Originally I had intended to post every day throughout this month. But I ended up not logging into the blog over the weekend. It was nice just to spend time with my wife and enjoy our town’s festival which was going on that weekend in celebration of… red underwear… Not sure why they ever choose that, but I won’t say what they actually call it or it would be pretty easy to see what town I live in. Continue reading
Weekend
Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #11
Mrs. Frugalwoods was asking about a pic of the bikes we bought, here they are!
Hey it is still the weekend, so better late than never for getting the weekender post up, right?
It was a very busy weekend for me personally, probably the last nice weekend without any rain so I was working on staining my deck, one of the things I mentioned in my goals. It is complete, but it took most of the weekend to do so. I think it turned out quite nicely, thanks for asking! Continue reading
Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #10
What, 10 weeks already? That is absurd, who told time to travel? Anyways, all joking aside, this was a very busy week! As a result I didn’t get around to blogs as much as I would have preferred, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t come across some great articles!
First off, I had a couple new posts this week per my Tuesday – Thursday posting schedule.
Disadvantages and Advantages of Loyal3
Wondering what Loyal3 is in the first place? Well it is a brokerage account. But not your typical brokerage account either. There are zero fees.
Income and Expense for August 14
August was a killer month here! Had a HUGE savings rate which really helped build our Net Worth up in August. Not every month will go like that, but you can dream, right?
With that out of the way, here are the highlights of the week! Continue reading
Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #9
Here we are with the first weekend in September! Time is flying by a bit too fast for me, as I have a few summer projects to get done. One problem is that is has been raining before the weekend so I can’t stain the deck. Second problem is I have been a bit lazy to get the back door on my garage taken care of. That and I am a bit nervous about doing that one, but it should go ok.
Anyways… my blog has made it around the inter-webs quite a bit recently. Recent mentions include the following:
RockStar Finance
Roadmap 2 Retire
Our Big Fat Wallet
Cash Syndrome
Debt Discipline
No More Waffles (Which unfortunately still is not loading with AT&T internet)
Million Dollar Ninja
Living at Home
Indebted Mom
I think that covers the recent mentions between 4 different articles getting some love on the inter-webs. So thank you all for the mentions!
My most recent articles this week include the following:
Net Worth Update – August
The Road to Financial Independence
Ok, time for the round up posts!
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Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #8
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: Continue reading
Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #7
Happy weekend everyone! Summer weekends are just busy as usual. Can’t work on the deck because of all the rain throughout the week, may not be quiet dry enough yet. Other than that visiting family and just enjoying the weekend. I did get a book in the mail Friday, Outsmarting the System, if you wonder what it is about I won it from a giveaway over at Debt Discipline. So feel free to read the review over there, I am still working on finishing the library book so I am not sure when I will get around to it, but I plan on it soon(ish).
Anywho, I had another couple posts this week, they are:
August Stock Purchase and Dividend Update
Why you Should NOT Delay Parenthood
So if you haven’t read them yet, take a gander. Well, I have a busy rest of the day, so I will be frank and get some of the articles i liked this week: Continue reading
Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #6
Normally I have been getting these out on Saturday’s, but it is a busy weekend+ it seems! Still trying to finish pressure washing the deck to repaint it, which is a little more tedious process than I like. Also went to my Grandma’s 80th birthday party yesterday, have plans with my brother tomorrow, and then with my parents on Monday. Busy but good! Anyways, this week my latest posts were:
Net Worth Update – July
Save Over $25.00 a Hour Making Your Own Laundry Soap
Next week I don’t have specific plans on what will come up, I have a few articles that I have been working on or I have ideas for. It doesn’t help I have been trying to plow through a book, Snowball, that I got from the library while still trying to do everything else I normally do. Doesn’t work too well :). So I haven’t browsed the blog world as much as I normally do, but here are five that I came across this week that I enjoyed:
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Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #5
Time just seems to be flying by, now on my 5th weekend and 1 month birthday of this blog! Crazy! First of all, here are my recent posts from this week:
Income and Expense for July 2014
Valuing Your Time
Next week I plan to have my latest Net Worth update along with another post, hopefully on one of my recent frugality experiments. Throughout the week I tweet articles that I find interesting, but I like to highlight a few that I really enjoyed on the weekend. As always follow me on twitter or check out the blogroll if you are interested in reading more of what other bloggers have to say. Continue reading
Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #4
Here we are with the first weekend of August and I am quickly approaching one month in the blogging world! Time just seems to fly by when either you are busy or having fun, or both. I like to think it is the both part. Anyways, if you have checked out my posts this week you can cheat and just click on the links below:
Life is Short – You Only Live Once
Choosing a Broker for the ROTH IRA
Earn Money Over 10 Times in a SINGLE Transaction
Now it is time to honor those other great bloggers out there! I try to keep this list short with just five, but I do tweet articles throughout the week as well. You can follow me on twitter @FranklyFrugalFI to see them as I find them. Also the blogroll is a great place to find blogs with great content as well. Anyways, the articles I want to highlight this week are:
Frankly Frugal Finance: Weekender Edition #3
Another week has passed, which crazily means I have been blogging for a full two weeks since my first post was in the middle of a week. Crazy, huh? Well previously for articles I liked I was keeping a list and waiting to share those with all of you on here. Now that I recently signed up for twitter, @FranklyFrugalFI, I have been tweeting the blog posts I enjoy as they come along. So if you want a sneak peak as to is likely to appear in this article you can cheat and follow me on there. As always, check out the blogroll for more articles from other fabulous bloggers. Continue reading