Best personal finance blog articles July 22, 2011

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AskRoss recommends the best personal finance blogs – July 22, 2011

Here are the articles I found this week which I think maybe interesting for my readers. Hope you enjoy!

Clare at Young and Thrifty writes about how it can be tiring if you are frugal all the time, and that it is ok to splurge now and then.

Tom Drake at the Canadian Finance Blog gives some practical tips on back to school shopping.

I used to dread these days when the kids were in school – thank goodness for places like Dollerama – wish they were around back in the day.

Peter Anderson at Bible Money Matters wrote an interesting piece on how much of your kids ‘post secondary education should parents pay for.

This is an American website but the points he makes are just as valid in Canada.

Dough roller wrote a good fundamental article on how to make money online.

Much less in your face than other pieces I have seen on this subject.

Natasha Carr guest posted at the Canadian Finance Blog with money saving tips for Canadians.

Five simple yet practical pieces of advice.

Peter Anderson at Bible Money Matters wrote a good primer on Exchange Traded Funds.

More and more, the media is covering this relatively new investment vehicle. Most of us don’t get it, or understand what an ETF is. It’s probably time you do, and this is a good starter piece.

Hoyes and Michalos (trustees in bankruptcy) discuss inequities in the current Bankruptcy Act.

One that catches the eye is how if you declare bankruptcy just before you break up with your spouse, you get to keep your RRSP, (except for any contributions made in the previous year) but if you divorce first, you must give half of your RRSP to your spouse according to the equalization rules of the Family Law Act.

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