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Weekend Ramblings and PF blog love: Good Samaritan Edition

Friday, June 25th, 2010

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The first week of summer has passed already, only eight or so more weekends to take in and savor.  Hope everyone is having a great summer so far.

I went shopping (walked through, really) Holt Renfrew yesterday and saw that there was sale.  Holt Renfrew is this high end designer department store (super duper duper high end).  People were shopping there like there was no tomorrow!  It honestly did not look like a recession to me- what happened to saving money and not succumbing to instant gratification?  Just out of curiosity, I checked out the shoe section and browsed at some of the shoes that were there.  Coach shoes, Manolo Blahniks, Jimmy Choos…all these shoes were in the price range of $350-$800!  I stuffed my foot into a $500 shoe (just for kicks- sorry- had to say it… get it? kicks??) just to feel what $500 would feel like on my foot.  It felt nice, the craftsmanship of the shoes were really nice, but I can not justify paying $500 for a pair of shoes…that’s like a month’s rent!

Last night my sister called me and said her car ran out of battery at the grocery store.  She didn’t have the jumper cables in her car so I went to save the day.  I hooked up the jumper cables (and managed not to electrocute myself, to which I am grateful for) and we started our cars and nothing happened.  I did have a suspicious that it might not start because my battery was leaking (and had been leaking for quite some time).  A nice lady came to really save the day.  She hooked up her car to my sisters car and voila- my sister’s car was good to go.

The Good Samaritan said that someone helped her when her battery died and it was pouring buckets (yes, the 300 days a year when it’s raining here in Vancouver), and so she wanted pass it on.  She asked us to pass on the good deed too (as well, told me that my battery needed changing).  Thanks and I will!

So Good Samaritans still exist!

Have you encountered any Good Samaritans that have helped you renew your faith in mankind lately?

Here are some links from around the web:

Have a fantasmic weekend everyone!!

The Yakezie Challenge Carnival

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

As some of you may know, I wouldn’t be where I am today without having joined the Yakezie group, started by natural born leader and Yakezie mastermind Financial Samurai.  I have learned so much and am forever grateful for the connections I have made with other personal finance bloggers.  Members of the Yakezie have a chance to host the Yakezie carnival, so it’s my turn today!  I’m going to start from the bottom up- Bottoms up!  (Just went to a wedding yesterday night, so don’t mind my references to alcohol)

Here it is for some fun sunny summery Sunday reading!  (Can you say that three times fast?)

PS HAPPY SUMMER! I hope everyone is as excited about summer as I am. =)

PPS Happy Father’s Day to all the fantastic, dedicated, hard-working dads out there!

Readers, what has your father taught you about personal finance that really ‘stuck’?  Please share!

My father has taught me so much about being an entrepreneur, and owning your own business.  He never really worked for anyone and always had many businesses going on, yet he still had time to go on month long trips with us in the summer.  He also taught me that cash flow from real estate properties is a good thing.  He was always so hard working, a real ‘do-it-yourself-er’. …I really admire him when it comes to personal finance (among other things, of course).  Happy father’s day, dad!

Yakezie Carnival

Carnival of the Young and Thrifty Edition #4

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Welcome to the April 16, 2010 edition of carnival of the young and thrifty. I unfortunately have to put this carnival on hold after this edition (for the time being). My inbox is too overwhelmed with submissions… so I’m just going to take a brief hiatus from blog carnivaling for a bit! Partied wayyy to hard with the Carnival of the Young and Thrifty lol! I have a small hangover now. =)
So hang tight, my friends- Carnival will be back! In the meantime, check out these great submissions!

Carnival of the Young and Thrifty Edition #3

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Welcome to the March 19, 2010 edition of carnival of the young and thrifty.
Making Money:

Frugality:

Work Stuff:

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition (one month away!) of carnival of the young and thrifty using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.  Please just submit only one article.  Just a gentle reminder that anything not relevant to personal finance won’t be included, of course!  The next one is slotted for April the 16th.  See y’all then!

Yakezie Challenge Mid-week Round-Up

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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The Yakezie Challenge is an idea created by Financial Samurai, a highly entertaining personal finance blogger.  It facilitates a sense of community in the personal finance world by encouraging us to work together to help increase each other’s Alexa rankings.  Alexa, in case you don’t know, is the website that lets you know where your website ranks in the web world.  LOL How many times did I use the word “web” in there?

Inspired by Deliver Away Debt’s awesome weekend links of Yakezie group members- he stayed up until 2-3am to write it, thought I’d do the same for mid-week (but try not to stay up too late past my bed time!).  Anyway, here are some great links to lighten up your work week.  Maybe you can peruse them at work if you’re not busy or if you’re having a bad Wednesday (hey look on the brighter side, you’re on hump day!  Just two more days until the weekend).

