Time for another weekend roundup! I am thinking about doing things slightly differently, where I will post more than 5 blogs in weeks that I have had more time to read, such as this one. But still probably cap it at 7 so it isn’t too extensive. It is difficult sometimes, there are alot of good posts and content out there being created on a weekly basis, but not always time to read them all!
First off, here are my most recent posts from this week:
The Layers of an Emergency Fund
With this post I went into detail about where my money is to cover emergencies if one should arise. I go into detail about several different accounts and how they can layer on top of each other to be a more effective emergency fund.
Can a Nissan Leaf Save Me Money?
I did a detailed analysis comparing the costs of a new Nissan Leaf to a slightly used car.
With that out of the way, here we go with the roundup:
Resentment
Jason @ Dividend Mantra put together a very personal post regarding what it is like when someone whom you personally care about resents you for your financial decisions. This is one reason why I do not go around and tell my family members or friends what I am doing. If they happen to find the blog and are genuinely interested in making the life changes towards frugality and saving I am more than happy to help them. They will know it is me if they find it, there aren’t too many Kipp’s around and I have a picture of myself on the about page.
Making Big Life Decisions: The Regret Test
Dee @ Color Me Frugal has a very good idea as to how your should approach decisions in your life. Ask yourself if would you regret doing or not doing said action. It is a great post that can change your perspective.
False Frugality
Byran @ income surfer has a very good point when it comes to making purchase decisions. Let’s say you but a whole pile of clothes or fresh fruit because of a “great sale”. Well if you don’t need any more clothes or you cannot eat all of the fruit before it spoils was it really a frugal decision or just one that appeared to be?
Debt Payoff: How to Zap Discouragement
Laurie @ The Frugal Farmer has been having a tough time lately. So she has sought out ways to better her mindset to keep on track to paying off her debt. These suggestions do not relate only for paying off debt, you can use them for virtually any goal you set out to achieve. In my opinion, it matters most in what direction you are headed rather than where you have been.
Overcoming FOMO
Do you Fear On Missing Out of life by saving or paying off debt? If you do then check out Ryan @ Impersonal Finance’s post on how to overcome this issue. There are so many activities in which we can choose from with are limited time, so why is it that some people gravitated towards the expensive options?
Enjoy the Small Things in Life
Tawcan has a very nice post that should serve as a reminder to us all. There is much to life to enjoy right now! Will making your self busier or constantly upgrading your house or car really make you enjoy life more? Maybe for a moment, but after that will it just be another burden?
No Empire Lasts Forever
Mr 1500 brings up a great point how no business stays the king in their industry forever. It doesn’t take too far to look back and see many companies facing tough times such as GM going bankrupt wiping out all of the previous shareholder’s equity or blackberry as an example in his post. Once they were the company who created a phone that was, should I say, somewhat smart. Now they are collecting dust in the wake of Apple and phones using the Android systems.
Well I hope you enjoy the extra long weekend. I have alot of visiting family to do with birthday get together’s and the like. Painting is off the table due to rain, so I will probably be stressed a couple of weekend’s this fall getting those last couple things on my goals list completed. Oh well, I can’t do either if it is raining. Hopefully I can take a moment this weekend to get ahead on posting, I have several drafts and the end of the month is coming so there will be updates for things like Spending and Net Worth as well.
Fabulous picks! I had less time to read this week, so I did miss a few of these. I love Jason’s Resentment post – his highly personal posts are my favorites (probably because I am not in a place to invest just yet).
He does have alot of passion in his writing, which is probably part of the reason he has so many followers. His passion shows in all the work he has been doing to leave his full time job and it is great that he is able to live off of his online income and still build his portfolio!
Thanks for sharing my post Kipp. Have a great holiday weekend
-Bryan
No problem Bryan, keep up the good work! And keep frugality real!
Im very interersted in reading your Nissan Leaf post…but havent come around to read it yet. I just quickly skimmed thru it and it looks very interesting. Nice collection of wknd links.
cheers
R2R
Thanks R2R, it did take a bit of time to dig into everything for that post. My personal conclusion is that right now, unless if there is a state incentive, you probably better off with a traditional car. But things can change as the technology continues to improve.
Thanks for the mention! Have a good weekend!
No problem Tawcan! Keep enjoying the things that matter!
Interesting discussion on the Nissan Leaf. For me the biggest deterrent would be the cost of a replacement battery. I think the best bang for the buck could be a smaller car like a Toyota Yaris that’s still great on gas but maintenance costs aren’t high. I have a Toyota Corolla and love it…..owned it for 6.5 years and hoping to keep it for another 6-8 years
Good buy on the Toyota Dan. I do agree that your best better is a compact economy vehicle currently, unless if you get some other awesome incentives.
Battery wise they have a set price of $5,500 (but I think that does not include installation fee). So at least that is a somewhat known number at this point. I think the technology will still improve and it is probably a good idea to keep an eye on it because many people may not notice when it starts to become a better deal.
That’s a good list of posts–nice choices! Hope you have a great weekend with your family. We are enjoying the time off by hiking and hassling Frugal Hound
Thanks Mrs Frugalwoods! Yea did a belated birthday get together with my wife’s side for 3 birthdays. And my dad’s birthday is today. So yea, lots of stuff going on! Now her parents mentioned about getting together today as well, we just need to get some basic stuff done around the house! Like laundry, dishes, and general cleaning… no time it seems!
Thanks so much for the mention, Kipp – we truly appreciate it! There was tons of rain here this weekend too. Today was dry, and the sun actually made an appearance for several hours, but it looks like more rain is coming tomorrow afternoon. Luckily all of our work projects were indoor ones.
Have a terrific weekend, Kipp!
Hi Laurie, you are welcome! Yea yesterday turned out to be great for a day they were saying 70% chance of storms throughout the afternoon… just a little bit in the morning… that has to be the 2nd best paying job for the quality of your work as a weatherman. First is probably an investment manager because they make alot more for the stock market determining the prices :).