We had a pretty nice week – lots of work and some good social stuff.

I started my FPU table hosting on Tuesday and it went well, I think.  I picked a table of people who looked to be around my age.  🙂  There wasn’t a whole lot of time for us to interact as most of the class was watching the DVD of Dave teaching or receiving instruction from the coordinator.

We also drafted our games from our basketball season ticket this week.  Since Kyle and I were drawing immediately next to one another we got all the same games so that worked out well.  We’re pretty disappointed with the home games this season – it doesn’t seem to be a as hard a schedule as they’ve had in previous years.

I’m trying this new thing where I don’t watch TV so much in the evenings.  Now that new shows are back on I can let myself watch just that one (How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory) and then turn off the TV and retreat to our bedroom, where I can work on blog stuff.  Maybe once we finally get unpacked I’ll have some space in the office, but for now I’m working on our bed!  I’m definitely working faster and concentrating better than I do when I’m watching The Office reruns.  🙂

Posts I Liked

Jacob from iHeartBudgets returns his budget Friday series with a submission from an MD with no debt!

My Financial Independence Journey shares his former mindset on personal finance – very close to our current!

Holly from Club Thrifty reviews Allstate’s Drivewise program.

Lance from Money Life and More asks if they should continue to be gazelle intense about their student loans or take it at a moderate pace.

Tonya tells at Make Money Your Way her experience as an extra on a TV set.

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