree. He offers a unique solution though, so it&#8217;s worth a read.<\/p>\n<p>Over at Get Rich Slowly J.D. Roth gives us the lowdown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/blog\/2008\/07\/17\/the-dirty-secrets-of-debt-reduction-and-what-to-do-about-them\/\">Dirty Secrets of Debt Reduction<\/a>. He fearlessly flies in the face of the common financial advice that instructs us to pay down our high interest debt first. <\/p>\n<p>Trent over at The Simple Dollar gives us a list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesimpledollar.com\/2008\/07\/17\/100-things-to-do-during-a-money-free-weekend\/\">100 Things to Do During A Money Free Weekend.<\/a> This is a neat concept, and I&#8217;m going to try it out with my family next weekend. As long as it doesn&#8217;t kill them, it may become a regular thing!<\/p>\n<p>MoneyNing gives us <a href=\"http:\/\/moneyning.com\/budgeting\/7-reasons-why-we-need-to-start-budget-tracking-now\/\">7 Reasons Why We Need to Start Budget Tracking Now<\/a>. Tracking your budget is like investing in the stock market. The best time to do it was yesterday. The second best time is today. It&#8217;s hard to break the debt cycle if you ignore where your money is going. Trust me on that one! My budget was one of the first places I started when I finally decided to get control of my money.<\/p>\n<p>Student Scrooge extolls the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentscrooge.com\/2008\/07\/16\/yes-an-online-savings-account-is-a-good-idea\/\">Benefits of an Online Savings Account<\/a>. This one I absolutely agree with. I use an online savings account and my interest rate is three points higher than all of my friends and family&#8217;s rates at their normal banks.<\/p>\n<p><b>Carnivals that I was involved in<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theskilledinvestor.com\/wp\/carnival-of-financial-planning-july-19-2008-edition-269.htm\">Carnival of Financial Planning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/budgetingbabe.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/carnival-of-personal-finance-161.html\">Carnival of Personal Finance #161<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notthejetset.net\/2008\/07\/carnival-of-debt-reduction-gazelle.html\">Carnival of Debt Reduction &#8211; Gazelle Intense Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this week&#8217;s Best of the Web Roundup. Here&#8217;s wishing you blue skies and cheaper gas! See you on Monday \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, there we a ton of incredible posts in the financial arena this week, it was really hard to decide who to include! 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