Saturday Savings Smorgasbord – Getting Started off Right in the New Year
I've been MIA around here for the past few weeks as life was full with traveling, Christmas celebrations, and family time. Oh and then there's been the persistent lingering sickness of my two littles.
(I agree with Janel, Meredith gets some kind of trophy putting time in blogging here over Christmas and New Years. Talk about dedication!)
The suitcases are finally unpacked, almost all vestiges of Christmas have disappeared from our home, the persistent fevers, coughs, and runny noses are morphing into sniffles, and we're trying to remember how to function on a somewhat structured schedule around here. As we head into the New Year, making goals and resolutions is on the top of many of our lists. Maybe this will be the year we actually lose those ten pounds, or pay off that credit card, or buy that home.
To help you get started off on the right foot, here are a few must-read posts from the blogosphere:
Trent from The Simple Dollar wrote an excellent post on the realization that stuff doesn't make you happy. He explains how this change of heart towards frivolous purchases has effected him in his everyday life and includes some great questions to ask when you are considering buying anything.
Over at Twenty-Six Cats, Ashley is making the transition to being a stay-at-home wife and sharing her journey of freeing herself from the grip of materialism. She talks about how shifting her attitude, even in the little areas, has been really difficult.
J.D., the widely-read blogger at Get Rich Slowly discusses his three financial goals for 2008. He encourages us to not set too many goals, otherwise "you can lose focus, and are more likely to miss your mark."
Finally, if you'd like to live on less, pay off debt, and save more money this year, be sure to join me for Financial Shape in 2008 - a year-long campaign to encourage families worldwide to live on less than they make and take personal responsibility for their finances.
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One Response to “Saturday Savings Smorgasbord – Getting Started off Right in the New Year”
January 5th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Unfortunately, the post by Trent at Simple Dollar comes off as cheap and even dishonest…recording a book into a voice recorder to avoid buying? Taking up space at a coffee shop to conduct business and only getting a free water?? These are not the kind of tips we really need.
However, his point that stuff doesn’t make a person happy is well-taken. And I like the questions as a way to filter purchases that are not necessary.
But his examples are just simply rude! Read the comments at that post…his readers seem to get it better than he does!
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