This has been a GOOOOOD week. It’s amazing how just some good weather can brighten your mood (So are San Diego-ans in a perma-good mood? I wonder!). We Vancouverites have been waiting for summer to arrive for a l-o-n-g time. We had a pretty sad June-uary where it seemed to have rained for 25 of the 30 days of June, so the recent heat wave has been much appreciated. Everyone in Vancouver has been flocking to the beaches in droves.
There were some really excellent reads around the web this week.
Here are some of them- grab a nice ice cold Long Island ice tea, take out your laptop to the beach or park (with your data stick of course- I should get one of those since I’m such an internet whore), and enjoy the summer!
PF Blog Love
- Money Smarts Blog discusses weather the primary residence should be considered as your best investment (and I agree with you- it should be viewed as a consumer purchase, not solely an investment)
- Financial Samurai has a post about how it feels to be a burden, when a cat is seemingly more valued than your presence =(
- The Passive Income Earner shares how much the Telco’s set him back (internet, cable, HD cable.. you name it)
- Canadian Finance Blog gives some great tips on how to cut your insurance costs
- Budgets Are Sexy has a post from a guest blogger who teaches you to consider whether your home’s feng shui is good (if it’s bad, your home will turn into a money pit).
- Wealth Pilgrim has some great tips on how to convince your spouse that you need a budget (and really, how to basically convince your spouse about anything..!)
- One Money Design knows where it’s at because he’s talking about Canadian Dividend stocks investing (woot!)
- Generation X Finance talks about volunteer vacations- they’re the new “it” vacation- you can feel good (and save money) while traveling, and it will make you a better person.
- 20′s Money says the unthinkable (but absolutely possible)… and talks about the “D” word (hint- it’s worse than the “R” word, recession)
- Couple Money gives some great tips on the top ten commonly missed tax deductions (US only)
- Well Heeled Blog gives you the “in” on how to make lower rents happen
Thanks for the mention, have a good weekend!
“June-uary” haha… never heard that term. I guess January is quite dreary? That’s snow season though, and I love it.
Thanks for doing the wrap. We’ve talked things out and are fine now. Funny how 1 or 2 folks really lashed out at me in the comments section. All I did was write about how I felt. To her, I just was silent back in her response. I didn’t get angry, yell or anything.
Have a good weekend!
Best,
Sam
@Financial Samurai- Yup, January is quite dreary- actually… January to June and October to December are quite dreary… but January does make up for it because of snow season. Glad to hear things are good again- it’s great how most issues can be settled with talking. Regarding lasing out, I guess some people have differing opinions (re: commenters lashing out) and are very vocal about them on both your blog and mine *ahem* (wednesday’s post for me!).
@Canadian Finance Blog- you too! You gonna go check out the Stampede? (I know it’s a few hours drive from Edmonton =P )