Weekly Update 40

Um…  Thanksgiving happened.  We drove to my parents’ house on Wednesday night and came back to Durham Saturday night.  I had a lot of nice time with family but not as much as I would have liked with friends. :/  I also gave lab meeting last week, which went fine.  I have several ideas of things to try out in the immediate future so I should be keeping busy.

Posts I Liked

Tie the Money Knot explores the spender-saver dynamic in marriage through two example couples.

J. Money from Budgets Are Sexy asks his readers eight in-dept questions about how they are doing now in comparison with four years ago.

Jordann from My Alternate Life squares her consumerist tendencies with her minimalist lifestyle.

Daisy from When Life Gives You Lemons reveals how she accomplishes so much.

Michelle from Making Sense of Cents announces her plan to pay off all her student loans in just a few months.

Bridget from Money After Graduation confesses many wasteful spending behaviors.  People seemed to appreciate this post but I honestly found parts of it shocking!

Mentions

Fix ‘Em Up Rent ‘Em Out included What’s In My Wallet? in his favorite blog articles.

Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses listed Boomerang Kids, Listen Up: It’s Not All About You in her weekly link love.

Carnivals

The Great Debate: 15-Year vs. 30-Year Mortgages was featured in the Carnival of Financial Simplicity #14.

Blog Statistics Update October – November 2012 was featured in the Yakezie Carnival.

Adding Credit Cards – How Many Is Too Many? was featured in the Carnival of Money Pros.

The Benefits of Targeted Savings Accounts – and Their Uncertain Future was featured in the Carnival of Money Pros.

Top Comment

Kraig from Young, Cheap Living took my post on boomerang kids one step further, saying “I wonder whether living with your parents as an adult really helps a person…  Instead of moving home, he or she cuts their lifestyle down drastically and cuts out all unnecessary spending to the point where they save the same amount of money every month as they would have living with their parents…  The second person just made a lifestyle change that will help them for life. The boomerang adult has $5-10,000 in the bank. Which one will get he/she further in life?”

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1. Edward Antrobus
2. Holly @ Club Thrifty
3. Leigh @ Leigh’s Financial Journey
4. John S @ Frugal Rules
5. SWR @ Destination Declutter
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Top Blogs Referring to EPF

1. Punch Debt in the Face
2. When Life Gives You Lemons
3. My Personal Finance Journey
4. Making Sense of Cents