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Thanks for joining us here at RCDL for another weekly roundup. Hope your Thanksgiving dinners are full of good food, great friends, and lots of laughs. Some new categories are with us this week and some old ones. Easy to find and browse for your weekend reading pleasure.

Retirement

• My Dollar Plan talks about self-employment and Opening a New Solo 401k.
• Asset Allocation: What It Is and Why It Is Important writes The Sun’s Financial Diary.
• Five Things You Don’t Want to Hear From Your Financial Planner presented by Moolanomy.
• Reader Question: Can I Get Partial Retirement Pay? See what Military Finance Network says!
• Good Financial with 401k Tips: What Not To Do

Banking, Credit, and Debt:

• Digerati Life writes Keep Your Money Safe: Online Bank Accounts and More Savings Options.
• ABC writes How to get your credit card rate lowered today.
• News Press states Bad debt cripples Southwest Florida lenders
• Mighty Bargain Hunter says get Back to Basics: Reduce your debt!

Frugal Tips and Stories

• Cash Money Life gives Winter Savings Reminders.
• Check this out: Hoopde for sale. Starting price - $500. Winning bid - $226,521. Can you imagine? Wise Bread gives the details.
• The Consumerist asks Are You Spending $145 A Year Just To Leave Your PS3 On All The Time?
• Dining In: Pasta with Two Sauces recipe by Frugal Fabulous.
• Repurposing Items to Save Money ideas at Ultimate Money Blog.

Holiday Shopping

• Smarter Wallet presents Create Your Family Holiday Traditions and Save Money!
• Credit Karma posts 0% Interest Rate Credit Cards for the Holidays.
• Credit Karma posts What is a Good Credit Score?.
• Money Smart Life creates a list of Christmas Gift Cards - Choosing the Best Gift Card.
• Blunt Money gives this low-gift Christmas idea.
• Get Rich Slowly blogs A Do-It-Yourself Christmas: 34 Great Gifts You Can Make Yourself

Carnivals:

• Economy, Business, Credit, and Debt at The Roundup #1 at One Family’s Blog.
• Carnival of Money Hawks #1: Links for Saving, Investing, and Spending Wisely at The Money Hawk.
• Money Myths, Madness, and Mayhem - The 85th Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories at Ask Mr. Credit Card.
• Money Hacks Carnival #39 at Moolanomy.

• RCDL Roundup - Black Friday Madness

• What We Can Learn from the Housing Crisis

• 8 Tips on Saving Money Without Scrimping

• President-Elect Obama Roundup

• Review - The 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

• Collections, Lots UK Great Britain Stamps

• Wholesale Lots Businesses for Sale Opportunities

• Reading Lamps Home Lighting

• Hard to Find Romance Books

• Thanksgiving Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

Rich Credit Debt Loan is starting off the roundup by presenting the wonderful finance bloggers that have participated in Blog Action Day on October 15th, 2008. It’s great to see so many out there contributing funds and writing towards the issue of poverty and increasing global awareness. Did you do something for Blog Action Day? If so drop us a line in the comments!

Blog Action Day:

• Buildify Gives Back: Blog Action Day 2008 and not only Buildify but Credit Karma too!
• Cash Money Life writes Fighting Poverty in America and Abroad!
• Moolanomy presents War On Poverty (Blog Action Day).
• Plonkee Money is doing blog action day - poverty. Did you?
• Stop Buying Crap says Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty - Two Things You Can Do
• My Two Dollars is in on it too with Blog Action Day 2008 - Talking About Poverty.
• Matching Donations to Your Local Food Bank writes Five Cent Nickel.

Debt | Debt Leveraging:

• Digerati Life presents Leverage Your Good Credit! Don’t Let Good Credit’s Rewards Pass You By!
• Middle class is mired in debt says Freep.

