Bookmarked: Carnivals, Links, and More - May 07
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It has been a very busy week for me, but I did find time to participate in my first two carnivals ever, as well as continue to enjoy reading other blogger’s posts and contributions.
Carnival of Personal Finance
Kimberly Palmer over at US News & World Report’s Alpha Consumer blog hosted the 151st Carnival of Personal Finance this Monday, and I was lucky enough to have my post “Keeping Track of Rebates and Promotions (Remember the Milk)” included in the list. Thanks to Kimberly for hosting this week!
Festival of Frugality
Dawn over at Frugal for Life hosted the 124th Festival of Frugality (”The Name Edition”), and I was honored to have one of my posts included — “Avoiding Airline Fees“. Again, thanks to Dawn for taking the time to host the festival this week!
What I Have Been Reading
I have been considering doing a mini-road trip at some point this summer, and with talk of “How Gas Prices Will Ruin Your Summer” (ABC News), the issue of gas prices has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Naturally, this subject has been getting quite a bit of discussion lately, and I found two blog posts in particular interesting: Ron over at The Wisdom Journal’s entry on “10 Simple Behavioral Changes That Save Gas” and DR over at The Dough Roller’s entry on “25 Ways to Save Money on Gas“. Both posts offer some very useful tips that I plan to keep in mind.
On the subject of protecting yourself when making large purchases, Money Blue Book has a useful post on how to “Get A Free Extended Warranty By Purchasing with a Credit Card” — extended warranty protection is something that I always knew some credit cards had, but had never really bothered to investigate. Turns out that among my cards, the Citi mtvU card has the Visa extended warranty protection, which means that I can continue to use the card for the effective 5% back at Amazon and receive extended warranty protection.
Of course, even with extended warranty protection, sometimes you just want to get rid of the thing, which is why I enjoyed learning more about what happens when Buying and Returning Heavy, Expensive Products on Amazon over at Clever Dude. His experience makes me more comfortable purchasing large items online at Amazon.
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