Welcome to the weekly roundup at Smart Wealth! This is a compilation of the best personal finance articles from the previous week…in my humble opinion anyways 
Stop by each week for the editors picks!
Money Is The Root is going strong into 2012! Stop by and check out his ambitious goals for the new year. From over $5,000 in income this year to a goal of $30,000 in 2012, I am anxious to see the progress.
The Financial Samurai is discovering just how shady the real estate industry can be. Speaking as someone who worked for two real estate appraisal companies during college, I saw first hand the deception and lack of integrity in the business.
It’s that time of year that my fellow bloggers are laying out their 2011 achievements and 2012 ambitions. Retire by 40 has had a great year, and is predicting an even better 2012, I look forward to monitoring his progress.
Life and My Finances reminds us of the hidden costs of owning a car. A great reminder for me as I will be in the market for a new car in 2012.
Invest it Wisely has thrown his hat into the ring for the Online Money Bloggers Challenge! I’m in the contest as well, and I couldn’t think of a more formidable opponent. The goal is to achieve $30,000 in annual blogging income in 2012, and to do it as fast as possible!
Thanks for the mention Justin! Depreciation is often not accounted for with items like cars, houses, and business. It’s a sneaky cost, and we definitely need to factor it into our overall cost analysies.
Best of luck, Justin! You will be a good challenger as well.