My Top Blog Posts of 2007

2007 has been the year of blogs for me. In September 2006, I did not know the word "blog"! But after starting a blog in October 2006, this is my 400th post!! Along the way, I have learnt a lot from bloggers both within the country and outside. So when Seth Godin asks, "Why not be great?", while I celebrate my 40th birthday, I feel like 25!

My Top India Blog Posts 2007 are (not necessarily in any order, all of them are fabulous!)

• The Journey Within by Rashmi Bansal.
  
• United Colors of India by Deepta Kirti. Gautam Ghosh pointed this one out to me.
  
• 30 by 30 by Gaurav Mishra is audacious.
  
• On Indian Journalism by Atanu Dey
• In defence of blogging by Amit Varma
• The middle muddle of Indian monetary policy by Ajay Shah
• Tell me your dreams by Ideasmithy
• Listen, let me tell you a secret by Melody Laila.
• A political game show by Amit Varma again.
• Trust you with my money? I don't think so! by Sidin Vadukut.
• Narayan Murthy's view on staying late in office by Afzal Khan.
• The age of profound ignorance by Atanu Dey
• A rant on writing by Neha Vishwanathan
• Build a successful blog by the poster boy of India blogging, Amit Agarwal.
• Coase and Kansa by Aadisht.
• Every experience is designed to make you stronger! by Melody Laila.
  

There would be some that I have missed putting here. There would be some that I may not have seen. You can help.

The Best India Blog Posts 2007

It is the season of lists and reviews. 2007 has been my Year of Blogs. And to give something back and to get more out of the India blogosphere, I need your help to explore and list out the best India blog posts of 2007.

If some blog post has touched your heart and or has changed the way you look at things by its sheer logic and intelligence, please let me know by filling out the following form. I'll be grateful.

I'm planning to approach my blog friends who are veterans to help me figure out the very best of 2007. These veterans are extremely busy people. I can convince them only when I have a list of quality nominations. Please help!

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Page3 Bombay Bloggers Party

It's good to be back to blogging after a long vacation. And what a cool way! The Bombay Bloggers had a Pg3 bash and there I was!!. And though I'm incorrigibly reclusive, inarticulate and an introvert, I did have a good time there.

I was also hoping to meet Amit Varma and I was not disappointed. The decibel level of the party hardly allowed us a decent discussion and was thrilled to get his email sent at 3.47 am in the night. Hope to meet up with him again soon amidst quieter surroundings.

It was a pleasure meeting Gaurav, Roshan, Jigar, Moksh and other bloggers. The party had just begun to rock when I had to move on. You can see the pictures at Melody's blog and Sakshi's blog. Melody has posted this one on her blog where I'm with Amit Varma and Mohit.

I'm happy to be back blogging.

The Best 21 Functional Blogs

I am honoured to be listed in "Best of India Blogs" and the joy is multiplied since it is done by Amit Agarwal, the poster boy of Indian Blogging.

The list is categorised in 18 sub headings and Amit has really done some hard work there. Special thanks to him for adding a Finance category. Even our famed Indibloggies do not have the Business/Finance category for their awards.

This sets me on the question why Business/Functional blogs have not yet taken India by storm compared to "Personalised" blogs. True, we have Gautam Ghosh, who is recognised as the Father of Business Blogging in India. But he is outnumbered by bloggers who have a personalised web log and are hugely popular.

I am 6 months old when it comes to blogging and I may be wrong. But I'll make a small start by listing the bloggers who have functional content. And the 5 categories are Business Management, HR/OD, Finance/Personal Finance, Technology, Marketing

Business Management

• Rashmi Bansal


• Rajesh Jain


• Amit Ranjan

HR/OD

• Gautam Ghosh

Finance/Personal Finance

• Ramit Sethi


• Rajeev Mundra


• Avinash MB


• Personal Finance for Beginners


• The Indian Investor


• Tax Query

Business Technology

• Digital Inspiration


• Anand Srinivasan


• Aji Isaac Mathew


• Wat Blog


• Ajay's TechTites


• Rishi Mac

Marketing/ Entrepreneurship

• Seth Godin


• Guy Kawasaki


• Sidin Vadukut


• Himanshu Sheth


• Startups in India

So there's my list of 21, to start with. I would love to add more and more to that list. Help. I would specially request for Finance blogs that I should be knowing but am not aware of.

Carnival of Money & Finance - March 17/18, 2007

Welcome to the March 18, 2007 edition of carnival of money & finance one day in advance since I'm not working tomorrow. I enjoyed reading posts from around the world. Hope you do too.

Depending on the day and time you apply for a payday loan , your cash advance can appear in your bank account the next business day.

