Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 16June2013

June 23rd, 2013 | 3 Comments

I have had such a good week! I’ve been putting in long hours at work and have been rewarded with real progress. Kyle and I also played tennis a couple times, which was really fun. Regular playing is really shaking the dust off our games. We need to find another local couple to play doubles with.

Not too much else is going on for us right now except that we fiiiiiinally got our new grill! We ordered it weeks ago but Lowes apparently lost that part of our order. Now summer can begin! I can’t wait to have some friends over and use the grill.

Posts I Liked

My Financial Independence Journey lays out the pros and cons of being each of five flavors of frugal.

Money Under 30 ranks the best cities to be young, broke, and single – and our current city is #3!

Frugal Confessions reveals how to decrease your rent without moving.

Ninja from Punch Debt in the Face and his wife bought their first home!

Jordann from L Bee and the Money Tree characterizes three attitudes toward debt.

Matt from Mom and Dad Money details why whole life insurance is a bad investment.

Carnivals

Mini-Vacation Financials: Wedding in Boston was featured in the Yakezie Carnival.

Early Retirement Isn’t for Us was featured in the Festival of Frugality #392.

Losing My Graduate School Funding was featured in the Financial Carnival for Young Adults.

Top Comment

G$, a longtime reader and first time commenter, told me that she found the story of my sister’s success inspiring: “This post inspired me to send my friend an email with resources about investing in a Roth IRA. We were discussing money and finances when I discovered that she didn’t have a 401(k) plan through her part-time employers. I am an avid personal finance blog reader and very invested in my own retirement planning and savings, so I wanted to enlighten her while she is still young (23).” Thanks for you sharing how my post helped further your conversation with your friend, G$! And all you other readers who don’t comment, please come out of the woodwork once in a while!

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