Links Lisa Likes - 7/26/13

Happy Friday once again, y'all :) I feel like each and every week just zooms by faster and faster.

First of all, I want to thank you guys for helping me out with the contest over at MH4C. I finished in 4th place! Congrats to all the other articles and winners! Click here for all of the articles and contest results. And check out the other entries! There were some great articles that really help you reflect on your money as well as your relationship with God.

Gotta love that Clipart ;)

Speaking of God (like my segue?) - this weekend, I am serving on a young adult retreat at my parish. This retreat is geared toward students who have just graduated from high school and/or are entering their first/second year in college. Guess what session I'm leading? That's right -  personal finance! I've been doing this session for a couple of years now and I even have a handy little handout for them, complete with cheesy clip art :) I'll mostly go over tips such as spend less than you earn, be wary of credit cards, how to save money on textbooks, etc. Most importantly, I'll be starting a discussion on stuff and how to not be a slave to materialism. Am I missing anything?

For a good chunk of this past week, my RSS reader, The Old Reader, has been down. I've been having some serious RSS withdrawals (as I type this with shaking hands) and I've been contemplating moving to Feedly or Bloglovin'. Do any of you have any experience with these readers? I would definitely love some feedback. However, I've been very happy so far with The Old Reader (other than this latest server meltdown), so I think I'm gonna stick it out for a little while longer. But if it crashes one more time, I think I'll make the jump. Update: just got access to my feed yesterday! So happy!

As a result of my RSS feed being down, I barely have any links this week :( But here they are nonetheless!

Are You Trusting in Horses? - [Luke1428]
Where do you place your trust? For me, I try to trust God every day.

Cosmetics Routine: Save or Splurge? - [Money After Graduation]
Looking for a way to save money on your beauty routine? This article breaks down what's worth splurging on and what you can save on.

Debt Payoff Summary - [Planting Our Pennies]
Mr. and Mrs. PoP paid off $103,000 in debt over 14 months! Incredible!

How I Retired at 30 - [Yahoo! Finance]
Mr. Money Mustache is being featured in this Yahoo! finance article. One day, I hope to be able to save/invest 70% of my income! One step at a time...

Living the Quiet Life - [Zen Habits]
Devote even just 2 minutes to quiet. Your thoughts will clear and your creativity will run wild in your own world.

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Have a great weekend, as always! Please pray for the retreat I will be serving on this weekend (starting today)!

AMDG,
Lisa