Frugal Finds | Save Money:

• 4 Ways To Survive The Credit and Mortgage Crisis writes the Smarter Wallet.
• Frugal Dad wants to know What Is Your Definition of Rich?
• My Dollar Plan talks about Reshuffling My Whole Cash Back Credit Card Plan. Liked the idea about the permanent marker myself. What about you?
• 80% off at Restaurant.com for 36 hours only announces Mighty Bargain Hunter.
• Top 10 Ways To Save Money - Number 10 - Cook And Eat At Home by NCN. What are your money saving tips?

Investing | Stock Market:

• My Six Yearly Review offers these four things to think about on How to Invest Huge Sums of Money
• Million Dollar Journey blogs How I Lost 200,000 Without Losing Any Sleep

Thanks to the following carnivals for hosting us this past week:

• 1st ever edition of Carnival of Financial Resources (the birthday edition!) hosted at Financial Wellness Project.
• Also 34th Money Hacks Carnival - Fall Into Savings over at Where You Are Now.
• Carnival of Financial Planning - October 18 2008 Edition at the Skilled Investor.
• Kids and Money — October 15, 2008 hosted by Money Hacks.
• Festival of Frugality #146 over at Aridni.
• Carnival of Debt Reduction #161 - Fall Colors Edition at Gather Little by Little.

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness- Fay Edition

• Sunday Money Madness: Bootacular Edition

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness: Money and Frugalness

• Action, Adventure Trading Cards Collectibles

• CSI Action, Adventure Trading Cards Collectibles

• Action Posters Television Memorabilia Entertainment Memorabilia

• Alias Action, Adventure Trading Cards Collectibles

• Benchwarmer Action, Adventure Trading Cards Collectibles

Welcome to the Go for Broke edition of Sunday Money Madness. The breakdown is once again by category for easy searching for weekend reading material. Tell us what you think!

Save Money | Frugal Tips:

• Mighty Bargain Hunter answers a Reader question: Tips for newbie collectors. Looking to fill out your collection? We suggest using Vintage Antique Collectibles for great savings!
• Check out this Award-Winning Steak Chili Recipe to Feed a Crowd for Under $25 by Generation X Finance. It’s enough to make your mouth water.
• Frugal Dad writes up A Half Dozen Uses for Empty Egg Cartons - don’t miss the reader comments for more uses.
• Where To Sell Used Books And Textbooks by Moolanomy does most of the research for you.

Investing | Stocks:

• Cash Money Life asks Is the Economic Bailout a Fraud Against The American People?
• Speaking of the media circus and stock market, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity wonders is Wachovia Next To Fall?
• The Street.com writes Congress Haggles Over Bailout Plan
• Top 5 Stocks blogs what are The Next 5 Super-Shocks of the COMING STOCK MARKET APOCALYPSE?
• Digerati Life posts the Financial Crisis In The Media: Is The Economic Crisis Overhyped? What do you think?

College | Retirement:

• The Smarter Wallet looks at the Freshman Fund: Save For College With A 529 Plan Registry.

• My Dollar Plan lists and explains 7 Moves You Haven’t Made in Your 401k.

Credit Cards:

• Credit Karma tells us How A Credit Card Limit Is Determined
• The Consumerist blogs this confession by Ex-Credit Card Bankers: “Every Customer Who Calls In Is A Mark. It’s A Great Big Con.”
• Credit Bloggers posts 5 steps on How to Request a Lower Credit Card Rate
• Is my Credit Card debt “good debt”? asks Chicky Finance. What are your thoughts?

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness: Ghosts, Spirits, Haunts, and Souls

• Sunday Money Madness: Money and Frugalness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Deals Sunday River Maine Skiing Vacation

• Guides, Tips Ferrules Rod Building Repair Fishing

• Acrylic Nails Tips Nail Care Polish Store

• Paper Money US Coins Paper Money

• Errors Paper Money US Coins Paper Money

This week on Sunday Money Madness, the weekend material includes many varied financial tips. Enjoy! Tell me what you think!

