Weekend Link Love

Carnival of Personal Finance

Muchas gracias to Tom at Canadian Finance Blog for including my article Beware “No Cost Refinance” Loans in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance #230.  Other great articles from this week’s edition:

Use Your Emergency To pay Off Your Debt by Gather Little By Little – I am taking the opposite strategy.  I could easily afford to pay off most of my mortgage in cash right now, but I’ve chosen to keep it in reserve instead.  Losing your job tends to make you more conservative.

Travel Hacking For Noobs by Man Vs Debt – Most people are under the mistaken assumption that traveling is expensive.  In actual fact, traveling is generally CHEAPER than staying home if you do it right (you have to pay rent at home, not so on the road).  Of course, couch surfing can get old, but it just goes to show how completely unnecessary what most people consider “necessities” are.  Baker shows you how to travel on the cheap.

Mas Links Muy Buenos

Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit May Not Benefit Existing Home Owners – by Free From Broke

Open Enrollment Health Insurance Options – by Cash Money Life

Interview Your Interviewer – by The Wisdom Journal. Job interviews are a two-way street. They need to impress you as much as you need to impress them.

2009 Roth IRA Contribution Limits by Four Pillars

Great Stocking Stuffer Idea – A Short Beginner Investing Book by ABCs Of Investing. It might not be as fun as a Playstation 3, but it will benefit your children far more in the long run.

You Tell Me: Overdraft Opt-In Rule” by Being Frugal. What do you think about the new overdraft fee opt-in rule?

Top Low-Cost Canadian DRIP Stocks Ranked by Yield, Dividend Growth and Discounts by Million Dollar Journey

$8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension: Take Advantage Of Incentives Through June 30th, 2010 by Bible Money Matters

Tips For First Time Credit Card Users by Studenomics

Open Enrollment Window for health Insurance Benefits by Military Finance Network

Scottrade Review – Online Discount Broker by Dough Roller. I personally prefer Tradeking, but Scottrade was the pioneer in the super-low-cost online discount brokerage industry.

How to Buy a Slow Cooker or Crock Pot by Squawkfox. I’ve been wanting to buy a crock pot for a while but being lazy, I’ve never gotten around to it. Squawkfox turned me onto the joys of soaking dried beans, though. Delicious, nutritious, and cheap.

Rules and Limits for the Traditional IRA by Good Financial Cents