Happy Friday y'all!
Fortunately, the BART strike over here has been postponed for a whole 60 days! At least for the next two months I won't have to worry about getting up extra early and finding an alternative ride to work.
This week has been pretty good to me so far! We started off with a dance practice for one of our gigs and I completely forgot that we had a payment coming in this week. Yay for unexpected (but really, I should have expected it) money!!!
On Wednesday, I sat in on a webcast by Ramit Sethi (writer of I Will Teach You To Be Rich) about finding your dream job. This guy is super blunt and I love that! There's nothing like good ol' fashioned tough love to help jump start your motivation and drive!
In other news (completely not related to personal finance) - if you're from the Bay Area - Chuy Gomez got let go from KMEL! Bay Area radio will never be the same... But you never know, another station might pick him up!
If you haven't already, please check out my guest post on Phroogal Blog: College: The Best Ways to Pay Down Your Student Loans. Although the focus of my blog has widened to debt repayment in general, the reason I started this was mainly to keep me accountable on my student loan journey! I will be posting a couple more college/school related posts on Phroogal blog in the near future, so keep an eye out :)
There were a ton of great articles this week! And without further ado, here they are:
2 Year Blogiversary and iPad+Cash Giveaway - [Making Sense of Cents]
Michelle, one of my favorite pf bloggers, is celebrating her 2 year blogiversary with a giveaway! Make sure you enter!
Back to School Savings: Go Shopping in Your Own Closet - [Monica on Money]
A lovely reminder that sometimes, you don't need to buy new clothes - you just have to sort through your own to discover clothes you've never worn before!
Challenge: Spend Money with Purpose - [Christian PF]
Every dollar you spend is a representation of the time it took you to earn that dollar. Keep that in mind when you're shopping.
Credit Reports: How to Increase Your Credit Scores Quickly - [Phroogal Blog]
Many friends/family ask me how to improve their credit scores. This post is a great reference!
The Danger of Making Money Your Top Priority - [Young Adult Money]
Accumulating money shouldn't be the goal. It's what you do with that money that will determine what your priorities are.
Deal With Haters: A Lesson from Andre 3000 - [Economag]
Andre 3000 is one of my favorite rappers. I had to share this with you guys!
Financial Lessons We Can Learn From Playing Candy Crush Saga - [Money Q&A]
I admit - I am addicted to Candy Crush. This post takes my two addictions and relates them to each other!
Gimme a Break! - [Debt and the Girl]
Sometimes, there isn't really a "good time" to take a break - you've just got to do it!
How to Make Your Apartment Livable on the Cheap(ish) - [Red Debted Stepchild]
Furnishing an apartment was one of the stressful things in college. But when you look at what you absolutely need, you should be just fine.
Is the Effort to Get Rich Worth It? - [Luke 1428]
You can work long hours and get as much money as you can, but what good is it if you can't even spend time with your family?
What Does God Want Us to Learn in Times of Need and Times of Plenty? - [Money Help for Christians]
When we are in times of need, we learn to depend on Him. When we are in times of plenty, we learn to be grateful to Him.
Why Having Debt is Different - [Money After Graduation]
Having debt is a constant struggle, but I don't regret the lessons I've learned from it.
Your Habits are Making You Broke - [And Then We Saved]
Lately I've fallen out of the habit of bringing my lunch everyday ('cause I'm lazy! ugh). Buying my lunch everyday, no matter how cheap it is, is still more expensive than if I were to bring my food.
*Whew* I think that's record of how many links I can fit into one of these posts! Hopefully I've given you enough reading material to last the weekend, haha. Have a great one!
AMDG,
Lisa
