Carnival of Personal Finance #98

Monday’s Carnival of Pesronal Finance is alive and kicking over at We’re In Debt.
Mint’s Tasty Monday Pick? Financial Impact of Your First Apartment from Nina at Queercents.com

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Personal Finance Interview with Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net

Leo’s website, zen habits, focuses on achieving goals, creating productivity, being organize, practicing sound financial lifestyle, and writings on many other numerous spiffy subjects. While emailing Leo for the interview, we noticed that he definitely practice what he writes about, as his emails and responses were on-time and well organized! Check out today’s interview to read more about Leo and his personal finances.

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HOWTO: Be Savvy with Credit Card Balance Transfers Offers

If you own a credit card, you’ve most likely received a balance transfer offer from your existing credit card companies, or an introductory balance transfer rate from a different credit card issuer.
Transferring your balance from a card with a high interest rate to a lower interest rate card may seem like a no-brainer — but [...]

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Want a Sneak Peek at Mint, the free personal finance solution?

Spring has sprung in Northern California, and the weather here in Mountain View makes it tough to stay indoors. But we’ve ignored all that sunshine, and kept our engineers working hard to create Mint, the free and simple personal finance solution.

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Personal Finance Interview with Monk of MoneyMonk

MoneyMonk’s blog is a recent addition to the personal finance blogsphere. She is able to save a hefty 45% of her take home income and one of her goals is to retire at 50. Check out today’s interview to read more about MoneyMonk and her personal finances.

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Financial Management: Jump Start Your Credit History

Building a good credit history during your college years is certainly not required for a healthy financial life — but when done correctly, it will definitely put you ahead of the game. With that in mind, we’ve listed five easy ways in building a great credit history while you-re young.

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Personal Finance Interview with Mike of CleverDude.com

CleverDude.com is a personal finance blog that you should definitely check out. Mike updates the blog with frequent posting, and dishes out money saving ideas such as frugal lunches. Check out today’s interview to read more about Mike and his personal finance.

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Home Budget: The Pastor’s House (Updated)

Mint’s note: Below is the follow-up we received from the Tuesday Train Wreck posted two weeks ago, entitled The Pastor’s House. In this story, the submitter purchased a house from their pastor, who exploited their trust in him to sell them a house that required major improvements, under an unfavorable contract. It looked [...]

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Debt Management Tools: Don’t Let Credit Cards Own You

Debt management tools are something that we care about here at Mint. Learn more about debt management tools with tips in our blog article index.

There’s no shortage of memorable events during college: spring break trips, the night you got that new car, and definitely the occasional house party or three. Of course, then you have [...]

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Financial Planner - Roth IRA Sample Case: The Vanguard Target Retirement Fund

Financial planning and debt planning are two of the issues that we care about here at Mint. Learn more with great financial planning tips in our blog article index.

For most young professionals in the lower tax bracket, choosing a Roth IRA (Individual Retirement Account) is generally a no-brainer. As a thrill-filled retirement account, the Roth [...]

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