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Thanks for joining us here for RCDL Thanksgiving roundup. Did you eat turkey and pumpkin pie and get stuffed? I can hear the belt buckles straining! Below you’ll find a bunch of wonderful posts by many authors from the past week on topics you care about separated by category. Be sure to check out the holiday shopping section!

Banking, Credit, and Debt

• Credit Karma presents Ten Ways to Make your Credit Look Better.
• Frugal in the Fruitlands says Support the Credit CARD Act of 2008.
• Green Panda Treehouse writes How to Fix Your Credit Report and Raise Your Score.
• The Happy Rock says Gas Prices - The Silver Lining of the Recession.
• I Will Teach You to Be Rich presents Tip #21: Save thousands by pre-paying your debt.
• NCN asks How Do Credit Card Companies Calculate Minimum Monthly Payments?

Frugal Tips and Stories

• Almost Frugal blogs Childproofing Your House - The Frugal Way.
• Bible Money Matters writes Christmas Budgeting Tips: Avoid Overspending At This Expensive Time Of Year
• The Wisdom Journal says Get 70 Percent Off Your Meal at Restaurant.com.
• I Just Negotiated a Lower Mortgage Payment with Countrywide says Pants in a Can!
• Digerati Life posts Win A Million Dollars Then File For Bankruptcy.
• Frugal Dad asks Have You Ever Been Embarrassed To Be Frugal?
• Everybody Loves to Spend Your Money on Cheap Entertainment at Our Local School.

Holiday Shopping

• Cash Money Life writes up Money Saving Tips For The Holidays - Free Ebook.
• Smarter Wallet says Don’t Pay Full Price! Where To Find Bargain Gift Cards.
• Moolanomy presents 9 Smart Holiday Shopping Tips.
• Not Made of Money offers these Five Personal Finance Gifts for Under $25
• Money Smart Life with Christmas Shopping and Saving Tips for a Troubled Economy.
• Eight Secret Ways To Convince Your Man To Go Shopping This Holiday Season by Frugal Dad again.

• RCDL Weekly Roundup - Be Prepared to Get Stuffed

• Bush Plans to Host World Summit to Address the Current Credit Crisis

• Sunday Money Madness

• President-Elect Obama Roundup

• How to Evaluate Your Financial Risks

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I would like to thank LazyMan for tagging me with in his 6 word memoir: Money - freedom to do almost anything

By being tagged I need to write my own 6 word memoir….

Financial Freedom Equals Cashflow Leveraged Wealth

I think the statement says it all, but to expound a little… financial freedom is one of the most universal monetary goals of any individual, family, or corporation. The way to achieve financial freedom quickly and securely is through the use of leverage and cash flow management. Creating multiple diversified income streams of ever increasing cash flow using leverage of existing cash flow, assets, interpersonal network, and even debt.

And To Tag a few people to write there own 6 word memoir:

• brip blap
• Cash Money Life
• The Dough Roller
• Living Off Dividends
• Blogging Away Debt

• Travesty of the Debt Snowball aka Hello World

• How Far Into Debt Should You Go?

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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.

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• Sunday Money Madness: Bootacular Edition

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• Sunday Money Madness: Money and Frugalness

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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?

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• Guides, Tips Ferrules Rod Building Repair Fishing

• Acrylic Nails Tips Nail Care Polish Store

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

• The Digerati Life had a guest post from a HandyMan.  Remodel Your Bathroom! Try 3 New Ideas To Freshen Up Your Bathroom  is a excellent use of debt and they increase the value of your home.
• Need to Get Rid of Some of Your Junk? Don’t Underestimate the Power of Free by Generation X Finance brings up an important issue. Is your time worth more than the bit of money you’d get in return trying to sell junk items?
• The Sun’s Financial Diary writes EverBank Offers Better Rates: 4.76% Intro APY. If you’re thinking of using EverBank this is a really good post for getting details.
• Over at Brip Blap there’s a funny post about building wealth and what it takes. Short, sweet, and obvious.
• How Much Should You Tip? Divide by Six is a trick from Cash Money Life this week. How much do you tip?
• Blueprint for Financial Success asks Do You Carpool? Gas prices being what they are, this is a good idea to do if you can find people along your normal route to work.
• NCN is working on a series of Bills-In-A-Box: The Stress-Free System For Organizing Your Finances. Do you have a system that you use for bill payments? Share with us in a comment!
• Consumer Commentary blogs about Reusable Bags at the Grocery Store this week. Do you use canvas, paper, or plastic? Do you recycle your paper and/or plastic?

