Welcome to the 18th Edition of the Carnival of Pecuniary Delights!

The carnival touts inclusion of:

Good posts that carnival hosts feel are still pertinent to the times and deserve an encore performance.

So, what can you expect from this carnival? Great posts that are timeless in their usefulness. Could it get any better? There’s something to be said for “oldies but goodies.”

I’ve also decided to use a celebrity birthday theme. With all of the celebrity deaths recently, I wanted to showcase a few famous people’s births that we all know/knew and love/loved. A few may be dead now, but.. that’s not the point :)

Without further adieu, here are the 28 submissions with the 5 editors picks highlighted first.

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Welcome to the 75th edition of the Money Hack’s Carnival.

With the unemployment rate climbing and the economy lingering, I’ve decided to theme this carnival as an employment advice article. I’ve “hidden” 5 foundational tips on how to improve your chances of getting a job. They aren’t ground breaking or anything, but they are good reminders for those that are looking for employment.

I’ve marked all of my editors pick’s with a (*!*) before the article title… so scroll on through and take a peek! There are more than 70 articles, so have fun!

Write a Good Resume.

What’s in a good resume? Keyword density that is applicable to the job you are applying for, personal branding, value added propositions, and

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Summertime is primetime for vacations (as evidenced by my work’s vacation calendar). That’s why I have written a post on getting your car ready for vacation and another on tips to get ready for a road trip.

One area where I always falter, though, is packing. I am horrible.

Just a few weeks ago I opened my bag only to find my mouthwash had busted open and all of my clothes smelled wonderfully minty. I typically forget things, so I am used to having to buy an extra deodorant, tooth brush, toothpaste, etc just for my suitcase. I have an extra cell phone charger at both my parents house and my girlfriends house. I’m also the guy who you see frantically puling his suitcase through the

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How do you improve your financial situation?

1. Reduce spending.
2. Increase income.

I, more frequently than not, focus on the “reduce spending” part of the equation. But what about the increasing income aspect? And where does networking fall into line?

Networking Defined

I have previously posted on different networking methods. The article went over Myspace (some would say the site that started the frenzy), Facebook, and LinkedIn. If you aren’t already aware, LinkedIn is the professional networking site of choice. You find less pictures of people doing keg stands and more job postings and professional groups.

That’s good and all, but is that what networking is all about? Sign up for a website, friend random people as you bump into

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I recently wrote an article on ways to increase business profit by going green. Each suggestion was something that was relatively cheap when compared to the possible return on investment.

However, relatively cheap doesn’t cut it at a time when we are going through a global recession. With unemployment above 9% and economies crashing from Mexico to Iceland to South Africa, many people think it isn’t the best time to go green.

And they are right, going green costs a lot of money.

But, like most things in life, it isn’t a black and white proposition. There is a grey area. Converting to a sustainable economy starts somewhere, and here are 3 of the popular ways we are doing so right now:

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