The Wealth Builder Carnival #116

Welcome to the one hundred sixteenth edition of The Wealth Builder Carnival. The purpose of this carnival is to collect articles from the blogosphere on building, preserving and keeping enough wealth for a comfortable retirement. For reference, I have tried to keep the carnival content tightly focused on wealth building and did not include submissions that were off topic. For reading convenience, the posts are listed with a brief summary or comment by the submitter and organized into seven categories: Earning, Insuring and Protecting, Investing, Living Frugally, Retiring, Saving and Taxes.

And now on to the Carnival.

Earning

Bryan presents How To Answer 20 of The Most Common Interview Questions posted at Gajizmo, saying, "If you are a student graduating this summer, unemployed, or currently employed but looking to make a career transition or move, researching and being well-prepared for an interview is a sure way of relieving some of the stress associated with the process. Here is a list of the most common interview questions you can expect as well as tips and suggested answers."

Insuring and Protecting

Bryan presents Get Life Insurance Quotes Online posted at MyLifeInsurance101, saying, "Written by a former life insurance agent and broker, this article highlights the pros and cons of whole, universal, and term life insurance as well as discussing the primary differences between permanent and term coverage. If you are looking for a strong overview of life insurance protection, this post can help you determine what types of policies you should be looking at."

Investing

Dividends4Life presents Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart And Other Big Names Increasing Their Dividends posted at Dividend Growth Stocks, saying, "The life-blood of a sound dividend growth strategy is a growing dividend. Often the initial yield of a dividend growth stock is less than other available stocks, but the dividend growth stock comes with an expectation of reasonable increases year after year. This compounding effect will quickly grow the stocks income. It is well worth the investor's time to find companies that can deliver on this expectation..."

John Schmoll presents 5 Investing Mistakes That Are Easy to Make posted at Frugal Rules, saying, "We all make mistakes, we’re human after all. Investing mistakes can not only be costly, but they can also have a major impact on the overall health and performance of your long term portfolio."

Living Frugally

Theresa Torres presents How to Save Money on Groceries posted at CreditDonkey.com Tips, saying, "Here are some tips on how you can save money on groceries at home, while shopping and the purchase patterns to avoid so you can stay within your budget."

Kaitlyn Johnson presents How to Budget for Having Your First Baby posted at Newborn Care, saying, "There’s an old adage that says if you wait to have children until you can afford them, you’ll never have them. While it’s true that raising kids in today’s world costs a pretty penny."

Josh Champagne presents Do Infrared Heaters Save Money? posted at Josh Champagne, saying, "An infrared heater and an oil-filled radiator go head to head in this real life experiment."

Retiring

Super Saver presents Too Old to Rehire and Too Young to Retire posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, "Fifty years old may be the new goal for retirement."

Saving

CashRebel presents What can your money metrics tell you? posted at CashRebel, saying, "I've applied business money metrics to help drive my wealth building strategies."

Taxes

Kurt presents New Capital Gain Tax Rates posted at Money Counselor, saying, "The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which resolved part of the so-called fiscal cliff, changed capital gain rates for some. Did your rate go up?"

Edward Webber presents Tax Code 944L posted at TaxFix Feed Update, saying, "The tax allowance for 2013 has increased in the UK. This post will let you know how much you can earn before you need to pay any tax."


That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of The Wealth Builder Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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