Bill presents Saving On Taxes posted at Ask Uncle Bill, saying, "For the tax challenged"

Praveen presents Review of "The Rich Jerk" - Get It Free, Plus $1 posted at My Simple Trading System.

Trent presents Community Project: Public Domain Financial Library posted at Financial Education, saying, "Help us put together a great free resource!"

gamerz Space presents Gamerz Space posted at Gamerz Space.

Michelle presents How to purchase a rental property posted at Aridni

Craig S. Higdon presents What Is The Best Commercial Real Estate Loan? posted at Investment Property Insider.

Michelle presents Aridni’s Poetry Contest: Mixing Business with poetry posted at Aridni, saying, "Business blog hosting a poetry contest? Yeah... you wanna enter?"

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Man Can?t Live By Bread Alone ? Or Can He? posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Paul Michael presents The Dirty Secrets of Credit Cards posted at Wisebread, saying, "10 dirty secrets the credit card companies hide from you."

Erek Ostrowski presents Getting Out Of Debt (Part 2) posted at Verve Coaching.

Matt Hutter presents View Spending Annually Not Monthly posted at MattHutter.com, saying, "Article describing how to change your views to help reduce your spending."

Beth Dargis presents Too much debt posted at My Simpler Life.

Business Finance
Wilson Ng presents Profits Straight to the Bottom Line posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying, "understanding better your cost structure in optimizing your finance and the bottom line"

Matthew Paulson presents How to Avoid Get Ripped-Off When Trying to Make Money Online posted at Getting Green.

Christopher J. Brunner presents Why Small Businesses are Gullible to Scams posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, "Sets out some of the reasons that scam artists take advantage of small business, and how to protect yourself."

wakish presents Wakish Wonderz » Interviews posted at Wakish Wonderz, saying, "GlobalCashClicks is yet another program/website which pays you for PTC, PTS or f or referals.
You are also able to join as an advertiser. I found this site to be interesting and most of all the owner is so friendly and likes to interact with his members. So, i could not resist carrying out an interview for you to enjoy."

Financial Planning
Wenchypoo presents The One Untold Secret to Getting Rich posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Wenchypoo presents Social Security Alternatives posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

GrandMaster Hustler presents Hustler?s Buckets posted at Hustler's Blog.

Wenchypoo presents Skipping EVEN MORE Nickels and Dimes for Bigger Savings (Long and Updated) posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Michael Cook presents How to Find the Right Mortgage posted at Suite101: Buying/Selling a Home articles.

Ryle presents Financial Insecurity in America posted at The Thinking Men, saying, "This post discusses the current state of financial insecurity in America, and proposes a solution to help our children plan their finances better and ensure they don't make the same mistakes we did."

almomento presents How to Change Your Money Fate posted at BurstCreativity.

Bryan C. Fleming presents 6 Percent Online Savings Accounts posted at Bryan C. Fleming.

Phil B. presents Money Can Not Buy Happiness « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "A lot of people think that being rich will make them happy, but they are wrong! Here's why." I

Investing

Alan presents Risk Taking - Living life to the fullest posted at Made to Be Great.

H.S. Ayoub presents Acorda therapeutics: Pipeline Does Not Support Valuation posted at BioHealth Investor.

H.S. Ayoub presents Sirius Buys XM Radio: What Should Investors Do Now? posted at SciTech Investor.

Joshua Dorkin presents Vacant Rental Property or Bad Tenants? posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.

Ybother presents Top 10 Stock Picks posted at TodaysTen.com: Daily Top Ten List to jumpstart your knowledge, saying, "An introduction to the stockscouter rating used on MSN money. 333% in 6years!"

Alex at The RE Forum presents Refuting "Facts" at RealtyTimes.com posted at The RE Forum, saying, "Real estate news and trends, myth-busters, real estate law, real estate tax"

Market Poetry presents Abercrombie's Future posted at Market Poetry, saying, "Thx and good luck with the carnival!"

Ybother presents Top 10 Money Tips For Almost Everyone posted at TodaysTen.com: Daily Top Ten List to jumpstart your knowledge, saying, "10 easy to follow personal money tips that applies to almost everyone!"

Tom Hanna presents Financial Roadmap for March 5 to 9, 2007 posted at Financial Options, saying, "This will be a busy week with several items worth watching. The biggest will be the release of the Beige Book by the Federal Reserve, which examines a wealth of economic indicators as reported by each of the twelve Federal Reserve districts. Several labor market market indicators come out this week including the monthly employment situation report and two indexes of online help-wanted ads.

