My work is in two blog carnivals this week.
Still in New Jersey, still feeling squeezed and sad – yet still finding joy in life. And, occasionally, time to read.
Americans are getting deeper in debt at I Pick Up Pennies
Shari’ah law is coming! Lock up your daughters! at Still Small Voice
This post was ripped off inspired by a post at Budgets Are Sexy. In “I got Googled and I liked it,” J.Money listed some of the weird search engine queries that landed visitors on his site. Stuff like:
J$’s post made me laugh. It also made me start looking at the search engine terms that bring readers to Surviving and Thriving. There were some funny ones*, such as:
A persistent theme, though, is nekkidness.
Today we have an adult who isn’t an adult, a debtor who uses credit cards and a gardener who isn’t a gardener.
Things aren’t always what they seem. Read on.
Maybe we could all take turns being adults at I Pick Up Pennies
My writing is in three personal finance blog carnivals this week. “What do we want to be? A few thoughts on labor” was selected for the Carnival of Money Stories at Eventual Millionaire. “What’s with the shopping cart? Or: Art vs. commerce” is in the Carnival of Personal Finance at Sustainable Life Blog. Finally, last … Read more
Abigail at I Pick Up Pennies is frustrated by “We live on one income!” stories. The MSN Real Estate blog offers cheery news about pending rent raises. Liz Weston reminds us that you can run but you can’t hide from credit-card misbehavior.
But on the bright side, Financial Samurai offers hope to guys who still live in their parents’ basements.
Are higher wage-earners more likely to cheat? Would they write a country song about it, and should you give that genre a closer look? Do you think a country-music fan would be drawn to a blogger whose site title mentions whiskey?
Thanks for stopping by after reading “Sick happens: How to prepare for an illness or injury,” my guest post over at Bargaineering.
My work is in three PF carnivals this week. A big thank-you to the judges.
Textbook sellers want to gouge you. Banks keep finding ways to gouge you. Some states are investigating potential gouges, i.e., taxes on everything from shoe repair to golf to bowling. (Wonder where they stand on the repair of bowling shoes?)
Read on for a chance to learn, among other things, how to put your children on a budget. No more free rides, kiddies.