Another year is almost in the books. It’s been great having all three of our kids home for the holidays. I hope that you and your families have had a great holiday season as well.
Here is some great end of the year weekend financial reading:
Personal Finance Blogs
Julie shares Financial Lessons From “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Wisebread.
Emily tells us that You Can’t Afford the Costs of Drunk Driving in a guest post at PT Money.
Ken explains Cash Flow Statement Analysis: Purpose, Components, and Format at AAAMP Blog.
Luke launched his Naked With Cash series at Consumerism Commentary. I am excited to be a part of this effort.
Other financial articles from around the web
Phillip Moeller asks 8 Important Retirement Money Questions for 2013 at usnews.com.
Melody Juge shares Five big IRA beneficiary concerns at marketwatch.com.
David Ning discusses How to Tell if You Should Downsize in Retirement at usnews.com.
I took a week off from contributing to the US News Smarter Investor Blog, but here is a link to my author page where you can check out all of my prior posts.
Here’s wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2013.
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Happy New Year Roger! Thanks for including me in your Friday Round up.
Ken as usual this was another great post by you. Happy New Year to you as well.