H.S. Ayoub presents Inovio Biomedical: Tumor Ablation Technology Tempting to Big Pharmas posted at BioHealth Investor.

H.S. Ayoub presents Regeneron: Interesting Technology, Valuation a Problem posted at BioHealth Investor.

Ybother presents Top 10 Reasons Wall Street Gives for the Stock Market Correction posted at TodaysTen.com: Daily Top Ten List to jumpstart your knowledge, saying, "Why did the stock market fall so suddenly and by so much? Wall street tries to explain"

Alvaro Fernandez presents » Best practice for top trading performance: biofeedback « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains posted at SharpBrains, saying, "A best practice, on investing and trading, by a top trading psychology expert."

Charles H. Green presents Trust Amongst the Investment Bankers posted at Trust Matters, saying, "There's no such thing as trust among investment bankers - or trusting investment bankers, and the reason is that they're more interested in the deal than the relationship."

David presents Becoming a Millionaire with Agloco posted at Worldwide Success.

Web Admin presents Investing in India - Fund Options posted at Stock-Net.com.

Steve Faber presents 4 Keys (and sub-keys) to a Successful Investment Strategy posted at DebtBlog.

H.S. Ayoub presents Thermogenesis: Volume, Stock Jump in Late Trading posted at BioHealth Investor.

H.S. Ayoub presents Potential Trouble Ahead For Big Biotechs posted at BioHealth Investor.

Mutual Funds
Zechary presents Chat to help people posted at Zechary White, saying, "You can help people just by chatting."

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Blog of the Day award

These people were kind enough to post my blog as the blog of the day. Do I hv to tell that I nominated myself!!

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Carnival of Money and Finance

Welcome to the February 24, 2007 edition of carnival of money & finance. It was really a great learning experience for me to read the posts froma round the globe.

Some of the posts which I really enjoyed is as under:

Paul presents Spending Money posted at ExtremePerspective.

Deepak Shenoy presents Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) posted at The Indian Investor's Blog.
Praveen presents My Simple Trading System: My Stock Trading System posted at My Simple Trading System.

Dennis presents 20 Questions to Change Your Life posted at A Pile of Coins.

Read on!

Craig S. Higdon presents How To Purchase Underperforming Properties With Construction Loans posted at Investment Property Insider.

Jimmy Atkinson presents Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs posted at Ask the Advisor.

Millennium Mommy presents Priscilla Ortiz - Journal to Prosperity, Path to Freedom Inc.: Moneyville? posted at Priscilla Ortiz - Journal to Prosperity, Path to Freedom Inc..

Bill presents Thinking Outside The Box posted at Ask Uncle Bill.

Sam presents A Living Trust Preserves Wealth for Your Family. posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, "A Living Trust Preserves Wealth for Your Family, But Not Everyone Needs It. Planning Can Avoid Probate.
Sometimes we avoid estate planning, because we hope to live forever. But you may want to hedge your bet against the actuarial tables with some financial strategies for estate planning."

Larry Russell presents Financial science drives industry product development, but not necessarily toward the best interests of individuals posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, "Personal financial decisions seem to have become very complicated. To add to the confusion, the financial services industry develops an unending array of supposedly innovative new products. However, a large part of the complexity that individuals face results from the proliferation of repetitive financial products in a myriad of flavors with different features and different financial trade-offs. What is "best" and "right" for individuals easily gets lost in the ensuing confusion."

Maureen presents 3 Steps To Retirement Income Planning · Empty Nest posted at Empty Nest, saying, "3 easy steps to understand how much money you need to retire"

Tracy Coenen presents Bank of America now has a credit card for illegal immigrants posted at FRAUDfiles.

Jimmy Atkinson presents A Banking Revolution: The Top People-to-People Microlenders Reviewed posted at Ask the Advisor.

Budgeting

Phil B. presents The Problem with Sales Tax « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "Taxes and more taxes"

Amy Allen Clark presents Personal Finance Corner: Creating & Meeting Financial Goals posted at MomAdvice.

Anco presents Daily Expenses Sheet Template posted at Tipskey - Unlock Practicality, saying, "Although recording down daily expenses is a little troublesome and you may think that it is not that important, but it does help in financial planning and budgeting."

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Ode To Prosperity posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Andrea Dickson presents Former Pop Princess Figures Out Frugal? Go Bald! posted at Wisebread, saying, "I tackle the only important news story of the week - Britney's new hairdo, from a personal finance perspective."

David presents 10 Simple Ideas to Save Thousands of Dollars per Year posted at Worldwide Success.

Business Finance

Sean Hackbarth presents Private Equity Firms Getting Attention They Don?t Want posted at TAM Money and Finance.

