Weekly Update 31

Kyle locking up our apartment for the last time!

This week was totally consumed by moving “all the little stuff” from our old apartment to our new townhouse.  We took care of all the furniture last weekend with the help of friends, so it seemed like we just had the loose ends of the bathrooms and closets to bring over.  But we really underestimated the time needed – we worked on moving things every night this week for several hours!

The other strange thing about this week was that we didn’t have internet set up at home until Friday, and since I washed Kyle’s smartphone and there are no unsecured wireless networks nearby, that means we were totally without internet access whenever we were at the townhouse.  I can tell you getting ready for work in the morning takes a lot less time when I can’t read PF blogs!  At first it was really annoying to not have access and to work around our limitations with driving directions and such, but it’s actually a really good thing we didn’t have internet at home.  We were so busy with moving things that we didn’t have time to waste anyway because internet time would probably have directly cut into our sleep!

Oh, and I presented in lab meeting last Monday.  It went fine.  My PI and I talked afterwards and I am going to be very busy this fall as I need to:

• collect a bunch of data
• write and submit a paper
• write and submit a patent
• create a poster and attend a conference
• stand for my preliminary examination so that I can advance to PhD candidacy

Posts I Liked

Jason from Work Save Live listed many colleges that have free, reduced, or work-offset tuition.  Most are tiny colleges with narrow missions like the one we attended.

Jefferson from See Debt Run speculated that the death of the ATM is nearing – and I agree!

Gred from Club Thrifty boldly stated his opinion on keeping separate finances in marriage – it means you’re immature.  I love any discussion of money in marriage!

Average Joe from The Free Financial Advisor shared how he learned that hotel mini-bars are not free – this is a must-read!

Kraig from Young, Cheap Living wrote out his strategy for how to start budgeting.

Kyle from Young Professional Finances listed out how much her group of friends spent on a bachelorette party in Las Vegas – in case you were ever wondering what that cost!  🙂

Peter from Bible Money Matters identified discipline as a common attribute of millionaires.

Mentions

Justin from The Family Finances listed How to Make an Irregular Income as Regular as Possible in his friends of the family.

Eddie from Finance Fox included Are You a Tightwad, Spendthrift, or Unconflicted? in his weekend recap.

Edward Antrobus mentioned How to Make an Irregular Income as Regular as Possible in the places he’s been.

Carnivals

Blog Statistics Update July – August 2012 was featured in the Yakezie Carnival.

Toeing into the E in EPF was featured in the Yakezie Carnival.

How Can We Plan Our Retirement in Our Twenties? was featured in the Carnival of MoneyPros.

Are You a Tightwad, a Spendthrift, or Unconflicted? was featured in the Yakezie Carnival.

Top Comment

Wayne from Young Family Finances shared his healthy view of failure on my post on how we are not entrepreneurial: “One has to remember, however, that failure is not necessarily the end as an entrepreneur. It is a message to try to change something to make it work. Best wishes!”

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