Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 9 Secret Ways to Persuade and Influence People
By Linsey Knerl
Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we offer 9 secret ways to get what you want, over 100 tips for saving money in 2010, and a killer guide to your first dinner party! And who can live without our discovery of eating oatmeal — on a sandwich!
Top 5 Articles
9 Secret Ways to Persuade and Influence People — If pleading “pretty please with a cherry on top” isn’t getting you your own way, consider this handy guide in the art of persuasion. (You may not even realize that you’re using many of the tips, already!) Dumb Little Man
Dinner Party for Beginners — In addition to a few mouth-watering recipes, this fabulous menu gives you 10 of the best party prep tips we’ve seen yet! Dig in! Chow
101 Ways to Cut Your Spending This Year — Many of these are things we all do every day. But others (like Angel Food Ministries and buying whole sides of beef) may be new to you. Scan this list to see what you may be missing! Being Frugal
5 Way to Find the Joy of Cooking For One — I can’t remember ever cooking for just myself, but I may have to someday. For those who’ve lost the inspiration to make meals daring when you’re dining solo, this list is a handy and encouraging treat! Divine Caroline
Healthy Breakfast Idea: Rethinking Oatmeal — Just when I thought I knew everthing there was to do with oatmeal, this blogger goes and makes it into…a sandwich? Check out this ultra, high-fiber alternative to scooping it out of a bowl. The Smarter Wallet
Other Essential Reading
10 Uncluttering Things to Do Every Day — #1 on this list is make your bed. If you have the courage to read on, there are several other “you know you should” tasks that will truly make your life easier (especially if you have pets). Just do it! Unclutterer
11 Creative Ways to Reuse Packing Peanuts — Wow! We never knew all the clever ways you could use those annoying little things. Save them from a landfill and save money, too! The Daily Green
How to Save Money On Your Commute — Not only does this post cover the basics of alternative transportation (which I’m sure we’re all familiar with), but it gives good external links and some great motivation for making the switch. Saving for Serenity
The 20-Something Guide to Financial Potholes — While many of these mistakes can be easily made in our 30’s…they are great to be aware of at any age! Check out the debut of a new blog with this eye-opening post! Untemplater
How to Follow the Entire Personal Finance Blogosphere — There’s an easier way to track all your favorite blogs’ new posts (and discover new stuff daily). Learn to use this handful of great aggregate sites, and see what’s going on all over the PF world! Automatic Finances
We were featured in the latest Make It From Scratch Carnival at Out of Debt Again. Thanks for including us with such a fabulous group of bloggers!
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about 6 months ago
You can mix them with ketchup and eat them. And they are fat free.
about 6 months ago
Your downfall is the shopping. You can't have money if you spend it and no tips on the planet will work for you if you don't set your goals and work to achieve them. You might want to find a part time job and probably too young to work for an employer but you can work for yourself. What are your skills? Use them to help your customers and clients. Check out the library for books like "Fast Cash for Kids" by Bonnie & Noel Drew. Have your parents open up a savings account for you… DO NOT accept an ATM card and continue to fund that account with every dollar you can until the trip. Once you see the balance accumulating, you will have more motivation to funding it and not using it. Stay out of stores. Borrow and trade things with friends. Use the services of the library. You have to choose between your shopping and your longer term goals.
about 6 months ago
Try your local Salvation Army or local church pantry. My state has a service called 2-1-1 where you can call with any questions.
about 6 months ago
Rate it? From 1-10? A two.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't like stories that are ridiculously unrealistic. A midwife perfectly okay with helping a woman risk her life just because she wants a homebirth? Silly. I'd be too busy hating the midwife to be able to read the entire story.
You have a story that might be a pretty good one if you make it more believable.
about 6 months ago
knitting when your bored on a winter day and you can't go outside
photography when there is a special occasion or natural beauty you want to photograph such as a sunset or mountain
and writing when you have an idea and you want to share it with the world