• Get Rich Slowly goes into credit card basics: five essential skills for mastering plastic.
• Water fun activities to cool you off this summer by Digerati Life examines the cost of swimming pools versus the value gained by them. What do you think?
• “Pitfalls” of indexing at Canadian Capitalist responds to Million Dollar Journey’s 4 reasons why index investing may not be for you.
• Dog Ate My Finances examines the glass ceiling in when are you going to get pregnant and quit?
• Cash Money Life offers a list of 20 ways to save time and money in the kitchen this week. Check them out! Do you do all 20? Got a tip CML missed?
• The easy guide to money management by Dough Roller lists and explains 10 easy tips to improve your finances.
• Why does my 10-ounce silver bar weigh more than 10 ounces? Mighty Bargain Hunter explains the differences of scales.
• How to increase the value of your home by 5% to 11% with little effort and little money by Generation X Finance blogs on Tuesday. Do you know the answer?
• Joint checking accounts for married couples: the great debate over joint vs. separate bank accounts Add to the debate at Money Smart Life!
• The Smarter Wallet posts think before you buy! 5 basic shopping tips to live by.

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness- Fay Edition

• Deals Sunday River Maine Skiing Vacation

• Plastic By Material Dolls Dolls Bears

• Hard Plastic By Material Dolls Dolls Bears

• Credit, Charge Cards Trading Cards Collectibles

• Paper Money US Coins Paper Money

Sunday Money Madness is back again this week under the header of the Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna. Rainy and windy weather is about to bombard the southeast again and looks like Louisiana, and Texas are going to take the brunt of the category four hurricane. For those living in those states, stay safe and be careful.

Weekend reading material:

• A simple system to keep financial records at Digerati Life is one way to clear that desk of clutter.
• 8 summer fun activities that won’t break the bank by The Smarter Wallet provides some wonderful strategies to prevent boredom even in winter months.
• Cash Money Life posts this week with save big on back to school computers – excellent shopping advice.
• The Dough Roller publishes 50 Ways to Make Money Blogging. With such a list can you think of anything to add or does it look complete to you?
• Mighty Bargain Hunter writes save money when you’re young and this is good advice because when you’re young you only have to worry about yourself.
• Five Cent Nickel asks in the wake of an outage: is HSBC Direct reliable? This post is full of information detailing the issues at hand and what’s going on with HSBC Direct.
• Five Repairs That Should Be Done by a Professional written by Not Made of Money is very sound advice. For your own repair projects check out Handy Man for an ever growing list of ways to improve and fix up your home.
• Updated Prosper Lending Strategy / Tips Prefaced By Comments on Prior Lending Failures at Plugged-in Finance looks at one person’s strategy. What are your Prosper Lending Strategies?
• CNN Money headlines FDIC announces 10th bank failure of the year.

• Sunday Money Madness- Fay Edition

• What We Can Learn from the Housing Crisis

• RCDL Weekly Roundup - Be Prepared to Get Stuffed

• President-Elect Obama Roundup

• RCDL Roundup - Black Friday Madness

• Hurricane Lamps Home Lighting

• Tropical Ceiling Fans Home Lighting

• Desert Storm 1990-91 Militaria Collectibles

• Reproductions Desert Storm 1990-91 Militaria Collectibles

• Hanna-Barbera Animation Characters Animation Art, Characters Collectibles

Hello and good morning, welcome to another edition of Sunday Money Madness. Our prayers are with those in Florida who have been flooded by Tropical Storm Fay. My parents were unfortunate to have sustained some damage from the winds if not the rains. Best wishes for your future - please stay safe!

• Money Smart Life posts some great ideas on how to save money on a destination wedding.
• This week at Digerati Life you can find investment management tips to help you stay the course with your portfolio.
• Million Dollar Journey answers reader mail: how does investment withholding tax work?
• Free Money Finance lists 11 More Great Ways to Earn More Money, which goes great beside CNN Money’s 17 ways to raise fast cash.
• Over at Mighty Bargain Hunter, he writes about losing free web services in a recession
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity looks at how much is an Olympic medal is worth. This is a fun post!
• I laughed out loud when I read Consumer Commentary’s post telemarketers can’t talk to the dead. Too true!
• Save Money on Gas by Tracking Your Mileage by 5 Cent Nickel is really good advice as my mom will tell you. She uses the old hat method which this post talks about.
• Want to save $400? Cash Money Life tells you how to get a Free iPod touch and Printer with Apple Education Discount.

