The Wealth Builder Carnival #117

Welcome to the one hundred seventeenth 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

Peter Buscemi presents Developing a Unique Selling Proposition posted at Four Quadrant, saying, "The creation of a unique selling proposition is one of the most difficult tasks an organization will address so leverage a value proposition example for best results."

Chris Price presents Five Ways for Teens to Make Money during Summer 2013 posted at Earn Money in Pajamas, saying, "It is never too early to start building up a nest egg. Some of the most successful people around are people who started making and saving money early in life. Here are some tips for teens to make some money to start building wealth in the coming summer months."

Susan Wowe presents How to Make Money and Save Money With Instagram posted at Online Business - Make Money Online, saying, "Do you know you can make money and save money by using Instagram on your smart phone? This article is contributed by a Instagram specialist who shares useful tips to make extra money with Instagram while you enjoy your photographing."

Investing

Dividends4Life presents 18 Stocks Growing Their Cash Dividends posted at Dividend Growth Stocks, saying, "When people learn that I am an income investor, the reaction is often a desire to discuss high-yield investments. Many people commonly confuse income investing with high-yield investing. The two are not the same. High-yield investing often carries a greater degree of risk than I am willing to accept. For me, I will continue to focus on high-quality dividend stocks at lower, but growing, yields..."

Michael presents The Lesser Known Canadian Dividend All-Stars posted at Dividend Growth Investing & Retirement, saying, "I created a list of Canadian companies that have increased their dividend for more than 5 consecutive years in a row. In this article I go over some of the lesser known companies on list and explain why they aren't included in some of the more well know lists such as the dividend aristocrats and dividend achiever lists."

Jason Hull presents The Tarrant County Texas Tax Sale posted at Hull Financial Planning, saying, "It is possible to purchase properties at a discount through tax liens or a tax deed sale. This article examines the process of purchasing a tax deed from Tarrant County, Texas, where Fort Worth is located."

Living Frugally

Maryanne Williams presents 20 Creative Ways to Save Money for a Family Vacation posted at Backup Care, saying, "These 20 savings tips can add up big time, helping you to reach your travel goals before you know it."

Kevin Giffin presents How to Shop for School Clothes on a Budget posted at Summer Nanny, saying, "Shopping for school clothes doesn’t have to sink you into debt. Your kids can wear trendy and unique outfits on a budget, as long as you’re willing to work at finding them."

Bryan presents What Is A Good Credit Score? posted at Gajizmo, saying, "With the economy making a strong comeback (despite not everyone being able to feel it), home and car buying, as well as any other credit or loan-based purchasing, will likely increase as time goes on. This is the best time for families to take the appropriate steps to improve their credit scores. But what is a good credit score? What factors are taken into consideration? This article answers these questions and a lot of others you may have about your credit score and history."

Retiring

Super Saver presents Too Old to Rehire and Too Young to Retire posted at My Wealth Buillder, saying, "Unemployed people over 50 are often considered over qualified or too highly paid when apply for jobs. In addition, their 25 years of work experience is not an advantage versus applicants who have just graduated from college. Unfortunately, most of the unemployed over 50 do not yet qualify for retirement with pensions and/or retiree health insurance."

Taxes

John Schmoll presents 4 Simple Ways to Make Filing Taxes Easier Every Year posted at Frugal Rules, saying, "Very few people enjoy doing and filing their taxes. However, with a few simple steps you can make the process easier every year."


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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