Christmas Gift Ideas Edition

The holidays are almost here have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? My wife and I are only half way done. We’re such procrastinators when it comes to shopping, because we both hate going out to do it. After the site spotlight below are some articles to help you figure out what to get the people left on your list.

Blogger Spotlight: Patrick from Cash Money Life

Cash Money Life is one of our favorite personal finance blogs, and it is part of the M-Network Blog Network. Patrick is the author of Cash Money Life, which discusses personal finance, career development, and personal development.

Here is a brief Biography of Patrick from his site:

My name is Patrick. I am married with no children, though children may be in our future. I served one tour in the US military, and I also run a military money website – Military Finance Network My wife and I live in the Mid-West and plan on being here for a few more years. In the meantime, we continue to enjoy our current life while planning our future.

Here are some of the more popular articles from Cash Money Life:

• 25 Ways i Save Money
• Applying For An MBA Series
• The 10 Commandments of Money

Here are some Christmas articles and other articles of interest from around the web:

• The Digerati Life is giving away a new Epson printer.
• Gen X Finance reminds us that time is running out to make your 2008 tax deductions.
• Lazy Man and Money rolled out 2008 Gift Guide.
• Brip Blap writes from a different perspective about elitism in the United States.
• My Dollar Plan has three ways to simplify your holidays.
• Million Dollar Journey has a tip for saving money: buy quality!
• Frugal Dad points out that stores with layaway options are seeing increased interest
• Sun’s Financial Diary has some tips for boosting your credit score.
• Check out the US News Best, Overrated, and Secret Careers courtesy of Free Money Finance
• Money Crashers reveals his Top 10 Gift Cards to Buy For the Holidays
• Mighty Bargain Hunter challenges you to give gifts that deliver good value
• Flexo at Consumerism Commentary is debt free as of today. Hooray!
• Five Cent Nickel has a comprehensive list of ways to earn extra money. Use some of these ideas to earn extra money to pay off your holiday debt.
• Blueprint for Financial Prosperity tells you the proper way to lend money to friends and family.
• The Simple Dollar explains the ups and down of Christmas
• JD from Get Rich Slowly rolls out his personal finance gift guide for 2008

Also thanks to the recent hosts of the Carnival of Personal Finance, Frugal Duchess and Free From Broke.

Good luck with your last minute shopping!

Make sure you stop by and check out some of these great personal finance bloggers. Each of them brings a unique style to the subject of personal finance.

Erik Folgate is a husband and father living in Orlando who's been writing about money online for 6 years. Digging himself out of $20k of debt after college and his former experience in the insurance industry give him some useful insights into personal finance issues.

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