Last weekend a group of personal finance bloggers got together in San Francisco to discuss personal finance and Web 2.0. The event was sponsored by MyStrands, Inc. in conjunction with Networth IQ and Expensr and called the Personal Finance Leaders Workshop by The Bay. The event was an attempt to see how Web 2.0 can positively affect and help personal finances over the Internet. Questions such as can the social aspect of sharing with others help personal finance grow and what type of security are people in different life stages willing to share with websites were among the topics discussed. Although the conference wasn’t set up to come up with specific solutions at this time, it was an interesting discussion of where different personal finance bloggers thought things might lead in the future and discussion focused on how much financial information (passwords, account numbers, etc) people would be willing to share for the social aspects that can be gained from such information (my view being that while people trying to get our of debt and improve their finances may be willing to share this information, as their net worth increases, they are likely to be less inclined to do so).

The following personal finance bloggers attended all of whose blogs are well worth reading:

• Cap (Stop Buying Crap)
• James (DINKs Financial Blog)
• Flexo (Consumerism Commentary)
• J.D. Roth (Get Rich Slowly)
• Jim (Blueprint For Financial Prosperity)
• John Montesdeoca (Queer Cents Blog)
• Lazy Man (Lazy Man and Money)
• Sam (Getting Finances Done)
• Silicon Valley Blogger (The Digerati Life)

Point Auctions

The following point auctions are taking place this week:

• Free $10 ING Invite Conversion - We will convert your ING invites for you and you will receive $10. We should be offering several of these point auctions this week
• Free TaxCut Premium online software ($29.95 value) - If you have been procrastinating on your taxes, this is one of the easiest ways to get through them with step by step questions to help you easily steer through your tax filing. It also includes one free consultation if needed
• Financial Bliss Personal Finance Book - Although written with couples in mind, this book has quality financial information that can help anyone get their finances in better condition (Hardback Copy)

Personal finance stories:

• Warren Buffet invests like a girl (Discuss)
• Insurers Faulted as Overloading Social Security (Discuss)
• Unsold Homes Tie Down Would-Be Transplants (Discuss)
• New Vanguard fund spans the globe (Discuss)
• Million Dollar Babies - Childcare Costs (Discuss)

Personal Finance Blog Posts:

The Honest Dollar has put together a nice refresher course of 100 saving tips to help with inflation.

Nina at Queercents has some thoughts on having her HELOC frozen by citibank.

This week’s money carnivals

• Frugality
• Personal Finance