Thank you to the carnivals that had us this past week! Here they are:

Carnival of Debt Reduction @ Carnival of Debt Reduction

73rd Carnival of Money Stories @ Living Almost Large

39th Edition of the Festival of Frugality @ Our Fourpence Worth

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness: Money and Frugalness

• Sunday Money Madness: Bootacular Edition

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Deals Sunday River Maine Skiing Vacation

• Paper Money US Coins Paper Money

• Errors Paper Money US Coins Paper Money

• Paper Money World Coins Paper Money

• Collections, Lots Paper Money US Coins Paper Money

Welcome to another edition of Sunday Money Madness. The posts below are from several blogs in the financial blogosphere that I found to be well worth reading. Have a great finish to your weekend and as the summer wraps up good luck with your back to school shopping.

• Free Money Finance writes Seeing the Olympics on a Budget. Seven tips in the article show you how to attend the Olympics, see great sports and enjoy the luxury of the city it is held at.
• 15 Tips for Saving Money While You Still Have a Job at My Dollar Plan include company cars, industry news, and employee discounts to name a few.
• Generation X Finance writes on Using an All Bond Portfolio Approach for Tough Times.
• Money Smart Life presents Currency Investing - Should You Buy A Currency ETF?
• Sick of High Gas Prices? Turn To Smart Cars or the Aptera by Digerati Life for fuel efficiency cars and a look at what is hitting the market.
• How much will you fight for in the checkout line? Mighty Bargain Hunter discusses incorrect price ring up and coupon and ad interpretations in this post.
• Did you know Anyone Can Apply For a Business Credit Card? Cash Money Life blogs on the benefits for an individual with or without a business to own a business credit card.
• Monthly Checklist To Help Speed Up Your Debt Reduction And Increase Your Savings at No Credit Needed lists a few ideas to try.
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity asks Your Take: Are We In A Recession?
• Bottled Water? What Was I Thinking? Consumer Commentary says save a dollar a day or more using tap water.

I want to also thank the carnivals that included us this past week.

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness

• Sunday Money Madness- Fay Edition

• Deals Sunday River Maine Skiing Vacation

• UK Great Britain Europe Coins World Coins Paper Money

• 1 2 Crown UK Great Britain Europe Coins World Coins Paper Money

• 1 2 Penny UK Great Britain Europe Coins World Coins Paper Money

• 2 Shillings UK Great Britain Europe Coins World Coins Paper Money

Sunday Money Madness is your guide to the rest of the blogosphere on personal finance.

• The Other America - Commentary on Food Stamps and the Economy by Patrick at Cash Money Life talks about the food stamp predicament. With food being more expensive it looks like the money allotting through food stamps won’t be enough.
• Digerarti Life talks about how to Lose Weight While Spending Less on Food and Exercise with tips like eating smaller portions and chewing slowly.
• Working on your resume? Money Smart Life posts How Much Job Detail Should You Put on Your Resume?
• Disability insurance is the most neglected form of insurance. Read more at Risk Management via Insurance - Disability Insurance by Million Dollar Journey.
• My Dollar Plan goes into the Creation of CD Ladders for Short Term Money Needs as a way to reduce risk and avoid penalties.
• Are you worried about rising costs and inflation? Mighty Bargain Hunter writes Inflation and rising prices aren’t the same thing.
• Clean Up and Rethink Your Portfolio During Vacation over at Free Money Finance talks about our compulsion to do something when at times doing nothing is far better.
• If you’re looking for More Gas Saving Tips 5CentNickle gives some great ones this week.

I also want to thank those that have featured Rich Credit in Blog Carnivals recently.

• July 20th Roundup

• Sunday Money Madness - Veterans Day Edition

• RCDL Weekly Roundup - Be Prepared to Get Stuffed

• Sunday’s Money Madness

• Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna Roundup

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