Weekly Round Up – Dow 10K Edition

The Dow Jones hit 10K this week apparently this was an important milestone. Is the recession over now? personally I do not think it means much [See Dow hits 10K, so What?]. Well either way the stock market has seen a nice rally lately, let’s hope things will continue along this path.

Blog Round Up

We have entered a new era when it comes to going out on dates, it used to be simple; the guy takes the girl out and pays for the date. Things have changed now, some think a girl should pay while other’s still believe in the old traditions. Personally I am somewhat old fashioned, Million Dollar Journey features a guest post on Who should pay?

Ever ran a marathon? They are long, tiring and boring often you just want to stop because you don’t see the point in continuing, ever feel like that about your personal finances? Writers Coin shares five lessons a marathon runners teaches us about finances.

Although I am not a father yet, but from what I have seen being a parent is not easy and being able to manage your finances as a parent is even harder, Canadian Finance Blog provides 10 Money Management tips for expecting parents.

I always like reviewing our spending habits and budget to find places to cut cost, somethings are obvious while others are not so obvious. PT Money shares 15 of those surprising places, I found a few good ones in there that I had not notice before.

Understanding how the credit score system works is always confusing, even more confusing is how to improve your credit score. David @ Money Under 30 features a guest post on achieving credit nirvana, seems like I still have a way to go until I reach nirvana.

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