Best of Money Carnival

Second $1,000 Given

The winner of the Best Post of the Year competition asked for the award donation to be made to The Global Fund for Children and I've made the contribution. Congrats again to him and thanks for his generosity to this worthy cause!

First $1,000 Given

The winner of the Best Host of the Year competition asked for the award donation to be made to the American Diabetes Association and I've made the contribution. Congrats again to him and thanks for his generosity to this worthy cause!

Best Post and Best Host of 2009

In order to encourage both hosts and participants to be part of this carnival, I promised to donate $1,000 to the favorite charity of 2009's best carnival winning post and best host. I've selected the finalists and am going to let the voters help me decide which is best.

Here are the finalists for the best post of 2009 (in alphabetical order):

• 11 Dumb Ways to get in Debt 

• 55 Best Ways To Save Money: Frugal Ideas From Our Readers 

• Goals Are the Gateway to Financial Success 

• Median vs. Mean: Know the Difference or Risk Being Manipulated 

• Travel Hacking for Noobs: How We Save Hundreds on Airfare, Get Free Accommodation, & Make Money while Overseas

Here are the finalists for the best host of 2009 (in order by date):

• Best of Money Carnival #5

• Best of Money Carnival #7 – Financial Collapses Edition 

• Best of Money Carnival #8 Eagle Has Landed Edition 

• Best of Money Carnival: Bento Food Art Edition 

• That’s the way (uh-huh! uh-huh!) I like it: Best of Money Carnival

To vote, simply leave your favorite in one or both of the categories in the comments below. I'll be naming a winner in the next week or so, so come back to see who wins!

Best of Money Carnival #29

Welcome to the Best of Money Carnival #29. We have a week's worth of great personal finance posts for you! Here are the top 10 including the author's own words about their post:

#1 -- Free Debt Snowball Calculator Program: "If you’re using the debt snowball method to repay your debt, this simple to use program will tell you exactly when your debt freedom day will come!"

#2 -- You Can Negotiate Anything: "By becoming a better negotiator, you’ll not only save (and make) more money, but you’ll also become better at conflict resolution."

#3 -- 10 Reasons to Have a Library Card: "Library is still one the best way to spent your time. Here are 10 reasons why you want a library card."

#4 -- 3 Financial Villains Who Broke Free from the Disease of Greed: "Christmas offers a great time to reflect on our financial priorities."

#5 -- The Ultimate Home Buying Guide — Buying vs Renting Detailed Comparison: "3,000 word post that can be used as the ultimate resource for deciding whether to buy a home or to rent."

#6 -- Why I Passed on a 90% Pay Increase – What’s Your Price?: "Would you Pass on a 90% Pay Increase? I did. Here's Why - and what factors you should consider before quickly jumping ship."

#7 -- Tax Tips for Children and Newborns: "Many people are aware of the child tax credit, but here are some other tax credits and deductions that you maybe eligible for if you have children."

#8 -- How would you spend and save if you knew exactly when you were going to die?: "Depending on how far away your death was, knowing when you’d die would surely change all manner of things, from your relationships and fitness regime, to how tardy you were in returning library books and your financial affairs."

#9 -- Are you an Investor or a Speculator?: "This article goes over the crucial differences between the personality types that lose money and the ones that bathe in bath tubs forged out of gold. It goes over the history of The Great Depression and the lessons that many people failed to learn from it as well as investment strategies that separate the losers from the winners."

#10 -- 41 Year Old Must Find A New Job Fast ? Six Tactics To Make It Happen: "These little used tactics will help you find a job even if you face age discrimination."

The Best of Money Carnival takes a break for the next two weeks as we all celebrate the holiday season. But we'll be back at the start of the year. Happy New Year to all!!!!!

Best of Money Carnival #28

The Best of Money Carnival #28 is up at The Amateur Financier. Congrats to all participants and especially the winning post, What is the Current Unemployment Rate? 

Next week's carnival will be held at BudgetPulse. Click here to submit a post.