Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 28July2013

I’m so glad that we have our housing situation all squared away!  Our application was approved almost immediately last Monday and we sent in the security deposit online to hold the unit.  However, we aren’t scheduled to sign the lease until the day we move in, which we think is a bit weird.  We’re at least going to ask to read it over before that day to make sure there’s nothing we object to in it.

Last Sunday we had a group of people over for a potluck after church and Kyle inserted a quick “happy birthday” wish for me by asking everyone to wear party hats and sticking a candle in my cheeseburger.  🙂

Work was a bit terrible for me this week as an instrument I use went down.  As soon as it’s back up I’m going to be busy busy busy because I have a deadline to meet at the end of August.  I mapped out my schedule and it’s pretty tight so I hope this instrument is repaired quickly!  If things go a bit awry I will have to start putting in many more hours in the evenings and weekends than I do now to get everything done.

One extra social activity I did this week was to watch the first two episodes of The Bible with some friends from church.  I wanted to watch it when it was first aired but almost no one I know has cable.  I actually enjoyed it even though it wasn’t the high quality that I was expecting.  It did help me to better put myself in the shoes of the OT characters it portrayed and spurred some critical thinking regarding the artistic license taken.

Posts I Liked

Kraig from Young Cheap Living asks if we are saving money for things or time.

The College Investor presents a very candid interview with a man nearing retirement age who has not saved enough.

Paula from Afford Anything disagrees with her boyfriend about whether to pay cash or take out a low-interest loan for a car.

Cat from Budget Blonde gets on her soapbox to let people know how much sacrifice is involved with obtaining and MD and how the payoff isn’t what it’s perceived to be.

Glen from Monster Piggy Bank lists many free or cheap hobbies and activities.

Mentions

Tara from Streets Ahead Living listed Choosing a Home Size in her link love.

Save and Conquer included Choosing a Home Size in the posts he liked.

Carnivals

Blog Statistics Update June-July 2013 was featured in the Yakezie Carnival.

Reaching Our First Retirement Savings Milestone was featured in the Carnival of Retirement.

Choosing a Home Size was featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance and the Finance Carnival for Young Adults.

Is “Live Like a College Student” Good Advice? was featured in the Finance Carnival for Young Adults.

First Values and Goals, Then Strategies was featured in the Carnival of Money Pros.

Top Comment

Richard was the first person to point out the scammy twist of the sales pitch I cut off the last time we rented a car, which was to pre-pay to refill the gas tank: “I think the fine print says that you have to pre-buy an ENTIRE tank of gas at that price. The only way you save money versus filling the tank yourself is if you return the car with an empty tank. To me, returning a car empty is more trouble than returning it full.”

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