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the SMR. Browse by category for your weekend reading material. What other categories would you like to see here? Let me know - leave a comment!

College | Home:

• Kirberts says you can be in the school you want with affordable student loans.
• School Loan Consolidating Weblog asks how much does college REALLY cost?
• Money Roots writes what is a home improvement loan?

Investing | Stocks:

• The Smarter Wallet gives good advice on how to protect yourself against the economic crisis.
• Bizcovering blogs a comprehensive look at stock market investing. Good for beginners.
• Investing in company stock - how many shares should you own? Money Smart Life answers this question. What do you think?
• What are the best places for your money when the stock market tanks asks Digerati Life.

Debt | Debt Leveraging:

• Don’t miss understand debt to increase wealth over at Personal Debt Consolidation.
• Check out this YouTube video on debt leveraging. There are several in this series - watch them all!
• Elbert: Experts expound views on debt at DesMoinesRegister.com is an excellent read; comprehensive and easy to follow.

Save Money | Frugal Tips:

• Cash Money Life blogs these helpful tips for buying used cars.
• Learn how NCN reduced hosptial bill by 10%
• Making the switch to store brands says Frugal Village can save you money.
• Wisebread asks, do you own any of the 4 sort-of small kitchen gadgets that equal big savings?

Thanks to the carnivals that hosted us!

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• President-Elect Obama Roundup

• Sunday Money Madness: Bootacular Edition

• Sunday Money Madness - Go for Broke

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• Deals Sunday River Maine Skiing Vacation

• High School Romance Books

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Welcome to a new edition of the Sunday Money Madness roundup. I hope you enjoy this light bit of weekend reading.

Debt | Debt Leveraging:

• Cash Money Life presents 10 Ways to Pay Your Debt Off Faster.
• College Loans: Not Always Good Debt at National Payday explains. What do you think?

Investing | Stocks:

• Don’t miss 14 Effective Strategies To Leverage A Weak Stock Market by Digerati Life.
• Sun’s Financial Diary writes Is Small-Cap Making a Comeback?
• Investing in Company Stock - How Many Shares Should You Own posed by Money Smart Life delves headfirst into answering this question.
• Business Week explains How Your Career Affects Your Portfolio.

Save Money | Frugal Tips:

• Ways To Save on Seasonal Purchases: Time To Shop For Halloween by the Smarter Wallet gives some excellent tips.
• Frugal Dad blogs Do Netflix and Blockbuster Really Offer a Frugal DVD Rental Service?
• The Grocery Store Shrink Ray Attacks the Beer Aisle by All Financial Matters looks at new craze manufacture’s have put into place of “same price for less stuff.”

Credit Cards:

• CNN Money writes 4 tips for managing credit card changes.
• Check out Five Essential Skills for Mastering Plastic written by Get Rich Slowly.

Know of an article that fits one of these categories that was published in the last week? Point it out!

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Good morning and welcome to Rich Credit’s Sunday’s Money Madness. This week from the finance blogosphere you can learn more about the Obama Stimulus Check, Congress’ Housing Rescue Bill, how to protect yourself from unnecessary purchases and more.

• Free Money Finance writes Almost Anything Has Better Odds than Winning the Lottery! What are your chances?
• Cash Money Life had several interesting posts this week and Obama Proposes $1000 Stimulus Check - Second Time a Charm is only one of them. Don’t miss out on the others!
• You might have been a victim in the past of Upselling & Cross-Selling. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity identifies these tactics and offers tips to help you defend against them.
• Inside the Housing Rescue Bill by 5 Cent Nickel is a look at the new bill in congress.
• Lost Money: How Money Drains Add Up To $175,000 In 10 Years at Digerati Life is a close up look on those superfluous purchases and what they can mean to you in the future.
• Consumer Commentary posts My Experiences Selling Online, a personal look at some of the major online selling sites.
• The Sun’s Financial Diary interviews EverBank Direct President about EverBank.
• Six Ways You Can Earn Extra Money This Weekend by Money Smart Life is a quick read with some engaging ideas.
• Have you ever needed to know How to Make Early Roth IRA Withdrawals? My Dollar Plan shows you how.

Thanks to Weight Master for having us in the Weight Management and Fitness Forum 22nd Edition. Have a safe weekend everybody!

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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.

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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

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• Tropical Ceiling Fans Home Lighting

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