Budgeting Tip – Give Every Dollar a J-O-B: You Need a Budget covers the importance of actively making sure your dollars are doing what you want them to do – not what they want to do.

Forget April–February Is the Cruellest Month: Funny Munny says that despite its abbreviated length, February is the least favourite month not just for him but for his wallet as well.

Retire Rich: Journey To Financial Freedom crunches some numbers to figure out how much is needed for retirement.

Be Average or How I Learned To Quit Worrying And Love Bear Markets: Ask Uncle Bill says that in long term investing, bad times can be good times.

Tip On Getting Long-Term Disability Insurance: Sound Money Tips offers some statistics that will give you good reason to consider getting long-term disability insurance if you don’t currently have it.

Certified Mail: How Saving $4.25 can Turn Out to be Very Expensive: Roth & Company Tax Updates illustrates how thrift can be costly when you mail your tax returns with a sad story from Iowa.

Money Myth – Refinancing A Mortgage: Personal Finance Advice points out that when you refinance your mortgage to get a better interest rate and pay less on a monthly basis, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you saved money.

Are you Saving too much? Kirby on Finance responds to the misconception that American’s save too little and ask the question, “Are you saving too much?”

Cash Only Experiment: No Credit Needed is trying to go “cash only” this month and this post tracks his progress.

Investment Strategy: International Investing: The Net Worth Blog lists the reasons why he invests in emerging market stocks.