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Random Thoughts

The Friday after a long weekend always feels good because you know it wasn’t a full week of work, and this week was no exception. Many interesting posts from the talented Financial Blogosphere and here are but a few of my favorites from my reading list:

• Michael James wrote about a Credit Card Arbitrage scheme run where the author has floated her debt on zero interest credit cards and has managed to play the balancing act to make sure she never gets dinged with an interest charge, and has banked her mortgage payments instead. I do not recommend this in any way shape or form, however it is an interesting read.
• Our old friend Inflation returned this week with Inflation Jumping 1.7% for April year over year, thanks to higher gasoline prices. What is interesting is there is still a prediction of interest rates being lowered again next week? That seems a little odd, but we shall see.
• Gail Vaz Oxlade wrote about how You Measure Up Financially and the areas you might want to look at to make sure you are measuring the right thing. Remember the old carpenter’s adage, measure twice and cut once.
• Debt Reduction is like Teenage Sex was my attempt at telling folks that you need to discuss more with your family and trusted friends about Debt Reduction if you have a problem.
• Any entry title, Porn, Wealth and Burning Through $60M has got to be an interesting read, and it is an interesting read over at Everybody Loves Your Money.
• If Debt Reduction is Like Teenage Sex then Debt itself is like Fat , where I outline my personal fight against obesity and how it is very much like my fight against debt.
• The Canadian Capitalist answered a reader’s question about Reinvesting Dividend Income, which is a subject near and dear to my heart.
• Anybody looking for a humorous stories about Bar B Qs, my post on Flames and Bar B Qs fits the bill nicely.
• Larry MacDonald chimes in on the BCE Takeover SNAFU and whether BCE can win it’s appeal (as a shareholder, I hope they do).

Have a great weekend.

My Blog Reading List

In case you wonder what financial sites I read and haven’t looked at my right side bar lately.

• Canadian Capitalist
• Canadian Money Blog Reviews
• Dividends Matter
• Investment Jungle
• Larry McDonald’s Investment Ideas
• Michael James on Money
• Ellen Roseman on Money
• Free Money Finance
• Loonies and Sense
• Cdn Money Advisor
• It’s Just Money
• Million Dollar Journey
• Free at 45? Dreamer!
• All Things Financial
• Your Money
• Quest for Four Pillars
• Investor Geeks
• Dividend Guy
• Gail Vaz-Oxlade

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