Monday Morning Jumpstart ~ Credit Report & Personal Finance News

If you’ve read your morning newspaper yet, you’ll see that the Dow’s still moving and shaking above the 10,000 mark. Now some are calling it good buzz for our economy, and others say its just a whole lot of steam. Wake up to your current financial situation in the midst of this economic turning point with some more financial food for thought.

Personal Finance

• Have you heard that bartering has become more popular amid recession? The Chicago Tribune reports.
• 10 surprising things you can turn into cash, suggests My Dollar Plan.
• MarketWatch wonders whether frugality is forever, and how that will affect our economy.
• Generation X Finance blogs on four fiscally-fit financial roadblocks.
• Learn how to save money on your household bills from Money Ning.
• Interested in how to get a loan to start a business? Kiplinger has some answers.
• Get some tips from Moolanomy’s, “Fall cleaning for you and your financials!“.
• Bible Money Matters blogs on what to do about out of control spending.

Credit Report & Credit Scores

• Underlining ‘free’ in ‘free credit report’; written by The Washington Post.
• Money Under 30 suggests eight steps to achieve credit nirvana.
• Getting a cell phone? Mind that other number: your credit score @ CreditCards.com.
• The Consumerist shares some legal uses of your credit report.
• Did you know that reduced limits could affect credit scores? The San Francisco Chronicle reports.