
I recently participated in the 165th Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
Towards the end of the carnival, Budgeting Basics: An Expense Tracker That Works does a good job of illustrating my concerns about burying details inside formulas, re: the personal budgeting spreadsheet comparison.
Selected favorites from StumbleUpon, del.icio.us, PFbuzz and carnivals:
Ramblings
The Anatomy of Car Insurance - it is true that you can save literally hundreds of dollars on car insurance, but why?
Reading
Honey, Are We F-D-I-whatever Insured? - includes a graph of how much uninsured deposits have increased since 1992.
Listening
(14 minutes) Dear President Obama - PIMCO’s Bill Gross talks [...]
Each week, I’ll compile a list of favorites from across the financial media. This first week is a mini-version. Subsequent lists will have more items, as my bookmarking improves.
Reading
Buffett’s Big Bet — Warren Buffett bets on the S&P index vs. a basket of hedge funds.
"Buffett himself assesses his chances of winning at only 60%"
"Protégé figures [...]
I participated in my first “carnival” this week, The Carnival of Personal Finance #153 hosted by Money and Values, with my post Diamond Class Action - How Much Can I Get Back. I think these carnivals are a useful filter for finding fresh posts and new blogs.
For example, 4 cool posts I would -not- have [...]