After a long, cold winter (not really, LA is beautiful year round), I finally get to welcome back my first true love, baseball. I just can’t get enough, so I’ll be spending the next hopefully 7 months watching 120+ Yankee games, which sounds like a wonderful use for 420ish hours of my time.
This year will be a little different as I’ll be on the west coast for my first full season, where games starting at 4pm PST interferes with my work schedule. My plan is to sign off of social media between 4pm and 10pm each day so that I can go home and watch the games on my Roku as if they were live. No spoilers please!
Check out these great articles:
Two Takes on the Magic Retirement Number (via Bargaineering)
Responding to When Someone Calls you Cheap (via My Journey To Millions)
Best Cash Back Credit Cards (via Free Money Finance)
Could You Go Without a Car? (via Thousandaire)
I was featured in these carnivals recently:
Totally Money Blog Carnival at Stupid Cents
Carnival of Financial Camaraderie at My University Money
Festival of Frugality at One Smart Dollar
Carnival of Retirement at Passive Income to Retire
Carnival of MoneyPros at Beating Broke
Yakezie Carnival at Watson Inc
Last week, I signed a lease on a new apartment in Los Angeles. I’m very excited to be moving in to a place of my own, though I did have a great 8 1/2 months at the future in-laws. The new place has 2 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, and a brand new kitchen, which Lauren is a big fan of. We’re starting from scratch, and all the furniture and supplies are not cheap!
Today is a big day, we’re having our living room set delivered, a bed delivered, the Internet and cable tv services installed, and the finishing touches are being put on the new cabinets in the kitchen. And then we’re hosting our first dinner tonight!
Here are some great posts from this past week:
What is the 403(b) Retirement Plan – Overview via Free From Broke
Tax Benefits Available to Higher Earners via Bargaineering
The Battle for Our Security Deposit, Part II via Fiscal Fizzle
10 Reasons You Should Have a Side Business via Thousandaire
A Guide to Filing Your Lending Club and Prosper Taxes via Social Lending
And I was recently featured in the following carnivals:
Yakezie Carnival at 20 and Engaged
Carnival of Retirement at Money Q & A
Canadian Finance Carnival at Canadian Finance Blog
Carnival of Financial Planning at Frugal Zeitgeist
Financial Carnival for Young Adults at 20′s Finances
After nearly 8 months of living with my future in-laws, it’s time to move out. They’ve had enough of me ;)
I’ll miss the jacuzzi, the landlords, and the cheap rent. But having my own place will be nice. I’ve found a 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath apartment (with 2 floors!) that looks to be perfect, and while the rent isn’t exactly cheap, it fits in my non-budget budget.
They’re doing some remodeling now, and hopefully I’ll be able to go take a look next week. Assuming, there are no big surprises I’ll be there by the end of the month!
How Soon Could We Be Debt Free if We Went All Out? via Minting Nickels
Insane Success Stories That Drive Me Crazy…But Shouldn’t via Darwin’s Money
Giving Credit Card Info To Social Media? Come on! via The Millionaire Nurse
Learning Lessons via Change A Thing
Here are some great articles I read this week:
Best of Money Carnival at No Debt MBA
Carnival of Financial Camaraderie at My University Money
Best of Money at No Debt MBA
Totally Money at Faith Money Values
Festival of Frugality at Paid Twice
Carnival of Wealth at Control Your Cash
Carnival of Financial Planning at 20′s Finances
Carnival of Retirement at My Retirement Blog
Lauren recently got into graduate school, so she’s been enjoying the last few weeks of freedom before having to go back to textbook reading and paper writing. I’m very proud of her for getting in, and now we’re only about 2 years away from being a two-income household!
In honor of her hitting the books, I’ve been doing some reading of my own. Check it out!
13 Reasons NOT to Have a Budget (via Money Infant)
Don’t Be a Sheep When it Comes to Your Finances (via My Journey To Millions)
Part-Time Jobs You Should Get off the Couch for (via Studenomics)
What is Tax Evasion and How Could it Affect You (via Free From Broke)
Can I Retire? (via Canajun Finances)
Yakezie Carnival at Little House in the Valley
Carnival of Financial Camaraderie at Financial Success for Young Adults
Festival of Frugality at Squirrelers
Carnival of Wealth at Control Your Cash
Totally Money at Family Money Values
Festival of Frugality at The Frugal Toad
Carnival of Financial Planning at Skilled Investor Blog
Carnival of Retirement at Retire By 40
