We have gotten a few calls since we put my car up for sale. The most interesting was one that kept text messaging us asking questions that were already answered in the ad. The final question was if we would accept $8,000 more than the asking price and send them a check for the difference. Seriously?
My husband researched it and found that it is a typical scam the con artists try to pull on people selling a car. They never take possession of the car and you never get the money they offer, but they get away with your money.
My favorite article of the week
Play the Annual Invest Lazy Man’s Money Game [1].
Want to invest someone else’s money? You can! He is letting readers invest his Roth IRA contribution. I love to invest other people’s money!
Saving Money on Food
How I managed to spend almost $9000 on lunch this year [2] at Brip Blap.
Looking at the cost of eating out versus bringing your own lunch and investing the difference and the money really adds up!
Coupon Tips and Tricks That Can Cut Your Grocery Bill By 80% [3]
Tips to combine loss leaders with coupons, stock up when things are on sale, and donate the extras to charity.
Frugal Recipe: Beef Stew [4] at Million Dollar Journey.
Kids
Lots of great articles about kids and money this week:
- Ten Ways You Can Teach Your Kids About Money
- Principles Parents Must Teach Their Children If They Ever Want to Get Rid of Them! [5]
- Morningstar’s Best and Worst 529 College Savings Plans [6]
Other articles I enjoyed:
- Saving Money, Saving Fuel, Saving The Environment [7] at The Good Human
- 12 Household Uses for Used Plastic Containers [8] at Frugal Dad
- Microloans Make A Difference For Those Living In Poverty [9] at My Super-Charged Life
- Think Your Mutual Fund Fees Are High? [10] at The Wisdom Journal
- Thank You, Yahoo!, for Perpetuating the Use of Home Equity as Cash [11] at Generation X Finance
Carnivals
- 149th Carnival of Personal Finance [12]
- Carnival of Money Stories [13] included What I Learned About Taxes This Year… [14]
- Money Hackers Carnival [15] featured Do You Back Up Your Financial Data? [16] as an Editor Pick!