Wow, the summer is ending already? Time sure does fly. But not so fast that I didn’t have time to gather up my best reading this week from fellow financial bloggers.
Let’s start with The Joneses Are Buying an iPhone5. What Should I Do? The Enemy of debt, Brad Chaffeelooks like he’ll pass ans he’s happy to tell you why.
Amanda LaConte guest posted at Girls Just Wanna Have Funds, Lose It Or File It: An Easy System To Keep You Organized During Tax Season. Sometimes the best plans are the simplest, and getting organized is the first step towards an easy time as April 15th draws near.
At CBS Money Watch, The recent Plutus Awards winners were recognized by Allan Roth in his Top financial blogs for building wealth. Thank you Allan, I am one of the older attendees as well, and I’m glad to see the next generation so interested in finance. Side note – I’ve been a fan of Allan’s writing for some time and his 10 lessons from the great stock crash and recovery should be required reading.
Towers Watson’s Kathleen Rosenow gave an excellent overview of the changes in medicare taxation, High-Income Individuals to Pay Higher Medicare Taxes Starting in 2013. As the article title suggests, this will only impact higher income earners, so if this includes you, congrats.
The Wisdom Journal offered 25 Shocking Statistics About Personal Finance in the US, and I’m not just shocked, I’m a bit appalled, “Two thirds will retire with less than $25,000” was enough to give me pause. I don’t have any answers, I’m just passing along the fact, the one I found most alarming. Check out the full article and let Ron know Joe sent you.