Money Hacks Carnival #66 – The Family Summer Vacation Edition

Welcome to the 66th Edition of the Money Hacks Carnival – The Family Summer Vacation Edition! I am honored to host my first ever blog carnival. I have fully enjoyed reading all the great posts that were submitted for this week’s event. Unfortunately, with so many submitted articles, I wasn’t able to include all of them in today’s post.

With Memorial Day having come and gone, it is now the official summer vacation season! I know that my family will be taking several “day” vacations this year to take a break from our hectic lives and spend some quality family time together. So often we get caught up in the daily rat race that we don’t sit back and truly appreciate the life we have been given and the people around us. What better way to enjoy friends and relatives than the family summer vacation!

Editor’s Picks

The Magic Kingdom is one of the most visited family vacation destinations in the world – which is why it will highlight today’s Editor’s Picks. This was a very tough decision to make, but here are my Top 5 articles for the week.

• MLR presents Identity Theft: Protect Yourself From Being the Next Victim posted at My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return On Life.
• Studenomist presents More Excuses Used For Not Saving Money posted at Financial Independence in Your 20s | Studenomics.
• Madison presents How is your Lending Club Account Doing? posted at My Dollar Plan.
• Wojciech Kulicki presents Why I Use an Envelope Budget (and Free e-Book Giveaway) posted at Fiscal Fizzle.
• B Simple presents Don’t Automate your Personal Finances and Forget About Them posted at Simplified Financial Lifestyle.

Investing

New York City is normally a top family vacation destination during the summertime. What better way to highlight our Investing posts than by visiting the financial capital of the world!

• D4L presents Dividend Investing in a Bear Market posted at Dividends Value.
• Patrick @ Money Saving Deals presents $50 FREE from ING Direct posted at Money Saving Deals.
• FIRE Finance presents What is the Current Inflation Rate? posted at FIRE Finance.
• Darwin presents Start an Investment Club: How To, Rules and Reality Checks posted at Darwin’s Finance.
• ABC presents Investment Time Horizons for Retirees posted at ABCs of Investing.
• The Smarter Wallet presents Stock Market Index Analysis: Predicting An S & P Reversal posted at The Smarter Wallet.
• Investing School presents Morningstar Review – Free vs Premium Membership posted at Investing School.
• One Family presents eBay (EBAY) – Stock Analysis posted at One Family’s Blog.
• Patrick @ Cash Money Life presents How to evaluate online brokers posted at Cash Money Life.
• tstrump presents Setting Up My Questrade Account posted at The Strump – Financial Blog.

Taxes

Washington D.C. is a popular location to take children if you are looking to mix in some history and government lessons for the family. Since the nation’s capital is responsible for the majority of your Taxes, it highlight’s this weeks single post on the topic.

• MoneyNing presents Let Businesses Deal with Sales Tax – Government Improvement Series posted at Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning.

Frugality & Saving Money

Speaking of Frugality & Saving Money, The Great Smoky Mountains offer some of the most frugal vacation opportunities for your family. Camping and hiking typically don’t cost a lot of money and are abundant in this national park.

• Peter presents Use It Up: Frugality And Food posted at Bible Money Matters.
• J. Money presents T-Mobile & BillShrink love you! Now, who wants a free phone? posted at Budgets are Sexy..
• DR presents Review of WT Direct Online Savings Account posted at The Dough Roller.
• Heather Levin presents Frugal Tips From the Tightwad Gazette posted at The Greenest Dollar.
• Tyrone presents How to Become a Millionaire posted at Millionaire Acts.
d. ninja presents What do I consider to be stupdendeliciously rich?! posted at Punch Debt In The Face.
• Miss M presents FNBO’s Pay Yourself First Challenge: Q&A with Winner Kristen! posted at M is for Money.
• Wealth Pilgrim presents Cheapo Parents Have Better Kids – The Proof posted at Wealth Pilgrim: Money Management Advice, Financial Stress Management, & Resources.
• Todd Metheny presents The Cost of Being a Vegetarian (or Vegan) posted at The Personal Finance Playbook.
• Barry presents Saving Money At The Amusement Park posted at Associate Money.
• SpendingIt presents The Three Biggest Opportunities to Save Money posted at Spending It.

