Hello and I hope everyone is having a great Friday.

Here are some great reads I found around the blogosphere in the past week:

Money Reasons had a good post today on Saving Money by Buying Used Clothes for Kids.  My mom couldn’t afford new clothes for seven children, so we wore “new” things from Goodwill or Salvation Army, or hand-me-downs. I was the oldest, so I usually got a “new” wardrobe … click here to continue reading Friday Finds

I’m a little late to join the party but I happened to visit Rainy Day Saver’s site from a tweet and happened upon her post about the Yakezie Challenge which originated from Creating Powerful Friends: Samurai’s Alexa Ranking Challenge. This is my official announcement that I’m joining the challenge!

I didn’t enter any carnivals this week, but here are a few I enjoyed from the Carnival of … click here to continue reading Friday Finds & Joining the Yakezie Challenge!

This week I participated in the Carnival of Money Stories #42 hosted by Personal Finance by the Book which included my post: Happy Valentine’s Day. Thanks for for including me, Joe!

Some posts that I liked at the CoMS2:

Super Saver presents Why We Chose a 30 Year Mortgage posted at My Wealth Builder.  I like hearing how people come to their decisions on various financial matters.
PT presents Fun, Frugal, Family and Friends Outings posted … click here to continue reading Friday Finds

I didn’t participate in any carnivals this week, but I still found some good stuff out there in the blogosphere:

Mr. Credit Card has stirred up quite a discussion over at Fiscal Fizzle with his guest post Is Passive Income Real?
The frugal and green-minded Mrs. Money asks Is Climate Change a Hoax? at Ultimate Money Blog.  Can you still be a “greenie” and not believe in climate change? There is so … click here to continue reading Friday Finds

I haven’t done a Friday Finds post in forever, and this week I want to include my thanks to Credit Card Offers IQ for hosting the Carnival of Money Stories: Superbowl Edition on Monday and including my post I’m Drowning in Receipts.

Some other stories I liked from the CoMS2:

Money Management Advice From My Grandpa at Christian Personal Finance. I love hearing about our very frugal older relatives; reminded me of … click here to continue reading Friday Finds

Mrs. Micah’s In Case of Alien Abduction Series. This is an important idea. Like Mrs. Micah, I am also the one in charge of our finances, and I am going to start keeping hard copies of all this information. Mr. A doesn’t “do” computers and if something were to happen to me and our son, he’d be lost without hard copies.
The Saving Diva of Saving for a Home of … click here to continue reading Finds on Friday, May 16th

Fridays are my catch up days. I work Monday through Thursday and by Friday I’m eager to catch up on reading. Here are a few posts I enjoyed.

Frugal Fabulous’s Frugal Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: These are some really great ideas and most moms are thrilled with handmade gifts. Katie is making her mom chocolate chip cookies, very sweet!
Frugal Baby arrives! Frugal Babe honors us with her home birth story, congrats … click here to continue reading Finds on Friday, May 9th