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 Money Stories #43 hosted at Simply Forties: Mr. Credit Card is investigating a… Read the rest

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 at PT Money. I… Read the rest

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 much out there on both sides of the… Read the rest

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 my frugal grandma. Just in time for Valentine's… Read the rest