Personal Finance Carnival on Budgets Are Sexy

This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance was hosted by Budgets are Sexy. The theme is Chuck Norris quotes and is pretty entertaining. There are a couple of posts from the list that I think are very worthwhile. I hope that you enjoy!

• $100,000 in Principal by Age 30 – Final Recap – MFJ from My Financial Journey recaps his journey to having contributed $100,000 to the principal of his retirement accounts. Now that he’s 30, see whether or not he made his goal and the lessons he learned.
• 7 Attributes of High Net Worth Individuals – In case you haven’t read The Millionaire Next Door, Peter Anderson outlines seven of the fundamental traits that millionaires practice or exhibit.
• Top 16 Pieces of Your Information Identity Thieves Crave – I’m a big believer that consumers need to be proactive about protecting their identity (see Identity Theft – Should you or LifeLock guard against it?). Man vs. Debt outlines what you need to be safeguarding.
• How do Stock Options Work? Trade Calls and Puts – I don’t normally recommend that the average investor use Options when trading unless you have a firm understanding of how they work and how they can be used to help offset risk and round-out a portfolio. However, for those looking to start, here is a pretty good guide to get started.

Also, my recent post, Removing a collections account from your credit report, was also included. Thanks Budgets are Sexy!