Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 9February2014

February 16th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Well, this was a crazy week! Monday and Tuesday were totally normal, but then the snow came on fast and thick on Wednesday afternoon and we chose to leave our car at work rather than contribute to the traffic gridlock. Everything was shut down – even our men’s basketball rivalry game was postponed from Wednesday night! You know the weather is serious when they mess with that game.

School was cancelled Thursday and Friday – we worked from home some but definitely didn’t put in the hours that we normally do so it was a bit of a staycation. We walked back to work on Saturday but didn’t do a full day. We had another basketball game Saturday evening that was a nail-biter and then I hung out with some friends while Kyle dissertated the night away.

I was hoping for a normal week next week but we’re missing a day of work to fly to CA for a wedding!

Favorite Posts this Week

Michelle from Making Sense of Cents lists several insightful reasons as to why you’re still in debt.

Jacob from iHeartBudgets shows examples from his personal life why good used cars cost so much less than new cars.

Ross from Cash Rebel explores the cottage food laws in his state for his budding bread-making hobby.

Mrs. Pop from Planting Our Pennies explains how Ting works, another MNVO on the Sprint network with a different pricing structure than Republic Wireless.

Carnivals

Do You Support More Openness About Finances? was featured in the Carnival of MoneyPros and the Carnival of Money #17.

Our Best (Pain-Free) Money-Saving Moves was featured in the Carnival of Money.

Why I Love Joint Finances was featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance #450.

Time and Money Spent Reveal Your Values – After You Normalize was featured in the Carnival of Financial Planning B.

What Would You Do If Money Were No Object? was featured in the Carnival of Financial Independence.

Top Comment

Jon from Our Fine Adventure supported my idea that ‘experiences,’ internships or otherwise, can help advance your career: “I have definitely had some experiences that didn’t seem like they would pay off, but then they actually did. I worked as an accountant at a summer camp, and didn’t really know if it would pay off, or if I was just wasting my time and it wasn’t a job/experience that people would take very seriously when I came to try and get a “real” job. However, in an interview, I was asked about it and how it would relate, and they were impressed with my answer. And I wound up getting that job!! So I definitely think those types of experiences are important… if nothing else, it shows you have initiative and drive to try to get relevant experience!”