Finance Fiesta #13 – Triskaidekaphobia Edition!
Welcome to the (lucky) edition of the Finance Fiesta! In celebration of this being our 13th Finance Fiesta, I’ve decided to dub this Fiesta the Triskaidekaphobia edition!
For those who don’t know, Triskaidekaphobia is the irrational fear of the number 13. Wikipedia enlightens us about the origins of this strange phobia:
“Some Christian traditions have it that at the Last Supper, Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table, and that for this reason 13 is considered to carry a curse of sorts.
Triskaidekaphobia may have also affected the Vikings—it is believed that Loki in the Norse pantheon was the 13th god. More specifically, Loki was believed to have engineered the murder of Baldr, and was the 13th guest to arrive at the funeral. This is perhaps related to the superstition that if thirteen people gather, one of them will die in the following year. This was later Christianized in some traditions into saying that Satan was the 13th angel. Another Norse tradition involves the myth of Norna-Gest: when the uninvited norns showed up at his birthday celebration—thus increasing the number of guests from ten to thirteen—the norns cursed the infant by magically binding his lifespan to that of a mystic candle they presented to him.”
This week’s luckiest post goes to Silicon Valley Blogger. Be sure to check out her post, Ready To Retire Right Now? Find Out If It’s Time To Quit The Rat Race, over at The Digerati Life.
Also included in this weeks edition:
KCLau presents What Do You Know About Bankruptcy? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips, saying, “Bankcruptcy is a word that immediately brings a negative vision to our minds. It happens everywhere in the world and is not partial to a certain country, race or nationality. An article on how bankruptcy happens and how to be discharged from bankruptcy.”
Budgeting Techniques
Pamela Grundy presents Hello Saks, Here I Come! posted at Personal Finance Analyst.
RDS presents Budgeting system #3 – let the bank manage your envelopes posted at Financial Values.
Jim presents » 7 Deadly Sins of Personal Finance: Don’t Budget on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.
Debt Repayment
Raag Vamdatt presents Change in interest rate: Impact on floating rate home loan, EMI and tenure :: RaagVamdatt.com :: Financial Planning demystified posted at RaagVamdatt.com.
Ace Elliott presents Avoiding Mortgage Foreclosure posted at Care on Credit, saying, “As the home mortgage market sways find out what you can do to anchor yourself and weather the foreclosure storm.”
Mara presents After You Pay Off Credit Card Debt posted at Personal Debt Consolidation.
Economics
Momma presents Publix – Where Shopping Is A Pleasure | Momma’s Blog posted at Tales From The Road Less Traveled.
Money Management
Del Sandeen presents How Much are You Really Spending? posted at Fiscal Liberty.
NtJS presents Thieves, Damn Thieves posted at not the jet set, saying, “Here to dispel the myth that debit cards are less secure than credit cards is a rep from the First Bank of Podunk…”
Joe Manausa presents How To Dispute Your Property Taxes posted at Tallahassee Real Estate Blog, saying, “As long as the assessed value does not exceed the market value they will raise the assessed value, so it is important to know what your property is worth today!”
Del Sandeen presents 5 Side Hustles You Can Do for Extra Cash posted at Fiscal Liberty.
chriskakaras presents Insatiable Desires posted at ChrisKakaras.com, saying, “Personal Finances are just as much personal as it is finance.”
Other
Robert D Flach presents 1040 FYI: CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS – WHAT IS AND IS NOT DEDUCTIBLE posted at THE WANDERING TAX PRO.
Alfa Mercado presents Moving Boxes – Packing Tips posted at Moving Day.
Faron Benoit presents When is it appropriate for your kids to move out? posted at Financial Learn.
Responsible Use of Credit
Cash Money Life presents Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards posted at Cash Money Life, saying, “Using cash back credit cards is a great way to save money – especially if you pay the card off in full every month!”
Saving Methods
FIRE Getters presents Back To School – Savers Guide posted at FIRE Finance.
Realm of Prosperity presents Frugal Textbook Buying Tips posted at Realm of Prosperity.
retirehappy presents Beginners Guide To Saving for Retirement posted at My Retirement Blog.
Steve Faber presents How to Improve Diesel Fuel Economy for Your Truck or Car posted at super gas saver, saying, “Auto related expenses are one of the largest expense categories for households and businesses alike. Here is a way to trim them back a bit if you have any diesel powered vehicles.”
FIRE Getters presents Want To Be A Millionaire? Follow the YAWN Philosophy posted at FIRE Finance.
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Triskaidekaphobia – what a mouth full! Thanks for hosting! :)
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Stumbled and Dugged and Linked Back! What a great roundup. I can’t wait to get into all these entries. Thank you for including mine.
Thank you for including my post! Great hosting job here. :) Very interesting theme you picked as well!
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