Week 6 Links: Or is that Week 7? Edition
Well as you read this, I’m on my way to some job training in Palm Coast, Florida. I’ll be there all week, but have scheduled some posts for when I’m gone. Sorry if I’m a little slow replying to emails and such because I’m not sure how much access I’ll have to a computer. Here are some of my favorite posts from last week. There are some in there that don’t really have to do with personal finance, but I enjoyed them nonetheless so I wanted to make sure and share them with you all.
James’s Picks
I wanted to kick it off with this post from The Positivity Blog, titled “Six Timeless Thoughts on Forgiveness.” I could be better at this and I imagine a lot of you could be too, and its almost a skill that you have to cultivate. My favorite is number 1: “Forgiveness Sets You Free.” Read the whole thing.
Blunt Money posted an interview with one of her readers about how he and his wife are coping with the aftermath of financial deception. I posted on the Coming Clean About Hidden Spending earlier this month, but this is a great contribution because it’s an inside story of the damage that this kind of deceit can actually cause to a relationship.
This one’s pretty funny, at least for someone who doesn’t have any kids! Fear the Catalog! by John over at Borrow From None describes the dangers of letting your kids get their hands on these instruments of parental torture.
The Rest of the Best
Jim over at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity tells us how to Reset Our Rooms. Is it just me or is it virtually impossible not to collect junk, despite our best intentions. It seems to take periodic–or even continual–purgings to keep the crap from burying us.
Something I like about PF bloggers is they’re a pretty ethical crowd. Even better, sometimes they write about ethical dilemmas that arise from people trying to be frugal. Simply Thrifty discusses the ethics of printing multiple copies of online coupons. I think that if the site doesn’t indicate that they don’t want you to, then that’s tacit consent. How about you?
Money Ning conducts a financial experiment while his wife is out of town. He lives on $34.01 for the entire week, including food and utilities. I wonder how little I could live on? I do pretty well at saving money, but I’m not sure I want to try and pull something like this off, at least not just to see if I can.
Here’s a fun post, especially if you’re into movies. Frugal Dad and his readers discuss whether Netflix and Blockbuster Online are really frugal alternatives to traditional video stores. It includes a comment from yours truly so make sure and head over and check it out.
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity hosts Connie Brooks who writes about Including a Baby in Your Financial Plans. This one has lots of great advice and she’s incredibly thorough. I’d have to disagree with her about getting life insurance on your baby though. All you need is enough money to cover the funeral, God forbid, and this could be covered by your emergency fund.
Paid Twice demonstrates by personal example how being persistent and patient will help you pay down your debt. Just stick to the basics and you’ll get there. It’s worth it.
Hope everyone enjoys these. Make sure and subscribe to everyone’s feeds if you did because these are all great blogs. Have a great week!
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