Money Hackers Carnival #20, Chicago style
Welcome to this week’s Money Hacks carnival! Putting my own Chicago spin on the list, I’m showcasing some of the city’s sights, compliments of Flickr. Enjoy!
EDITOR’s PICKS 
along the Chicago River/Trump Tower, image by ChicagoEye
**J. Money presents Start Investing by 26, Retire a Millionaire by 67 posted at Budgets are Sexy. I totally agree. If there’s one thing this almost-26-year-old girl (I’m talking about me, here) knows, it’s that you should invest now.
**I couldn’t agree more with FMF, who presents How to Hire a Good Tax Professional posted at Free Money Finance. Personally, I found my fantastic, saves-me-tons-of-money accountant through a referral.
**Think looks don’t matter? Think again. Silicon Valley Blogger presents Get Hired, Get a Raise and Get Paid More By Improving Your Appearance posted at The Digerati Life.
***It’s always possible to start saving/investing, and this article shows you one way to do so. FFB presents A CD Ladder Plan For Beginning Savers posted at Free From Broke.
**If you love your pet as much as I do, you’ll want to take a look at Amanda Milne’s The Undeniable Pet Insurance posted at Value For Your Life.
CAREER/INCOME,
with the foggy Windy City, ala truello
Paul Piotrowski presents Why Does it Feel Like You’re Going Backwards posted at Inspired Money Maker.
BlogDebt presents Want extra money to save? Increase your means! posted at Blogging Down Debt | Becoming Debt Free One Post At a Time.
Passive Income Investor is inspiring with Monthly Passive Income Finally Breaks $3,000 Barrier posted at LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS & PASSIVE INCOME.
CREDIT/DEBIT with the city and its lights, photo taken by ir0cko
Madison presents Best Travel & Hotel Rewards Credit Cards posted at My Dollar Plan.
Card Blogger presents The Best Credit Cards posted at My Credit Card Blog.
Ken Clark, CFP presents Four Neighborhoods That Will Pay For Your Child’s College Education posted at Saving for College - About.com.
Ray presents How To Generate Valid Credit Card Numbers posted at Money Blue Book Personal Finance Blog.
Ryan Suenaga presents Money Hacks Challenge: Maximize Rewards or Time Your Cards? posted at Uncommon Cents.
Heather Allen presents Beware Online Credit Fraud posted at The DebtFree Playbook Blog.
GBlogger presents Is Big Brother Lowering Your Credit Because of Your Drinking? posted at CAN I GET RICH ON A SALARY.
INVESTING, next to the Sears Tower, 
taken by clearlyambiguous
Steve Faber presents - Stock Market Terms – The Top10 Market Terms You Need to Know (Part 1) posted at Debt Free.
MoneyEnergy presents Gold Dividends: 11 Mining Stocks That Pay Them posted at MoneyEnergy.
Todd presents Weber’s Law posted at HarvestingDollars.
The Shark Investor presents I’d Be The Growlingest Bear on the Internet If Only I Were a Bear posted at The Shark Investor.
Raag Vamdatt presents Residential / Commercial Property for a Non Resident Indian (NRI) :: RaagVamdatt.com :: Financial Planning demystified posted at RaagVamdatt.com.
The Financial Blogger presents How to trade commodities? posted at The Financial Blogger.
Slackerwealth presents Procter and Gamble, A Case for Going Long posted at A Slacker’s Quest for His First Million.
Joe Manausa presents Understanding Trends In Real Estate posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog.
SAVING MONEY, next to the beautiful Cloud Gate, photo by duchamp 
LAL presents Matter of Perspective posted at LivingAlmostLarge.
Sean talks about the subject on everyone’s mind lately with his Locking-In Low Gas Prices vs. Locking-In High Fuel Efficiency posted at Financial Ramblings.
Tanesha Morgan presents The Basics of Life Insurance posted at Personal Finance Analyst.
PFI presents Financial Benefits of a DVR posted at Passive Family Income.
Curt presents Trick Yourself into Saving Money posted at PennyJobs.com.
Lisa Spinelli presents “I Haven’t Saved a Dime,” or “Will I Have a Heart Attack When I Retire?” posted at Greener Pastures.
Dorian Wales presents 10 Tips on More Efficient and Economic Use of Air-Conditioners posted at The Personal Financier.
Anand presents How to Master Money & Wealth | Money Management posted at AnandDhillon.com - Self-Help for Self-Mastery.
Coupon Artist presents Stockpiling Food: How to Buy and Organize a Food Stockpile posted at artofthecoupon.com.
Anand presents How to Master Money & Wealth | The Key to Financial Freedom posted at Anand Dhillon’s Self-Help Blog.
Brooke asks for tips on saving money on school supplies, Halfway Thru Summer Already and… posted at Dollar Frugal. The winning tip will get a free one-month banner ad on her site.
Larry Russell presents Living Expense Tracking Methods posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.
admin presents Don’t Chase High Interest Rates posted at Best Interest Rate Banks.
Lauren presents 10 Tips on buying a new car or used car posted at FGC Auto Blog.
TAX & ECONOMY, with Navy Pier, compliments of cellycruz
jim presents How to Get Old W-2 and 1040 Tax Forms posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
The Happy Rock presents Have We Finally Hit Our Gas Price Tipping Point? posted at The Happy Rock.
KCLau presents How inflation affects your life? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips.
Toni Graybill presents The Road to Wealth is Stuff posted at Maximize Health and Wealth.
And, last but not least is everything else: RETIREMENT/ GENERAL / PHILOSOPHY / MONEY, next to a classic Chicago landmark, the Marshall Field’s clock, photo by liz_noise
Wanda Grindstaff presents Retirement or Lifestyle - It is Your Choice! posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.
Fred Black presents Toilet Paper Millionaire! posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog..
Cash Money Life bares all with What’s in Your Wallet? posted at Cash Money Life.
C. King presents Why Soft Selling Appeals To Cultures With High Femininity posted at Get International Clients.
So Cal Savvy presents A day at the beach posted at So Cal Savvy.
Aryn presents The Documents You Need: List of Accounts posted at Sound Money Matters.
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28 Responses to “Money Hackers Carnival #20, Chicago style”
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I love the cloud pic! Thanks for hosting.
Thanks for including my article this week and thanks for hosting!
Thanks for hosting, great BC. My partner stumbled it.
Patrick like the clouds, I like the Chicago tub boat
I was in Chicago some years back. Beautiful city and some of the best pizza I’ve had (and I’m from NYC).
Thanks for hosting and the generous Editor’s pick!
Great job with the carnival! I’m honored that you chose my post about my family’s pet savings plan as an editor’s pick! It looks like there’s some great hacks this week, and I look forward to reading them…I can feel myself getting smarter already
Sincerely,
Amanda
Thanks you for including my article. Much appreciated.
Rock on! Thx for the hard work putting it all together (i know it can be time consuming), and also for the Editor’s pick
Thanks for posting my article! Nice site you have here.
Great job with the carnival and thanks for including my article.
thanks for including me. i’ve stumbled this post.
Great job hosting. GradGirl. Even though I didn’t participate this week, the Chicago theme brings back good memories of a city I called home for a few years.
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I went to Chicago once and I loved it. This was before our marriage and I hope to be able to take my family again one day. I really like how the city is organized, btw.
Thank you for hosting.
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