I’m only going to post up the Yakezie members who are above the 200,000 goal for July 4, 2010 because I am falling asleep on my laptop as we speak…   (My sincerest apologies to all you high ranked Alexa personal finance bloggers!)

Enjoy! Happy Wednesday!

Rainy Day Saver has a new webpage design- go check it out here!

Stay at Home Mom CFO writes about how she received a credit from the IRS (wow since WHEN did the government gladly give US money? =P )

My Money Minute enlightens us on the $40,000 video game… and how old stuff may actually be worth preserving- after reading that post I ransacked my old video game collection but alas, did not find any gems that were worth $40,000.

Chasing Prosperity talks about Lessons learned from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics (Having experienced the Olympics here in Vancouver, I learned that 6 hour line ups all over the place kind of suck! And that trying to get into Heineken House three times and getting rejected three times hurts your feelings!  And that Vancouver is really in the lime light now!)

151 Days Off has a picture that will surely excite your boring ol’ Wednesday–> Check out what they did at the Sydney Opera House.

Foreigner’s Finances talks about how to save money for retirement while working abroad.  He’s teaching English in Japan right now- and while you don’t have to pay your home country’s tax, you also don’t get access to all the retirement planning!

Little House in the Valley also changed her theme- it’s really cool- check it out here!

The Amateur Finacier shares his Net Worth AND talks about how he jumped 100,000 spots on the Alexa Ranking- woo hoo!

Elle @ Couple Money also shares her Net Worth for last month

Downturn Living talks about the Price of Fame, a Story about Pre-Planning.

CJ Bowker explains to us what his response is when someone asks “What do you Do?”

Clarifinancial interviews Elle from Couple Money on his Fresh Perspective post =)

Money Reasons shares with us the Important Financial Lessons his Son Learned Today

Blog Income Life talks about Twitter and All That Social Media Stuff

Deliver Away Debt shares with us his Net Worth too!

WellHeeledBlog talks about Eat Pray Love’s Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book about her and her ex husbands relationship with money.

Evolution of Wealth defines Financial Planning, and what it REALLY means.

Money Funk also shares her family’s Net Worth. Check it out.  She has automated most of her bills- good tip!

Wealth Pilgrim gives you the “in” on  How You Know if You Are Saving enough for Retirement.

Ultimate Money Blog shares with us how she makes Embroidery Wall Hoops for her home.  Cute!

Punch Debt in the Face justifies how he is planning to spend $4000 on his honeymoon (I say go for it!! People have to live their lives somehow.  We need to be saving for the sake of enjoying aspects of life, not just for saving!)  P.S. the picture associated with the post is hilarious.  It could be on one of those Carlton cards!

My Journey to Millions talks about how cool the Yakezie Group is.  It’s cool.  Get in on the action!

Early Retirement Extreme talks about how you should Never Do Things for Their own Sake.

Enemy of Debt encourages us to Live Life to the Fullest by Getting Out of Debt.

Carnival of the Young and Thrifty: Edition #2

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Welcome to the February 19, 2010 edition #2 of carnival of the young and thrifty. It’s personal finance PARTAY Time!

Carnival of the Young and Thrifty: Edition #1

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Welcome to the first edition of the Young and Thrifty carnival.  I had some great submissions and am delighted to post the ones below. Taxes, shopping online, and insurance. Quintessential personal finance information.

Read and enjoy!

Seeing as we are nearing the end of the tax year for 2009, Wenchypoo from Wench Wisdom presents MORE Timeless Moves You Can Make to Maximize Income and Minimize Taxes posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Xin Lu from Wise Bread presents How to Quickly Compare Rewards Programs When You Shop Online posted at Wisebread. Again, generation Y like things quick and easy, this website she talks about called ev’reward helps you input your store that you’re looking to save money on (promo codes etc) and it magically gives you the answer. Instead of us having to google it and filter through pages of junky coupon codes that don’t work or are outdated. Don’t laugh, but one time I spent about 2 hours online looking for a coupon code for Orbitz to save money on a one night stay at this obscure motel in Oregon. I think in the end, I saved $5 US but I was happy. It’s the PRINCIPLE, I tell you, PRINCIPLE!  Saving money is addictive.  Maybe I should start a group “Cheapos Anonymous” or something.

MLR from My Life ROI presents Types of Insurance Most People Need posted at My Life ROI, Getting the Best Return On Life. This article goes over 5 types of insurance that we all need and should have. Each type of insurance goes over: What it is, What types there are, and Who needs it. In Canada, we are lucky to have universal health insurance, but we still have extended benefits (dental and those great massage therapy benefits to name a few). All the other insurance types that MLR mentions are much needed. Perhaps even pet insurance if you have a dog or cat!

Keep those blog carnival submissions rolling (until next time, my friends)!

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