Sunday Links And Carnival Roundup

Another week, another round-up.

Carnival of Personal Finance

This week’s carnival of personal finance was hosted by Cash Money Life and included my post 5 New Rules Of Credit Cards.  This week’s theme revolved around how fun taxes can be!

Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage? by Funny About Money.  I waffle back and forth on this one.  On the one hand, the numbers often show that keeping your mortgage is the better move financially.  That said, it’s difficult to overstate the benefits of being debt-free, especially if you value cash flow over net worth.

Confusing Frugality With Minimalism by The Everyday Minimalist.  Minimalism 101.  On a somewhat-related note, check out her 2010 money goals.

Financial Advice:  Hourly Fees, Asset-Based Fees, Or Annual Fee? By The Oblivious Investor.  Can you tell which one I would choose?

Dividend Stocks Are Attractive Buyout Targets by Dividend Growth Investor.  This could indeed be true if a business wants to diversify their income streams without actually breaking out of their core area of competence.  Partial buyouts can make particularly attractive investment opportunities, since in that case the dividend of the partially-acquired company is effectively senior debt for the acquiring company, since the acquiring company often needs the cash dividends to cover its own debts.

When You Fall Behind On A Mortgage:  Mindset Of The Collector by Suburban Dollar.  Debt collectors can’t all be evil, right?

Set Aside 10% Of Your Work For Retirement, Not 10% Of Your Income by Early Retirement Blog.  Okay, so this one wasn’t in the carnival, but I couldn’t resist.