Weekly Roundup and 1 Million Visitors

The 1 millionth visitor to this site came on May 18th and I totally missed it, if it weren’t for Henry at Binary Dollar I wouldn’t have even remembered…. argh (thank you everyone for your kind words of congratulations!). Oh well… instead of a 1 million visitor celebration, feast your eyes on these post gems.

• JLP talks about the rule of 72, 114, and 144. MBH tackles the math behind the rule of 72. I like the rule of >, make sure tomorrow’s $ > today’s $. QED.
• FMF tackles a shocker: men and women are on different pages about retirement.
• If you’re in a flood plain, get yourself some flood insurance. 1% is scary when the wind is blowing and the rain is pounding on your window.
• Flexo is living on the edge, asking for presidential quarters before they’re released, and getting tellers fired. Oooooh that guy’s a rebel, watch out!
• Henry has a doozy of a tip when it comes to debt: Pay Off Higher Interest Debt First. I know, I should’ve warned you to sit down first.
• I’ve been waiting for a top 5 list on how to become a millionare, kudos to Jeremy for providing!
• Thinking about rocking an FNBO account? Sun already has it up and running… you’re too slow.
• Credit cards are evil… thankfully Congress has a handle on the situation and is demanding credit card reform, courtesy of Money Smart Life.
• There are three criteria for the perfect hobby says SVB, if you can find one with all three you’ll be golden.
• There’s this new thing in the world of personal finance that is all the rage… it’s called compounding interest. Shhhh keep it on the DL.
• Golbguru is working the new theme and explains what he looks for in an online account.
• Michael pulls out an old newspaper and checks out what the minimum wage could buy in 1973 compared to 2007. There are some really interesting finds… one interesting fact that he didn’t mention was the minimum wage of $1.60 in 1973 is the inflation adjusted equivalent of $7.45 today, though today’s minimum wage is a mere $5.15.