dog food homemade Best personal finance stories of the past weekHere are a few compelling stories I’ve read in the past week:

Trent at The Simple Dollar reveals his email trick for getting deals. A tad unethical? You be the judge.

I’m going to Harvard. Will you sponsor me? NY Times story on alums who set up Harvard-only loan system. (Don’t let my eye rolling throw you off. I feel bad for poor Harvard students, I really do.)

Bargaineering weighs the pros and cons of making your own dog food, pictured above.

Free Money Finance has a financial stress test for you to take. (Guess what he scored? 100!)

Don’t have the cash to finance your personal growth? Recession Wire shares free education resources. (My addition: iTunes U!)

Frugal Dad asks if it is possible to save too much when you are young.

Gas prices are spiking, USA Today says. Yeah, I noticed when I filled up for $3.19/gal yesterday. $*%&#!

WalletPop has Father’s Day freebies!

Thanks, Tina!

4 Responses to “Best personal finance stories of the past week”

  • Sol Says:

    The url for the free education resources doesn’t seem to be working. Too bad, that’s the one I was most excited about!

  • bargainbabe Says:

    Just fixed it! Should work now. :)

  • Carolyn Says:

    Why would having a separate email for stores be unethical? Personally I have a private email for friends, an email for newsletters and daily updates (like what I receive from you!) and an email for anything that could generate spam (sales notices, surveys, signing up for coupons, etc.). I check the first two at least twice a day and the other several times a week. It’s still my email address, so I don’t understand the unethical part.

  • Christine Says:

    Yeah. I don’t think it’s unethical either. I have quite a few e-mail addresses.

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