Tidbits From Around the Web
Jan 7th, 2009 by Jennifer Lynn
Work has been kicking my butt hardcore so I haven’t found time to post a financial update lately - although if you check my right sidebar, I’m down to $5,900 in distress debt - that’s $5,100 knocked off in the past six months. Yay me!!
Some Tidbits From Around the Web
The 2009 Carnival of Personal Finance “The Fairy Tale Edition” has made a spectacular debut over at Clever Dude. Be sure to check out all the latest submissions from the financial blogosphere compiled in a storybook format. A big thank you to Clever Dude for hosting this week!
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Those with fuzzy little sweethearts may be interested in this email I received:
Because of your online presence on Broke-Ass Student, I thought this might be something you would like to share with your readers and check out yourself. Anamigo.com is having a photo contest with a daily prize of $25 and a weekly prize of $125, totaling $300-a-week for the cutest pet photos (voted by users).
Anamigo.com is a new online community for pet lovers and their pets. It doesn’t cost a thing and all you have to do is join. I’ve put together this minisite which explains everything:
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CNN will be broadcasting the financial documentary “I.O.U.S.A.” regarding the U.S.’ monster debt on Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m. EST and Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
I had an opportunity to view I.O.U.S.A. when it was released in theaters this summer and am pleased to see a broadcast premiere. As David Walker, the former comptroller general of the United States and the nation’s top accountant, describes: It’s the dirty little secret everyone in Washington knows - “We suffer from a fiscal cancer.”
In response to demand for information about our country’s financial challenges, CNN/U.S. will air the broadcast premiere of the acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A. on on Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m. EST and on Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Accompanying the documentary will be an unscripted panel discussion with policy leaders about various economic solutions currently under consideration.
Throughout I.O.U.S.A.’s broadcast premiere, Velshi and Romans will engage a distinguished group of panelists, including Pete Peterson, Chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former U.S. Commerce Secretary; Dave Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former U.S. Comptroller General; Alice Rivlin, noted economist and former Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and Bill Bradley, a Managing Director of Allen & Company and former U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate, in discussions about issues raised in the film and their ties to current economic events.
You can learn more about this film at www.IOUSAtheMovie.com.
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Suze Orman is scheduled to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show tomorrow, January 8, 2009, and will be launching her new financial book, Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan, which addresses “every question you may have about credit, savings and spending, paying for college, retirement, real estate and protecting your family.” But here’s the best part. According to this press release, Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan will be available as a free eBook download for one week after the show. Nip on over to grab it while you can.
[Edit: Here's the link to the Free Suze Orman eBook.]
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