Weekend Link Love And Carnival Roundup

This week’s round-up will be short since I was in Memphis all weekend for the Liberty Bowl and have a homework assignment to complete for a job interview I had last week (yeah, they give homework sometimes). Enjoy!

The Finance Blog Network

Curt from Penny Jobs shares his goals for 2009. Good luck!

Andy from Saving To Invest stresses the importance of setting quantifiable goals.

Passive Family Income shares his goal of generating $1,000 per month in passive income by the end of the year. Quite an ambitious goal but totally doable.

Is education a prerequisite for wealth? Rich Credit Debt Loan examines the question.

Carnival of Personal Finance

Thanks to Tracy at Fraud Files for including my post on the three basic principles of personal finance in last week’s carnival of personal finance. Some other quality posts include…

Her Every Cent Counts wonders if she should hire a CPA to do her taxes this year. I’ve been wondering the same thing, since my taxes are probably going to be pretty complex this year. But $500 complex? We’ll see.

Broke in the City relates the curious notion that some people feel guilty for prospering during difficult economic times. In my view, if it makes you feel guilty to spend money on non-essential luxuries, don’t do it. It’s not worth the guilt.