Alan presents Do we reject money? - Keys to Unlock your Inner Potential posted at Made to Be Great.

Dennis presents 20 Questions to Change Your Life posted at A Pile of Coins, saying, "(Re-)evaluate your work-related goals and achievements"

Murad Ali presents Dell Transforms Company posted at The New Business World.

Murad Ali presents The American Economy on a Slow Drive posted at The New Business World.

Financial Planning

Paul presents Spending Money posted at ExtremePerspective.

Bryan C. Fleming presents Week 6: Interest Paid – Million-Dollar Savings Club posted at Bryan C. Fleming.

Derek Ostrowski presents Getting Out of Debt (Part 1) posted at Verve Coaching, saying, "Adopt the practices and disciplines that lead to debt reduction to create a solid foundation for building wealth."

makingourway presents January 2007 Net Worth Update + $37,438.72 posted at makingourway, saying, "Every month I track the results of my investments and spending and summarizing the change in my networth. January 2007 was the best ever -- up $37k. Future months won't be as good, but there is promise. I'd like to share the results and elicit advice from readers."

Steve Faber presents How Not to Get All Your Tax Refund posted at DebtBlog.

Wenchypoo presents War on the War on the Middle Class posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Steve Faber presents Can You Be Your Own Private Bank?? posted at DebtBlog.

Bryan C. Fleming presents How to Open Your Online Savings Account posted at Bryan C. Fleming.

Sagar Satapathy presents Make Money with Balance Transfer Arbitrage posted at Credit Card Lowdown.

almomento presents Open Call For Project MastermindX posted at BurstCreativity.

Investing
Paul Smith presents Tax changes cause concern for some shares posted at Investing using Fundamentals on the Aussie StockMarket, saying, "The article investigates how to find a profitable situation out of recent tax changes to investments in agricultural investments."

H.S. Ayoub presents Follow Along with Dr. Frost and Invest in Continucare posted at BioHealth Investor.

Big Cajun Man presents Einstein: The Rule of 72 posted at Canadian Financial Stuff, saying, "Einstein's greatest gift was not the a-bomb, but the rule of 72!"

Trent presents What Financial Statements Must Companies File? posted at Financial Education.

Murad Ali presents The Importance of Retirement Investment posted at The New Business World.

The Israeli Speculator presents Fools of prophecy posted at Israeli Speculator, saying, "This post is about things that I things you did not consider when you go about your investment strategies."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 20 Typical Reasons To Sell Your Stock Or Mutual Fund posted at The Digerati Life.

Big Cajun Man presents DRIP: How's that again? posted at Canadian Financial Stuff, saying, "A quick tutorial on Dividend Reinvestment programs and their advantages"

TJP presents Top Foreign Banks: Barclays PLC (BCS) posted at Investor Trip.

Mutual Funds

Deepak Shenoy presents Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) posted at The Indian Investor's Blog, saying, "A post about Exchange Traded Funds in India."

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Blog Mela of Money & Finance

We invite you to a Blog Carnival on Money & Finance. It will be up on 24th February, 2007 and you can take time to find really good blog posts on the above topic. In the meanwhile, you can submit your post on the value of money and finance in your life here.


I think blog carnivals are a great way for bloggers to recognize each other's efforts, organize blog posts around important topics, and improve the overall level of conversation in the blogosphere.

Submit your posts here





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Carnival of Personal Finance

2Million hosted the 87th edition of the carnival of personal finance and my post was featured on it. My post lets you download ten excel sheets where you can budget, plan and control your finances. The carnival itself is a rich source of information on Personal Finance.

Btw, I forgot linking back on another Carnival I participated some time back. I'm sorry, Cecilia Green, who has the carnival hosted here

Go, take a look. And yes, I'm hosting a carnival on Money and Finance. Waiting to see your posts.


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Carnival of Entrepreneurship & Wealth Accumulation

I participated in my first Blog Carnivals hosted by MakingYourWay and The Carnival of Entrepreneurship hosted by Laura Young .

Laura says, "Entrepreneurship is often a difficult undertaking, as a majority of new businesses fail. So what keeps the dreamy eyed entrepreneur going? What makes an entrepreneur? Ranjan presents Freedom & Responsibility of Working on your idea"

In the carnival for 30s and 40s Personal Finance(Wealth Accumulation) , my following post was featured in the Budgeting section:

Budgeting is for Sissies;Millionaires do not Budget! MYW remarks that I discuss key tips on budgeting – even if I don’t believe in it! But it's not like that. I did not believe in that earlier but am not averse to giving it a try!!

Thanks Laura & MYW.


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