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Why limit link love to just Saturday? Since I rarely post on Sundays, I hereby rename this feature “Weekend Link Love.”
Friday was a wondrous day — our long-awaited tax refund arrived. And the IRS kindly adjusted our tax return to include our missed “Making Work Pay” tax credits, to the tune of $400 for each of us. Somehow, we also got another $210 on top of that, but hey, it’s all good.
We’re going to enjoy a beautiful Easter weekend and fill up on antipasto, ham and all the fixins. Then it’s back to work on Monday after having Thursday and Friday off. Happy Easter — don’t eat too much candy!
Posts That Piqued My Interest
7 Actions for Financial Spring Cleaning at Personal Finance Journey gives some great tips for getting your finances in order.
Buying Groceries In Bulk: The Hidden Dangers at Christian PF talks about whether it’s smart to snap up all that food at once.
People Behind the Clutter by Girl With the Red Balloon examines the emotional ties to stuff, and what she did when given a vase.
Stop Wasting Time & Start Clipping Coupons! at Fiscal Fizzle talks about a topic dear to my heart. I’m all for clipping coupons!
What’s the Real Cost of Your Credit Cards? at Consumer Boomer looks at the financial — and emotional — costs.
Did Your Raise Suck This Year? Mine Kinda Did at Darwin’s Finance talks about the average raise being 2.8% in 2010, the lowest in 25 years. (Raise? What’s that? Plus, our healthcare costs went up.)
Carnivals and Roundups
My favorite mention of the week:
Is Extreme Couponing a Total Waste? Does Spending Less Make You Happier? at TIME magazine’s It’s Your Money blog
Yakezie Challenge Carnival 4: The Growth Edition at Eliminate the Muda
Yakezie Challenge Carnival 5 at Cool to Be Frugal
Personal Finance Links 3/21/10 at Free From Broke
Weekly Wrap-up: St. Yakezie Edition at Beating Broke
Best of Personal Finance Roundup: DIY Hotdog and Hamburger Buns at Wisebread
Blog Buzz: Yakezie style at Bible Debt
Yeah, that making work work thing came in handy, esp since I’ve been out of work and the hubs was furloughed for six months in 2009. We are treating ourselves to a cheap trip to Florida. Cheap in that we only really pay for the flight. My mom has a condo there and we’re visiting my dad. Hope you have a wonderful Easter, Nicole!
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Thanks so much for the link inclusion. Go Yakezie!
Thanks for the link! Enjoy your Easter 4 day weekend!
Thanks for the mention!