Best of Money ' 157 Edition

Welcome to the 157th edition of the Best of Money Carnival. I am honored to be hosting this carnival and found selecting the best articles very challenging. There were lots of other great posts, but here's the final cut.

1. Hank presents Why I Bought Shares Of Facebook On Its IPO Opening Day posted at Money Q&A. I bought shares of Facebook yesterday on its opening day on the market after its initial public offering IPO. Should you buy shares of Facebook IPO? Here are some reasons.
2. Aloysa presents The Financial Dangers of Being a Mail-Order Bride posted at My Broken Coin. In this article I talk about the dangers of being a mail-order bride!
3. A Blinkin presents Stop Saying You're Too Young'Or Too Old posted at Funancials. I used to spend all of my free time reading books about personal finance and investing boy, was that boring. About 2 months ago I started focusing more on topics such as finding your purpose and chasing your dreams. I stumbled upon a book titled The Dream Manager, which I recommend to everybody.
4. JP presents Starting to Exercise? Should Your Family Spend Money to Work Out? posted at My Family Finances. Starting to exercise? While I'd love to just say, go frugal, you don't need to spend money to be active, it's really not that simple. There are many good reasons to spend money working out.
5. Suba presents The Three Musketeers: My Dad's Medical Team posted at Broke Professionals. Money is still my dad's focus, even when facing quadruple bypass and vascular surgeries within three months.
6. Jason presents Broke, Desperate, and Being an Idiot posted at Work Save Live. I wanted to relive the past a bit more and talk about how my 'financial peace & debt free' journey originally got started.
7. SFB presents How to Be a Debt Collector's Worst Nightmare posted at Simple Finance Blog. What are you rights when debt collectors call? How to navigate the unethical collection practices of debt collection agencies?
8. Daniel presents Our Decision To Join Our Finances posted at Sweating the Big Stuff. When Lauren and I got engaged last year, we had an important decision to make: did we want to combine finances or keep them separate?
9. Invest It Wisely presents Living to 100 and Beyond: How Will It Affect Your Retirement Plans? posted at Invest It Wisely. This is the first in a series of articles on living to 100 and beyond.
10. Miss T. presents How Pinterest Can Save You Money posted at Prairie Eco Thrifter. If you're anything like me, you've most likely found yourself sucked into the wonderful world of Pinterest at least once. With a few clicks of your mouse, it's easy to build boards of inspiration for countless numbers of items, interests and passions. But did you know that Pinterest is also a fantastic resource for saving money?