PFI Weekly Updates – November 25 (2008)

photo credit: NrbelexWelcome to PFI and the weekly updates – The Finance Blog Network edition. A few weeks ago, I decided to join The Finance Blog Network as an associate member. There are a few requirements needed to become an associate member which include -

• Write for a personal finance blog
• Have written at least 100 articles for a minimum of 6 months
• Continue to post at least 3 times per week
• Add The Finance Blog Network logo to your blog

I choose to join this network for a couple of reasons. First, I was looking to expand my network of readers and thought this was an excellent way to start. I really don’t do a lot of promoting on social networking sites, so I thought that this was a nice opportunity to attract fellow personal finance bloggers. Secondly, I was interested in the group writing projects that we participate in. I participated in my first group writing project which focused on Advice For President-Elect Obama. There are some really good points of view by other members you should check out! I find that participating in these types of activities will expand my writing skills and ideas. I probably would have never written an article about President-Elect Obama if it were not for this group project. I actually enjoyed writing this article and look forward to more group projects in the future.

Carnivals
November 24, 2008 – I had an article included in the 180th Carnival of Personal Finance hosted by Living Almost Large. I would like to thank Living Almost Large for including my post – Should we let General Motors fail?.

November 19, 2008 – I participated in the Money Hacks Carnival #39 hosted by Moolanomy. A very special thanks to Pinyo at Moolanomy for hosting this carnival in an emergency and for including my post – Save Money Through Plant Propagation.

November 18, 2008 – I participated in the festival of frugality #152: affected by recession edition hosted by Financial Wellness Project. A very special thanks to Financial Wellness Project for including my post – Turn Frugal Behaviors into a Game.

November 17, 2008 – I had an article included in the Carnival of Debt Reduction #166 hosted by SimplyForties. A very special thanks to SimplyForties for including my post – If I had an Extra $1,000.

Articles I liked this week
Sticking with the theme, I am listing articles posted by members of The Finance Blog Network that I really liked. All of these articles were written by members and associate members of the network. Here are some of my favorites from the past week -

1 – Curt from PennyJobs writes about our nations need for a new generation of leaders who can dream big and follow through on those dreams! I think this is so important with the economic crisis we are facing.

2 – Saving to Invest discusses how much money bloggers actually make from their sites.

3 – Amateur Asset Allocator provides us with some reasons to roll your 401k over. Everyone I talk to these days is worried about their 401k because of the poor economy.

4 – The Stock Talk gives us thoughts on why we should let The Big 3 fail. As most of you know, I have some strong interest in this topic.

5 – Bridging The Gaap gives us a list of 3 things everyone should have for financial peace of mind.

6 – Money Hacks posts about our trillion dollar deficit which doesn’t give you a warm feeling.

7 – Rich Credit Debt Loan shows us how to end paycheck reliance, which I hope to do someday!

Have an excellent week!

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