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December 22, 2006 @ 7:18 am - Written by Trent
Categories: Morning Roundup
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As a Christmas gift to my readers and some of my favorite blogs (and bloggers), here are links to twenty of my favorite articles over the past few weeks. Please visit these articles and these blogs to spread some Christmas cheer!

As an aside, I won’t be posting regular morning roundups again until 2007 (though I might sneak in a few late next week).

Adventure Money’s CNN Money vs. Blog: Blog Wins
All Things Financial’s Tips For Reining In The Holidays
Bean Counter Blog’s Why Buying A Used Car Might Be An Excellent Idea
Binary Dollar’s How To Ace A Performance Review
Blogging Away Debt’s My Heart Broke Yesterday
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity’s Money Isn’t Everything And It Isn’t You
Boston Gal’s Keeping Track of Electronic Billing
Divorce To Financial Freedom’s Dreading My Next Financial Talk
Free Money Finance’s The Year End Personal Finance Moves You Should Make
The Frugal Duchess’s Savers Versus Shoppers: A Vogue Analysis
Generation X Finance’s The Brown Bag Experiment
Get Rich Slowly’s What If You Have No Credit History?
Make Love, Not Debt’s Spontaneity, Surprises, and the Joint Account
Money, Matter, and More Musings‘ There Should Be A Pill To Make People Stop Spending
My Money Blog’s Did I Just Waste $50 On Firewood?
My Open Wallet’s Costs of a Long Distance Relationship
No Credit Needed’s Ideas For A Debt Free Christmas
Personal Finance Advice’s What It Takes To Make Money On The Internet
Single Ma’s Fabulous Financials‘ Financial Basics For Single Parents
The Sun’s Financial Diary’s From Buy-And-Sell To Buy-And-Hold

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Wow..thats like a “Morning Roundup Carnival” :)Thanks for the link.
Your blog has been a delight to read so far.

Golbguru @ 9:32 am December 22nd, 2006 (comment #1)

Thanks for the mention, always appreciated. Also noticed a few good posts I didn’t notice until now.

Jeremy @ 11:48 am December 22nd, 2006 (comment #2)

Thanks for the link and I am glad you like the article.

Merry Christmas!

Sun @ 9:52 pm December 22nd, 2006 (comment #3)

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