Debt & Credit

Thinking of a tropical getaway? Then head to Hawaii! If you are worried about going into Debt traveling to Hawaii this summer, you may be surprised. I have actually heard from some friends that there are incredible deals this summer to visit Hawaii. Take advantage of the economic downturn if you can by visiting this tropical destination.

• jim presents How to Build Your Credit History with Tradelines posted at Bargaineering.
• Chris Holdheide presents 5 Things You Can Do Right To Get Debt Free Part 1 posted at stumbleforward.com.
• PT presents 5 Great Reasons to Have Less Debt posted at Prime Time Money.
• ChristianPF presents Visa gift cards as a gift? posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog.
• Baker presents How To Freeze Credit Reports Online posted at Man Vs. Debt.
• Rags presents Is All Debt Bad? posted at From Rags 2 Riches.
• Jim DeSantis presents 3 Keys To Self-Control and Saving Money posted at On Line Tribune Reports.
• Wenchypoo presents The Protectionist Plastic Police posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.
• Ryan Lynch presents Debt Settlement Companies Will NOT Improve Your Credit Score posted at The Better Credit Blog | Answering Your Credit Questions & Free Negotiation Dispute Letters.

Insurance

Provided these locations are current with their hurricane Insurance, visiting the Outer Banks can be a wonderful place to enjoy the beach with your family this summer.

• Money Beagle presents Annual Review Of Our Homeowners Insurance Policy posted at MoneyBeagle.

Economy

Chicago offers tons of activities for all types of families. You can help stimulate the Economy by visiting this vacation destination.

• Aryn presents That Makes Me Stabby: Stupid Banks posted at Sound Money Matters.
• Bank Savings Review presents More Restrictions to Repaying the TARP posted at Bank Savings Review.
• Mike Crawford presents If You Give Me $5 Trillion, I Will Show You A Good Time posted at FiPod.

Career

You could make a full time Career by visiting all the different places in the Grand Canyon. Visiting national parks can help limit costs on your vacation compared to alternative options.

• Writer’s Coin presents Getting Ahead At Work: Are You A Hammer Or A Swiss Army Knife? posted at Wise Bread.
• Todd presents The 50’s Landmine posted at HarvestingDollars.

Other

Taking “day” vacations can be a great opportunity to save money by visiting local attractions. This Other vacation option can help stimulate the local economy while providing a great time for your family.

• Jeff Rose presents How To Be Prepared For a Storm and/or Emergency posted at Jeff Rose.
• Canadian Finance presents Contribute To RRSP or Pay Down Mortgage? | The Canadian Finance Blog posted at The Canadian Finance Blog.
• The Happy Rock presents We Spend Coins Faster than Bills posted at The Happy Rock.
• FMF presents More Thoughts on How to Have a High Net Worth posted at Free Money Finance.
• Roshawn Watson presents Good Old Middle Class or Wealthy, You Decide posted at Watson Inc.
• kathryn presents Saving Your Mortgage from Foreclosure posted at Out of Debt – Christian Finances and Debt Help.
• Flea presents What Exactly Is A Cheapskate posted at Be A Survivor.
• Matthew Paulson presents A Resource for Getting Debt Free posted at American Consumer News.
• nickel presents How to Find the Best Mortgage Rates posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Well, that completes this edition. Please do your part to promote this carnival post anyway you feel you can. Thanks again for stopping by!

Be sure to check out next week’s Money Hacks Carnival hosted by Man vs. Debt.

Tune back in tomorrow for the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights that I am hosting on PFI. There is still time to submit your article for consideration using the submission guidelines form.

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