Weekly Update 18
Right now we are in the mountains of North Carolina on a retreat with our graduate Christian group! We’ve been hiking and swimming and hanging out and having a lovely time. We also had a really good small group meeting this week and I had one really successful morning at work!
This week I attended my first meeting of the financial literacy committee at my university. They recently launched a website and have been putting on workshops related to personal finance for the last few years. I’m excited to see how I can get involved!
Posts I Liked
John from Married (with Debt) describes private mortgage insurance as a shadow debt.
The Happy Homeowner wrote at The College Investor some insights into developing an emergency fund.
Melissa from Bible Money Matters argues for continuing to work part-time during retirement.
Jordann from My Alternate Life listed the values she holds that she’s not able to monetarily support at this moment. I disagreed with her in the comments, but it was a thought-provoking discussion for me so I encourage you to read the post and comments.
Carnivals
Why Do Stay-at-Home Parents Need Their Own Gift Cards? was featured in the Totally Money Carnival.
We Have Too Many Gift Cards! was featured in the Carnival of Financial Simplicity.
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Heather passed on a great idea for a dream fund from her grandparents-in-law! “On each of their children’s 50th birthdays (they have 5 kids!) they sponsor a week-long trip for the entire family (all 5 kids + spouses, their kids + spouses and their kids’ kids) to anywhere in the world… So far they’ve gone to Belize, Nova Scotia, the Pacific NW, and Ireland.”
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I’m glad you enjoyed my post this week! Enjoy the time in the mountains!
Robert @ The College Investor recently posted..Have You Talked To Your Parents About Insurance?
Thanks for the mention. Sounds like you are having fun and making things happen at the same time – enjoy the mountains!
John @ Married (with Debt) recently posted..PMI: The Shadow Debt
Hey thanks for the mention! Personally I love disagreement, it sparks the best conversation.
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Enjoyed all of the posts you shared! 🙂 Hope you are having a fantastic time in NC. I went there for work last year and it was definitely a nice getaway with nice scenery.
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