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Weekend Reading – Sept 19, 2008

Money Grubbing Lawyer is a new blog started by a fellow Newfie.  Thus far, he has some great material with a couple of my favorites being Understanding Closing Costs and Choose Your Own Adventure, Bankruptcy Edition.  Check him out!

Canadian Capitalist tells us about the implications of AIG’s fall.

Preet offers a Free Guide to Canadian-Listed ETFs.

Four Pillars has a review the new book Money for Nothing which is followed by a very detailed interview with the author Derek Foster.

Thicken My Wallet, as an employer, has some Job Interviewing Horror Stories.

The Financial Blogger answers the question “How Can Some Mutual Funds Offer A Guaranteed 7% Return As A Retirement Income Solution?

Canadian Dream gives us an update on what he ate for the week that corresponds with his insanely frugal grocery budget.

Micheael James on Money talks about the 20/20 hindsight phenomenon when it comes to investing.

The MoneyGardener writes about the credit crisis of 2008.



11 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. Hey thx for the mention!

    Enjoy your weekend :-D

  2. Thanks for the link, FT. We east coasters have to stick together!

  3. Thanks for the mention. Have a great weekend!

  4. Thanks for the link FT – and for the great idea on how to best promote the blog and e-book – have a great weekend!

  5. Thanks for the mention! Have a great weekend!

  6. Thanks for the link! Have a great weekend.

  7. 7. Mr. Cheap

    Thanks for the link!

  8. Insanely frugal?!? Really I’m insane? (Perhaps I could be if I watched the markets all day long. First down 20% from the peak and then shooting up 5% in a day!)

    Thanks for the link,
    Tim

  9. I appreciate the link FT!

  10. 10. mark

    I am cash poor house reach. I do not have any cash flow. Nor the banks are willing to lend me money. To stand on my feet I need $20,000 to pay off my loan and restart everything. Any ideas How I can do this.

  11. 11. Chuck

    @mark: have you talked about doing a refinance on the mortgage to consolidate all the debt? Any bank or mortgage broker should be able to help you out.

    This assumes you have enough equity in your house to do this.

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